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Mar 2023
41m 51s

E230: My Parents Are Divorced aka Shawn

OT, Reem, Akkaoui
About this episode
Shawn - one of the most hilarious people walking the streets of Dubai. You have probably seen his sketches with his various characters on a timeline near you. If you don’t My Parents Are Divorced then you need to work on your social media game. Listen to his adventures into stand up, how he has been saved by his mom at a show, how he remains Zen and his journey into making people laugh - starting with is mum of course. The team are also setting up Akkaoui for his first stand up show and he talks about his friendship with Fahaad. The show of course ends with...the Shattaf Report!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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