NOUR HAJJAR: Stand-up comedy, Society and Politics | Sarde (after dinner) Podcast #31

Nour Hajjar is a stand-up comedian & satirist
نور حجار ستاند اب كوميديان وكاتب ساخر
We had a Sarde with stand-up comedian and satirist Nour Hajjar to discuss the current state of things in Lebanese Society...
Topics Below:
Nour’s particular brand of comedy and political parties’ reactions
The battle between the two extreme sides of the political spectrum. Thawra vs. HA
Stand-up comedy during a pandemic
Cancel culture and whether or not it exists in Lebanon
Anarchy, The power of trolling and collective action on the ground
What Nour thinks the future holds
سردنا مع الكوميدي نور حجار لنحكي عن الاوضاع الحالية التي تواجه المجتمع اللبناني وناقشنا مواضيع تتعلق بنوع الكوميديا الخاص بنور وردة فعل الاحزاب السياسية عليها.
ناقشنا الصراع بين الاضداد في المشهد السياسي، قوى الثورة والحزب ، وفن الكوميديا خلال جائحة الكورونا والثقافة الالغائية السائدة في لبنان، الفوضى، استعمال الجيوش الالكترونية والتعبئة العامة في الشارع كوسيلة لإسكات الناس
وسألنا نور ماذا يخبئ لنا المستقبل
Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in the Middle East to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream of consciousness and a rambling narrative.
The Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a free space based out of the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber discuss a wide range of topics (usually) held behind closed doors in an open and simple way with guests from all walks of life.
Have a Sarde year every Sunday at 8:00 PM Beirut Time with new episodes released weekly!
www.sardeafterdinner.com
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00:00 - Nour Hajjar, stand-up comedian, can you keep it up with all the events?
04:56 - Stan-up comedy during Covid
07:43 - Preparing shows for TV, working with several artists
08:17 - Creating political satire and partisan reactions
11:33 - The problem with the newly politicized Thawra crowd
14:34 - Ghayd Chammas v/s Ali Mortada
26:29 - Parachute Politics
31:38 - Know your enemy, Fouad Siniora + Hariri
35:15 - Break the system they built
41:50 - The importance of your presence as an individual - The best Thawra day
43:06 - Taking justice in our own hands
45:05 - The Lebanese don’t abide by the rules due to the system in place
47:18 - Nour’s revelation: No Dinner
49:36 - Is there a cancel culture in Lebanon?
54:57 - The stand-up comedy culture in Lebanon
58:33 - Sexism Against women
1:00:24 - “I’m just here to fuck around”
1:05:16 - Elie Ferzli and the vaccine
1:06:38 - The Art of Boo
1:10:42 - Is there hope?

[@sardeafterdinner]

Here are the timecodes for this Sarde! - Don’t forget to ♥️or 👍 & subscribe to our channel! 📺 00:00 - Nour Hajjar, stand-up comedian, can you keep it up with all the events? 04:56 - Stand-up comedy during Covid 07:43 - Preparing shows for TV, working with several artists 08:17 - Creating political satire and partisan reactions 11:33 - The problem with the newly politicized Thawra crowd 14:34 - Ghayd Chammas v/s Ali Mortada 26:29 - Parachute Politics 31:38 - Know your enemy, Fouad Siniora + Hariri 35:15 - Break the system they built 41:50 - The importance of your presence as an individual - The best Thawra day 43:06 - Taking justice in our own hands 45:05 - The Lebanese don’t abide by the rules due to the system in place 47:18 - Nour’s revelation: No Dinner 49:36 - Is there a cancel culture in Lebanon? 54:57 - The stand-up comedy culture in Lebanon 58:33 - Sexism Against women 1:00:24 - “I’m just here to fuck around” 1:05:16 - Elie Ferzli and the vaccine 1:06:38 - The Art of Boo 1:10:42 - Is there hope?

[@Rushopium]

It’s my first time to know Nour and I’m glad that you invited him and proud to see a comedian that’s well informed ,educated and cleverly witty !

[@daliaarcadan3567]

shaden next! it would be interesting to hear the challenges of stand up in Lebanon women can face!

[@fatimasbeiti1693]

Yesssss please

[@sardeafterdinner]

TONIGHT!

[@soloelhashem2124]

Why don't you guys bring a tekno lebanese DJ for an interview?

[@lamatabbara190]

Gotta love Nour Hajjar!! So happy with this sarde, such an educated witty beautiful mind Nour has making him the best male stand up comedian :)))

[@raymondachamoun4088]

Wow.... It's the first time I watch sarde, I'm here because of Nour... What a witty educated human being 👌🏼 chapeau....w bas hek.

[@MarkRentonreal]

You HAVE TO watch Ali baroudi, best sarde yet.

[@yousefll3228]

Yes and Charles l hayek

[@alfredelhaddad9506]

Very well done podcast tbh, great place, jaw helo, great choice of guests and also kudos for the captions! It's definitely one of the best podcasts in Lebanon

[@youssefsaad132]

PLS 3MELO PODCAST MA3 SHADEN

[@sardeafterdinner]

7AJJ TSARREKH! ...♥️

[@youssefsaad132]

@@sardeafterdinner HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA bas pls get her on the podcast

[@rindalamatar7116]

Plz la2!

[@youssefsaad132]

@@rindalamatar7116 Why not

[@rindalamatar7116]

@@youssefsaad132 ma bi3ejne sawta 🤭😂😎

[@lamatabbara190]

Yes! I would love to see a Sarde with Shaden Fakih

[@sardeafterdinner]

DONE! TONIGHT!

[@girlfromearth19]

Not just a stand up comedian! So smart knowledgeable and witty! Enjoyed the episode emmensly

[@zeinabelbatoulsbaiti4308]

Indeed! That's why he stand out I believe fee neurons in the mix!

[@c.m3008]

Try to bring Tony kanaan Amazing podcast btw❤

[@tarekc7676]

I would like to see a podcast with Dima Sadek & Shaden

[@MarkRentonreal]

yessss make it happen

[@mariarita9173]

Dima sadek 3enda manbar bte7ke 3le 3al Mtv w ktir followers 3al twitter

[@tarekc7676]

@@mariarita9173 Akid. Bas jaw Sarde gheyr. Ya3ne Dima lama teje te7ke bi Sarde mish metel ma te7ki bi ( 7aki Sade2 ), its more Natural and more realistic.

[@mariarita9173]

@@tarekc7676 En ok fia wejhit nazar

[@noct1373]

wallah el podcast ktir awe bass 2iktira7 le2o chi tari2a season 2 maba3rif 7ayala chi rja3o stadifo 3alam metel nour w 8ayro la2en podcast wa7ad ma bi kafe wala 😂

[@NOah.Schwartz03]

I don't know if you can edit the captions but at 14:58 he said bel miden (in the field/ on ground) not Al Mayadeen TV.

[@sardeafterdinner]

Oops. My bad bro.

[@soloelhashem2124]

@@sardeafterdinner yali bedu yjeeb siret el Mayadin tv lezem يطهر نيعوا

[@omchesty]

Ohh really this kind of young guys let me proud of my Lebanese 👌 Thank you guys keep on going 🙌💞

[@michelbassil3706]

To all the people who haven't watched Nour do stand up comedy you should definitely consider. I've seen him perform live twice and he's hilarious. Great podcast btw ya3tikon l 3afye

[@georgerizk1631]

Only if he makes fun of the hysteria over Covid19.

[@mariarita9173]

Plz we want Sara yafi as a guest

[@metaverse.]

First time to watch you loved it all my wishes from Egyptians in ukraine

[@yousefll3228]

Welcome❤️❤️

[@joeykhoury79]

Jad Ghosn, Riad Kobeissi, Sara Yafi soon? Keep it up, you both rock !

[@gilbertconstantine8749]

LETSS GOO EPIC GUEST AS USUAL !!!

[@zeinazanzon]

Love this episode so much! 💓💕 you guys always have the best discussions forreal

[@asilphone3908]

ضيف ممتع جدا...👍👍🎉

[@abodal-alami2254]

بجنن نور وبتجننو انتو وسردة بتجنن

[@mujtabajamal741]

Is these channel send from god ?❤️ I am watching you From sudan 🇸🇩

[@yousefll3228]

Love sudann❤️❤️❤️

[@fatmaashraf7889]

I absolutely looooove your podcast. keep posting please👌🏽

[@rogernajm7447]

26:24 facts

[@mrnchediac6292]

So great one of the best episodes guys hahhaha

[@soundplex]

Loved this episode, keep up the amazing work!❤️

[@FADYMUSIC]

I really liked this 🌹 good luck guys 🔥 Zabto lighting shwy baliz la2an mez3ej 😊

[@rafikaghrawi2638]

Very nice episode, keep up the good work guys 👌👌

[@jadfadel4563]

All great but in the description, anarchy is not "fawda"

[@MohannadChehade]

اللاسلطوية

[@nourdarwish1402]

Love you nour hajjar 😍😍

[@soubra28able]

Ma fedyet el battery tab3eet el iqos ?

[@maroua8082]

😂😂 مافي dinner

[@salmalakkiss4057]

Clever guy !

[@rouabenmansour9373]

La meme souffrance en tunisie walah 😂😂😂😂

[@phoeniciangod3629]

On aime la tunisie! 🇱🇧❤🇹🇳🥂

[@rouabenmansour9373]

@@phoeniciangod3629 ❤️

[@hassanjawad9366]

Do you guys actually have dinner before the sarde and what's usually on the menu

[@bidensman8453]

😍😍Nour Ahdam Zalami 😍😍

[@janamassoud4863]

going back at this, the 4 is 90,000 today, and reflecting on everything, i don't think anything makes sense other than what he was saying

[@khaledmehy-dine5199]

Quality content ,needless to say that Nour got some really original thoughts !!

[@lynemneimneh6276]

Love ittttttttt

[@yasminethehuman]

loveeee this!!!

[@came_leon]

Pointers for the Boiler Room tshirt Mouin ! Tahya Sama, would love to see her on Sarde !

[@JA-cg2ox]

if we care about everyone's emotions and if everyone's get offended, no one can speak a word.

[@raymollyraymolly722]

Best Lebanese broadcast ❤

[@ryans5223]

Podcast Tony Elie Kanaan

[@wk5846]

The old tony no?

[@tarekzaarour27]

ma3mou3a means clusterfuck, kudos to the translator haha

[@somebody7431]

Bsheel itla3 3al podcast

[@danyamahdi6408]

you guys are amazing

[@saram7029]

بالنسبة لمبنى طرابلس يلي انذكر بالحلقة... أي شخص طرابلسي بيعرف قيمة الآثار المتروكة للتنسرق أو ليتعمر مطرحا باطون حيزعل أكيد، لأن نحن رغم الفقر والإهمال ما نقصنا بعد ندمر منطقتنا زيادة... وأهل المدينة الأصلين بيتباهوا بتاريخ مدينتنا العمراني..ويلي حرق بوقتى المبنى متل ما الكل قال هنه مش نحن (يعني مش ولاد مدينتي) ثانيا المبنى مش مجرد حجر منكسروا اليوم ومنعمر غيرو بكرا... نحن ببلد يلي بيروح ب 100 سنة ما بيرجع لأن ما حدا سألان عنا... بدكن تقولوا العالم عم تموت خايفة عالحجر... لو الفقر بيخلي الناس اتدمر مدينتا كان ما ضل مبنى مطرحو.... بس نحن منعرف أنو كل شي صار كان مجرد أوامر بتيجي بكبسة زر.

[@Chandler7194]

Finally😍🔥

[@sergemakhoul6487]

First time to watch all the episode! Keep up the good work buddies! PLEASE MAKE A PODCAST ABOUT THE PEDOPHILIA TAHT'S HAPPENING ON TIKTOK

[@fatimak2124]

Ahhh love him and love this♥️♥️♥️

[@nourkolaylat1910]

Bt3a2doooooo

[@joenakhle908]

Annnn 3a iyemm l 10000 kntt iyem 7elwee😂

[@weam9999]

Great podcast 👍🏻 You should get Jad Ghosn on

[@youssefhouri98]

whos that french guy u play at the beginning of every video?

[@karimyassine5932]

Well the most accurate thing Nour Hajjar Said is that ثوار Dont know much about politics .Iam tayar Mostaqbal who lives in Uae right now one time i saw one of the sowar and we where talkimg about Saad el harriri and he thought that saad harriri is ruling the country since 30 years he didnt know he formed his first Gov at 2009 when he took 39 parliment seats alone and they still forced him to Resign by the power of Guns .When i told him if u count the days that saad harriri Was Pm of Lebanon they dont even make 3 years and i told him what he did in those 3 years and his Team from people in the Un and Imf and ..... He was like shocked he didnt want to come like join is at tayar mustqbal cause we dont even have this membership shit other parties have but he started to like accept our arguments .I also gave him economic numbers from 30 years stating that every time we Leave the Gov our Gdp goes down every time harriri forms a gov our Gdp goes up and when he leaves it Goes down .This was very clear in 2010 when he refused to make Gebran bassil A minister in his Gov so he resigned and traveled to Saudi arabia and Michel aoun said 1 way ticket well our Gdp was 11% During Saad harriri time when they Formed a Hizbullah Gov our Gdp went to 0.2 in 2011 and since then it never went above 1 until saad formed a gov once agian .So ثوار ١٧ تشرين as Nour hajjar Said they cant argue with me With facts ,history and numbers they usually run away and live in Denial.

[@rogernajm7447]

this hariri guy should run someday as prime minister, such a great dude!

[@karimyassine5932]

@@rogernajm7447 Well thanks for Ur compliment I hope its not a troll ,But i will never leave my Current Dream Job in Uae and come work politics in lebanon with Kleb w aytem el 7areb el ahlye and under iranian occupatio and with people who have hate in there hearts that u will never succeed to Fix.

[@nourhajjar5143]

I didnt say thouwwar dont know much abt politics. I said those ona pedestal of influence need to admit when they dont know much.

[@karimyassine5932]

@@nourhajjar5143 yeah but these Influencers and fashinistas and abo 3ayshe they all consider them selfs as the leaders of sowar and Funny thing u see them getting acceptance .Any way u made a very Great argument and u where very humble with ur Approach .

[@julienb1308]

I think Roger ken 3am biyetmaniac 3alek

[@BrunzarC40]

shabjdeed is a rapper guys. he wasnt describing El Rass

[@chadybarhouche5701]

Respect

[@fatimasbeiti1693]

Nice episode

[@jowi.saliba24]

32:50🤣🤣

[@zafoura3688]

nour hajjar ahadam comedian kteer aweah

[@suneel_suneela]

guys this is great but you need to improve your translation subtitles!

[@ryan.attiyeh]

Yasss

[@qualitopflooringedmonton8045]

Bro when you are trying to change people speak their language (Arabic pure) first. 90% of Lebanese community consider you guys different breed of Lebanese, and most people agree with you now will switch back as soon as they feel how shallow you are, this guy is so smart and well educated even I don’t agree with some stuff he mentioned. Good luck

[@s.s.6170]

Funniest dude . !

[@rodykatkot]

ياريت اعملو حلقة مع شادين

[@sarahfarhat9093]

Nour ❤️

[@lassadsaidani4639]

Anti corruption !!!; La même phrase qu on entend tjrs en Tunisie...

[@abedalrahmansalem1593]

Big man aanjad.

[@naelchahine9857]

At 55:47 shabjdeed is the name of the rapper it's not that el rass is a new rapper

[@georgerizk1631]

What is Sarde? Can someone give me the roots of that word?

[@sardeafterdinner]

Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in the Middle East to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream of consciousness and a rambling narrative. The Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a free space based out of the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber discuss a wide range of topics (usually) held behind closed doors in an open and simple way with guests from all walks of life. ♥️

[@rami_atallah]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@aliahmad-hr3mk]

First off nour your amazing i like your perspective it gave me a different look on things its insightful asf. Second, in baalbak daily we are closing roads and trying to get a statement across but the problem the people here are 85% with bringing down the corrupting in the government and parliament but dont believe in the thawra they are scared that things might get worse and just trying to get by. And 90% dont want hizbs weapons or the mokawami to be disbanded and their weapons confiscated cuz most of us dont want to نطبع with israel and still want to fight the good fight. Priority is lebanon not Yemen not syria not israel or Palestine we all agree on that. If we can agree on that i think the entirety of baalbak and jnoub will be on the streets. Im a new to this whole political thing but this is what i hear what im seeing being that i live in baalbak

[@kkasbah]

Very nice podcasts you are airing guys keep it up…. I do like the concept and sometimes the questions. As for this episode, the start was a bit nice and really entertaining and suddenly it became a bit childish. you always bring the political argument to the table, and keep asking the “GOLDEN QUESTION” how can the revolution wins, what shall we do, blabla…. Believe it or not, I have the cure it's called habit. all you need to do is change the Lebanese people's habits. You need to change people's habits. All of the Lebanese people are used to corruption, we live with it and most of the time we feel proud of it. When a citizen has the power to cross a queue for example and decides not to do it, only that time believe in change and you can overcome any power. please stop asking this question :D great show...

[@nourhajjar5143]

What u think is the cure is very reductionist and silly also. Dnt know why u set it in high regard

[@kkasbah]

@@nourhajjar5143 that's how I see it. trolling won't solve it as well. wishing you all the best.

[@georgerizk1631]

I visited Brazil a few years ago after living in Florida for 50 years. A Brazilian doctor was proud to brag about his influence peddling! Very much like the Arabs.

[@joemouawad3799]

That Remie Akl joke was uncalled for though

[@nournassiri583]

Mouin i like your t shirt

[@gabrielherera2110]

Shaden plzzz

[@sardeafterdinner]

EL LAYLE!

[@gabrielherera2110]

@@sardeafterdinner hahahahahahahahaha man you killed me ,you waited all this time and after a couple month you replied when the time has come but you made sure to be quiet 🤫

[@philipsweidan9382]

36:00

[@joselynegeorges2960]

ما عاد حضرنا سردة. مستوى الضيوف صار اقل من المطلوب.

[@ramitarabichi2474]

👏👏

[@rafiioh5897]

that boiler room shirt tho

[@user-vq2rk6hw3n]

كيف بدي لاقي الحدود

[@sarahkassouf7814]

2ta3o m3assal and the system will fall down💁🏻‍♀️

[@HasanabiFangirl]

Did you really translate فوضة as "anarchy"? 😂😭 Anarchy or "anarchism" is a leftist political ideology, just like communism, liberalism etc. And if you look up current and previous anarchist societies, you'll see how organized they were. It's the opposite of chaos.

[@georgerizk1631]

Actually anarchy means cannot be ruled. People who hate governments. The word government means mind control. Anyone who loves governments loves to be mind controlled.

[@franco521]

So why are you cool with burning the Tripoli town hall? It is a public building and public buildings are for the public built with money collected from the public. With 3-4 billionaires in Tripoli who have held parliament and government seats, you would think that people would burn their property instead.

[@nourhajjar5143]

Because these institutions stand for nothing. It is nt their property. It is a property where the state deprives its citizens from their rights daily. Fuck that public building if it leads to nothing but worsening the livelihoods of the locals there.

[@franco521]

@@nourhajjar5143 Yes, parties currently running the government and city councils don't care about the public. But when the people who do care about the public finally come to power, they will need physical buildings and other resources to run their operations. With these buildings burnt to the ground, they will have to build new ones, and they will have to do that by dipping into their treasuries, diverting money away from programs that need it (e.g. food assistance and healthcare), or going further into debt. We are the beneficiaries of all public assets, so we shouldn't go haywire and burn down our own assets. If you're so enraged, take it out on property owned by the ruling mob. There is plenty of that in every electoral district.

[@faroukchakas6916]

🌋🌋

[@verdebar294]

Please host someone from the young members of MMFD

[@alikassab7662]

ياريت فنان مع عزف وغناء

[@alikassab7662]

ياريت واحد شرقي ..عارف ب المقمات......سبا سيكا نه وند حجاز كرد

[@smh7344]

سردة موجظ على سبوتفاي ؟

[@alexmokdad8122]

He is so smart !

[@jamilaldani24]

mouin kam heets betshil bel sarde

[@ramishaaban4141]

اي بلد التصوير

[@yousefll3228]

لبنان

[@Joe-jc5ol]

غير صحيح انّو اللبناني بس يضهر بيمشي عالسكة. من خبرتي, يلّي بيشي عالسكة كان اصلا بس كان بلبنان يمشي وحدو عالسكي. ويلّي فوضوي يضل فوضوي؟

[@user-dv8te9qc3i]

29000 = $ 😂

[@stkgaming5972]

* dollar 15 500L.L 🤷‍♂️ wou ma bet la7e2lo lal dollar 2alla yse3edna

[@happenedonearth3006]

22,000 * 😂

[@bolvay1]

ايه بس اذا جبت ١٠زعران ، أيا جانب سياسي عندو الآلاف من الزعران ، هيدا لرايح ياخود صندوق الاقتراع مش قديس .

[@youssefsaad132]

HEY

[@alisherry2932]

نديم قطيش ثورجي ؟؟؟؟؟؟🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nourhajjar5143]

اكيد لاء