Join us for an evening of laughter in partnership with Refugee Action, TERN & Haven Coffee, hosted by the brilliant Mo Omar and featuring an international line-up of new comedians including Krzysia Balinska, Abdul Tahhan and Nour-Ani Sisserian. Plus special guest headliners Fatiha El-Ghorri and Britain's Got Talent sensation Nabil Abdulrashid.

Produced by the charity Counterpoints Arts as part of our PopChange programme.

Age 16+

You will be sent a Zoom link by email before the event

Live closed captions will be available

No Direction Home is a pioneering project featuring stand-up comedians from refugee and migrant backgrounds, mentored by award winning comedian Tom Parry.

No Direction Home was created by Counterpoints Arts in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and Tom Parry. Since 2018 they have performed gigs around the country, including at the Southbank Centre in London.

Guest headliners including Romesh Ranganathan, Nish Kumar, Sindhu Vee, Joel Dommett and Suzi Ruffell have also spent time with the group and shared tips and advice. Nish Kumar says: “The No Direction Home comedians are a very exciting, interesting and creative bunch of people to be around. And they are very funny! The material is really good.”

Read an article about No Direction Home in The Guardian

Nabil Abdulrashid reached the final of Britain's Got Talent in 2020 and will launch a nationwide tour later this year.

Fatiha El-Ghorri has performed at comedy clubs across the country and was recently a guest on the ITV show Jonathan Ross Comedy Club

Mo Omar is a fast-rising comedy talent with a unique perspective & TV appearances including on Harry Hill's Club Nite.

Krzysia Blainska is a performer, drama facilitator, activist and an aspiring stand-up comedian with experience in theatre-making, facilitation, and organising. She is the co-founder of the Polish feminist collective Dziewuchy London.

Born in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Meron began exploring her love for comedy a year ago and has being doing a few gigs online. Her background is in dancing, especially in African styles and teaching.

Nour-Ani Sisserian is an actor, director and comedian based in Armenia. She is currently facilitating theatre workshops for refugee children from Artsakh.

Counterpoints Arts

Counterpoints Arts is a leading national organisation in the field of arts, migration and cultural change. Their mission is to support and produce the arts by and about migrants and refugees, seeking to ensure that their contributions are recognized and welcomed within British arts, history and culture.

Refugee Action

Refugee Action helps people who’ve survived some of the world’s worst regimes. They get them the basic support they need to live again with dignity. Then they help them build safe, happy and productive lives in the UK.

Haven Coffee

Founded by No Direction Home performer Usman Khalid, Haven Coffee is a social enterprise with a conscience. As well as organic high-quality coffee blends, Haven promotes and supports refugee artists, running exhibitions, events and comedy nights.

TERN

TERN (The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network) is a social enterprise supporting refugee entrepreneurs in the creation and development of their businesses. They provide services throughout three stages of entrepreneurial process: business exploration, business start-up and business growth.