Baklavas From Gaza - Comic Relief for Israel & Palestine | Comedy Special | Shahak Shapira
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2023
- 🇩🇪 GERMAN VERSION: • Baklavas Aus Gaza - St...
"Baklavas from Gaza" is an attempt to provide comic relief in light of the latest tragedies in Israel and Palestine. The special is improvised and was recorded in Berlin for an audience of Arabs, Israelis and highly nervous Germans. If you liked it, please share it! If you didn’t, also share it, angry comments are great for the algorithm!
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🤓 About Shahak:
Shahak Shapira is an Israel-born, Berlin-based comedian. His comedy show on German TV got canceled so fast, most people didn’t even notice he had one. He recorded a stand up special for Comedy Central, which would have been awesome, but it was Comedy Central Germany, so yeah, not great. Also wrote two best sellers, which would be very impressive if this was a poetry slam. New York, Tokyo, Cape Town, Paris, London, LA, Barcelona - Shahak has successfully bamboozled audiences around the world into thinking he’s funny and even tricked world class comedians like Jim Gaffigan, Iliza Shlesinger, Maz Jobrani, Ari Shaffir and Joe List into letting him open for them - ha! Fools! By making up a bunch of credits, he was also able to stain the legendary stages of the Comedy Store LA, Gotham, Laugh Factory, Comedy Mothership, Top Secret London and The Stand with his mediocre-at-best comedy.
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Thank you... Honestly I have gone through childloss myself and the news are so triggering, tearing my heart apart for all those innocents. It's unbelievable that humans still even think that provoking such increadible pain could improve any type of solution for any side. I needed this good laugh, and laughing with you about such horrible reality is possible, because your empathy also comes straight through. It's good to see that all those sunburns haven't hurt your humanity. All the best & Peace out
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As an Arab, I never thought I would have the same views as an Israeli Jew.
We can argue all we want about whose land it is and who took it illegally, but the fact of the matter is, both Arabs and Jews are in the Holy Land right now, and if they can't agree to live on it in peace they will both end up buried underneath it unfortunately...
Well...i actually agree with omario7...and not yamik. And I agree with Shahak completely...and i am an Israeli. But just so you know yamik: hamas has had billions to buy advanced arms. This is a fact, but it doesn't matter at all. Omario..you are my brother spiritually😊
I am an Israeli jew and I agree. In my utopian dream there is an Israeli and a Palestinian state side by side, each independent with their own citizans but with open borders, like countries in the EU. Palestinians could live, work and study in Israel and vice verse. We have no choice but to share this land, both peoples are here to stay. Unfortunatly I don't see this happening in my life time and it breaks my heart.
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Both lived on the land for thousands of years. Palestine didn’t even exist
I'm neither jew or arab ,(as far as i know,) DNA, who the fuck knows anyone
but this much IS reality , under the ground , WE ARE ALL THE same.
In a better (can't hope for perfect) world we would Know this.
Palestinian here from California, and this dude is hilarious 😂🤣
Please tell me you‘re doing Yoga in San Francisco right now
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Mexican from California so did I
What is Palestine/Palestinian? There is no such thing. You must stop lying to yourself and realize that you are an idiot
His Twitter is very very anti palestinian . He's not a friend or ally
This is a good man with plenty of empathy and the humor to navigate tragedy. Not many could do that with the path he has traveled.
I am an Arab (not that it even matters) & I love this guy hahaha. Great comedic diffusion for the riled up masses, much needed work. Thanks a lot!
Amen
This man lives in germany, a society that is very anti arab right now and where Palestinians are struggling to speak up without being persecuted and this man does nothing to support. The opposite..his Twitter is full of calling critics of israel antisemitic. He's not a friend
Dude as an outsider who’s just living in America and constantly surrounded by “whose side are you on?” This is such a breath of fresh air.
I'm from Israel (and a Shapira too) and I approve of this message. We should really give cows a break 😂
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lmao, agreed
No cows never kidnapped or expelled the juice, consider going vegan 🤔
Wait what is a Shapira is it like a Pokémon evolution from Shapiro?
@@enriqueperezarce5485 same name, spelled differently after generations of emigrations. I bet one on Polish and one German.
Same with Cohen, Kahan, Cagan, Sagan, Kahana and maybe a dozen more.
The vegan absolutely killed me.
Which is ironic.
And she isn't wrong. As usual.
@@MrMiknerShe wasn't wrong, but speaking as a vegan myself, there's a time and a place. And that was not the time and the place.
@@jakes3799 like she really choose the worst time and place
@@hansfallada7935 Exactly
Selective humanism is a sin.
"A person from France called me a colonizer." 😂
Lopsided phraseology is even greater.
@@maazkalim how is it lopsided if it applies to all human beings? Please explain. I agree that the term sin should be switched with the term crime to make it a secular expression.
I'm referring not to you, but this comic's own act.
Jewish and British humour are identical, I love it. Brilliant . I guess it makes sense as there are so many British jews
I called you a one trick pony once - I‘d like to apologize.
This is fucking brilliant.
I accept the apology! Thanks!
@@Shahak-EN the grace of this man ❤
If there was ever a time for Comedy it's right now. This is pretty fn inspiring. Great and important stuff. Thanks for the free upload!
For sure!
@@Shahak-ENYou forgot to mention that it is likely that Deutsche Bahn has organised the evacuation of German citizens… ;-)
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SoCal Jewess here, yourshow was amazing.♥️♥️♥️✡️
@@BASEDHUMANBEING Southern California.
With the discussion over cows, he says, "Vegans, not now." Then he says, "When you're angry, it's very hard to have empathy for others." But because of his accent, it sounds like "very hard to have empathy for udders".
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The angry Hummus joke was gold! He gave me a good belly laugh. And when that happens you know the comedy worked.
I could not imagine after watching the german Version that it could get better, you've proofed me wrong. This Show is fabulous some of your lines were pure fire. My tummy hurts .
Thx
Yes, I wanted to say the exact same statement!
I've decided, Shahak is the best comic in the whole world. This is the first video I have seen of him just now. Anyone who can spontaneously make funny the most tragic of circumstances, with quick wit, compassion, a twinkle in his eye, and and give immediate ad lib hilarious responses to the audience's input is genuinely extremely gifted...it's in his bones, his blood, from undergoing the toughest stuff in life himself undoubtedly. He's not afraid to face the darkest of stuff and pull the cloth away and expose the essence of it and bring the light to the situation. He's like a surgeon seeing details of a particular situation clearly, getting right to what needs doing and getting the thing out, removing stuff that is festering socially. He's like Mr. Rogers combined with a ruthless 007 agent kindly but powerfully exterminating small-mindedness, hate, and pointing out the sameness of opposing extremists...He's a juggler holding many bowling pins in the air whilst smoking a cigar and having a monkey doing handstands on his head...managing to keep going so many aspects and facets of a topic at once and delivering them like a freshly baked baklava (or cauliflower crust vegan pizza for some. He's like a samuri warrier doing jujitsu and slicing up freshest of sushi and offering it on a platter for the audience who wishes to feast on this. His work and life takes courage and vulnerability to 'put it out there.' The more forbidden and difficult, he 'goes there' directly and with loving brilliance. His humor just springs forth out of him instantaneously. Bravo Shahak! I hope you come to the US to do some shows in Seattle area someday soon! BTW, Shahak should be one of Gaza's next leaders as well as Israel's. Make them into one country: We are Pal-Is-Really-Mine
Wow, this is genius! Seemed so effortless, though it must have been not too easy 💪 Chapeau 🎉
Thank you, thank you, thank you... I haven't laugh so much since the tragic events of October 7th. And keeping the comments on on such a video is an act of great courage. Balls of steel man... from a fellow white Arab.
Damn, a little humor and non-selective humanity feels so good, especially after almost three months of horror and these waves of hatred on social media without any real reflection.
Subscribed.
Your comedy regarding this topic brings me to tears. Tears of laughter, but also tears of grief, honestly. Even though I‘m really just a German.
We need a broad peace movement against all the wars and conflicts that currently are separating humanity. We are fundamentally the same and need to learn to respect and cherish each other’s humanity.
i am born muslims and even if my beliefs and life style isnt according “traditional islam”, im really afraid of going out and face the world. i live in belgium whos a really beautiful city in many aspects, im very proud of how open minded and cultivated a lot of educated people are, but i still get scared… seeing how left politicians criticise arabs and dehumanises them is scary, i am not even arab, but ethnically i look like them… however ive been trying not to take sides, but how can we not scream free palestine after studying how indigenous peoples have been killed all over the world in the human history… is true that middle east got a lot of problems concerning freedom and all of that, but thats not an excuse for going there and kill innocent people… little by little we can change things, even here theres a lot of sh*t going on concerning polemical subjects… but idk… i feel everything is overwhelming, why cant we live freely as we want without hating anyone and respecting others? gosh… im so tired…
As a German you should then have the balls to speak out against Israel when they are committing crimes against humanity. You're not what your country did 80 years ago.
@@Emanon... Oh, believe me, I’m at the front lines of organizing. The German discourse on antisemitism and Israel is horrific. We’re met with repression, you can get arrested for just demonstrating for peace. It even happens to Jews and Palestinians here. We’re defamed, insulted, threatened, spat at, beaten, silenced and thrown into jail. It won’t stop us. The victims of genocide and other crimes against humanity have not died for nothing. The real teaching of WWII is that we ought to stand up for justice, we ought to have freedom of speech and freedom of association and we ought to respect human rights. They were first officially recognized after WWII. I cannot fathom how our government could possibly get away with justifying a genocide with another one.
To his point about: Selective humanism..
I point everybody on: Lopsided phraseology.
Easiest exhibit: Is'rāelīs are ‘murdered’ and yet, Palestinians merely ‘die’.
Overall.. I enjoyed your set, even if it's not entirely fascinating, and not at all edgy with repeated strong-language.(
It's overall a feel-good "why can't we get along" _shtick_ notably inhabited by not just trite but hamfisted "tWo-sTaTe" fantasy failing to be rationalised by embellished facts.)
There's a reason why his set was not shut down by despotic and tyrannical Āryan authorities, after all.
I also wonder if some of the strong-language at the audiences was genuine expression over getting called-out, after all.
We should call it the love people. You’re suffering? We love you, we’ll help. You’re causing the suffering? We love you too, please wake up and love your neighbors too. We love you all. Let’s love all.
You know .... I am from Egypt (your former neighbour 😅 / frenemy ??? I don't know 😂)
And even though I don't agree with all of what you said, I can feel your genuine frustration of the whole thing, believe me I can relate..
Maybe if more honest and sincere people like you be heard more , if you can see the humanity in your enemies, then you will find no reason to fight
Love from Israel man
This!! We have a podcast in the UK that is built on the premise of 'disagreeing agreeably'. If we could all just show more empathy and accept that we'll never agree on everything - and that it doesn't matter, the world would be a better place!
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Show your love for Palestinians, and the world would be better for it
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It is not about being okay with our differences, it is about realising that the world doesn't match our narrow perspectives of it , we all have parts of the truth, for example .... In this conflict , neither the Palestinians (including Hamas) are the "mindless animals" as the Israeli PM called them to justify their killing, nor the Israeli people are as benevolent and righteous as they claim to be ...
The Palestinians wouldn't have exploded in anger on October the 7th unless they were living in hell for decades, and anger is blind , and in their blind anger innocent Israeli civilians have fallen, is it a horrible crime? Of course it is , but can we actually judge this without looking in the conditions that the Palestinians suffered for years?
I really hope for peace for both sides, but let's not forget that one side was backed up (financially, politically, and military) by the 1st powerful nation in the world since it's foundation, and the other side was only fed fake promises for 75 years, so when we want to distribute blame, the side with the most influences should take most of the blame .
@@ahmedengineer5778 I really like your point that we all have parts of the truth. I totally take your point that Palestinians have had a horrendous time, but equally there is a large chunk you're missing from your narrative. Israel wasn't in fact supported from the start, on the contrary, they had nobody actually backing them up. They went begging for anything they could up until 1973 - that's when the US started backing them and let's not beat about the bush - only as a tool against the USSR in the Cold War. There has been brutality from both sides against each other from the outset and even before then. The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem was downright evil - killing any Arabs that wanted to live in peace with the Jews before the state was even founded and after!
There is so much more to say - I'm sure for you as well, but we both have lives and at the end of the day, what happened doesn't actually matter because the only way to solve this is to move forward and let the past go :).
I personally think that both Palestinians and Israelis have actually been exploited in a bigger geopolitical conflict of East vs West initially and now West vs Jihadi part of the Muslim world. However, the one thing that is undisputed is that the civilian Palestinian population have been ruthlessly exploited by their leaders, by the Arab world and by the Israeli government. They deserve so much better.
I just saw this. Very brave to do it a week after Oct 7th. Real pro. Lots of respect! Really good comedy!
Great show! The way you've connected humor with enlightenment was really good!
The feeling of sadness followed by laughter really lightens the heart.
Stay the way as you are!
Also: Free all chickens!
Look, there were stupid points like comparing what the IDF does to what Hamas does and giving away all of Jerusalem, but it's a stand-up show and he explicitly said that he doesn't have a side or morals, it's for his personal success, so overall a really funny show and it's great that he manages to balance like that!😂
Thank you so much Shahak for this comic release. I'm here in Israel editing a piece about the Bedouin community and their loss on both sides, the hurt and the racism they have to go through by our worst government so far. My friends family been kidnapped, a lot of friends in the army, I worry about all of them, about eveyone in Rafiach all the loses on both sides. I edit and cry, I see protests and cry, I see eurovision and cry (I usually laugh at it, what happened to me?) Thank you for the laughter in between. I love Baklavas too :)
Thank you for tackling this right in the middle of all the turmoil and tears.
I've never been this torn between crying and laughing before, but fuck it, sometimes black humor is the best way to cope. I fully support your peace plan, who needs Jerusalem ;)
You actually gave solution to the problem 😂😂 ... Love from India ❤❤❤
The gods of algorithm and eavesdropping brought me here. I met his mother recently. She told me about him being a comedian and said his name. I had not looked for him on the internet, but UA-cam now recommended his video.
The "cows & chicken"-comeback was hilarious!
I showed to a friend from Israel and he loved it 😂 Thank you very much!
Thank you, Shahak. We all need a good laugh these days. ❤😢😂
Here from Reddit. Thoroughly enjoyed this special, especially considering your mixed heritage and unique perspective. Really did not know what to anticipate from a comedy special about a real-time war, but digesting the news emptied me so I greatly appreciate these poignant thoughts. Though I live in the US, i hope to see you live one day
Brillant! When i was start to watching i had doubts but in the end i laugh and think same time. Hello from Turkey to you guys.
Thank you for sharing this!! ❤
oh my god.. the last sentence!!! you are a legend
Loved it - both totally unhinged and balanced. Great comments about selective humanism!
Citrus notes from physically being bitter is hilarious to me. Fantastic work.
Well done! Thanks for the laugh!
This ist such a brilliant and courageous, sad and funny piece! And It did me so good, to hear someone talk about it like this. Thank you and respect!
Israeli here,
This is hilarious and peace to everyone!
God bless you
Bless your heart but you should renounce your 'nationality'
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Love this, because it‘s brave and pure and it has the solution in it: Stay positive and laugh with others about all the crap the world has to offer instead of fighting over different opinions… Thx Shahak 👍
Crying and laughing at once, feels weird, thanks Mr Shapira.
As an Israeli and I want to thank you. It was the 1st time I laughet so hard since October the 7th tragedy.
Thank you for this masterpiece!
I was crying and laughing at the same time - because this whole tragedy is so hard to handle.
Thank you very much!
This was fantastic! I can't wait to share it with my friends
You threaded the needle really well
This dude is as much improv as comedian I’ve damned neared pissed myself several times after finding this channel😂😂
The new Ben‘n‘Jerries is called Mintifada Chocolate Chip
That was a really courageous set to do in times like this. Great work
I applaud your courage to do this set.
as a german vegan i kinda want baclava now. thanks for the laughs♥️
It's all your fault 😅😅😅
Tolles Programm, tolle Haltung. Menschlich und vorbildlich. Und sogar witzig. Vielen Dank.
Love and laughter is the very most human attribute. Ever. And always. And u nailed it in the moment when both is most needed. Thx buddy
Danke, Shahak. Was für ein starkes Stück. ❤
Das war richtig super, danke, Shahak
Thank you. For someone with no direct stakes in the situation and infected by badnewsfeeedsyndrome, I was relieved to be able to laugh guiltless. Rock on. ❤❤
I am in desperate need for a laugh. 😁 And I love your humour. In fact, in such times as these, I'm surprised anybody feels like laughing. I think you are a gem and deserving of much respect. Thank you for what you do.
Thank you. Even saying what is happening is forbidden. I didn't think comedy was allowed right now. Thank you.
This is why I love comedy. It gets so real in times of crisis..and you are riding the wave so good❤
American here.. War is stupid, im sick of poor and innocent dying wars for evil and old rich people.. laughter is medicine for the soul, but not as power as love..
Outside of an IDF soldier going into a tunnel, the bravest thing I’ve seen recently. And so soon after the attack! I was crying and grieving while this Schlepper was trying to think up punch lines.
But seriously our number one weapon against our enemies,
besides tanks, guns, fighter planes and the atomic bomb, humor.
We’ve always looked for humor in any challenge and as this young man has painfully discovered, we didn’t always find it! But we keep on looking, no matter how hard it is, how hard our lives, how hard our tragedies.
Am yisrael chai! L’chaim!
Holy shit... thank you so much for doing this. This is one of those stand ups that hits you both in the heart and makes you laugh right after. This is an awesome video. Thank you.
OMG - I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. Thank you Shahak. You are absolutely brilliant. Great Performer too:))
Politicians need more humor like this to settle their differences
Thank you. Such a great show. You're a good human, Shahak.
I spent June, 1973 in Kibbutz Merom Golan and remember the fear and the sadness that people who had gotten along previously were wedged into conflict because by politicians and armed bully boys.
Was very funny and true, thanks for lifting my spirit.
The best thing I have heard in the past days. Hope is back.
As an israeli i must say this guy is hilarious
As a South African, we understand using comedy as a coping mechanism.
Meine Bewunderung für den Mut und den pointierten Humor
Ich muss meine Meinung über dich echt revidieren....das ist echt stark!! Und unglaublich witzig! Oder wie man bei uns in der Schweiz sagt: " Geile Siech"👌🏼💪🏼
Keep it up man! That was probably one of the very few shows where I had moments of laughters and sadness so close to each other. Impressed to see your level of openness even given your grandfather's murder.
You know what's ironic. With all the differences there are between palestinians and israelis, both have the exact same word for humankind "bani adam"
Lol no
the word for mankind in Arabic is pasharia
Israeli here. Very funny! Thank you for this.
That last joke though...Perfecction!🤣
Also true.😉
Great material, thanks for putting yourself out there! I'm looking forward to seeing you life soon.
PS: Can we have subtitles for the audience's comments, please?
This was so bittersweet. I really love you for this.
Wow. I didn't know I needed that :) Bravo for doing it so well on such a topic
where was this held in berlin? i want to come to your next show!
At Kara Kas! If you wanna see me live you should sign up to my live show alarm with your city at shahak.de
❤ you Shahak, sublime work.
Salaam, shalom from a Brit in Spain 🕊️✌️☮️
Loved it ❤ so sincere and just great. Smart stupid funny open! And the comments section is 🔥🔥🔥
Man, I didn't think what you did here was possible, but it's absolutely amazing. Instant subscribe to both EN and DE channels.
this was amazing !! thanks bruv
This was so well done. THANK YOU!!!
Brilliant. Thank you.
@shahakShapira - you're a real Mentch. that was a very, very brave thing to do - going up there WHEN you went, considering all these immensely complex things in the raw manner you did - brother, keep on doing what you're doing. more power to you
Love your work in english even more ❤, thanx man, it‘s brilliant. Germany just doesn’t get You, I’m afraid ☹️
Man, thank you so much 😂
It's just great, I saw your program in Germany and I have to admit I like it better in english. Greetings to America.
Thank you! Sincerely! It's so nice to hear real empathy and dark humour that is atually good and theraputic
It's fng crazy to be an Israeli that doesn't want to "Flatten Gaza" and is horrofied from hearing children scream "Death to ....". But man is it hard to keep being liberal when you witness the rest of the world from their caffes chanting "from the river to the sea..." not even knowing which river and how many deaths that chant implies. It feels so alone when my only options are people with poison and hate so deep in them that they cheer for children casualties, or basicaly people that say that I deserve to have worst inhuman acts commited to me and my children in the name of resistance and equality.
So thank you for these wonderfull 25 minutes of levity and laughter. But never forget... What about the cows?
#ButWhatAboutTheCows
Thank you! Needed this 🤣🤣🤣🙌
Thank you very much!!!
How can I swipe you right on Bumble?! LOL
There's hope for humanity after all! Thanks.
Just Thank you for that. 🙏🏻
Ach, es gibt auch eine deutsche Version? Ich fremdsprachlicher Legastheniker habe mit Untertitel das hier angesehen, und sage: WOW!!! Danke!
Jap! Auf meinem deutschen Kanal @shahak-DE !
yeah but how can they call it genocide if the strip has been consistently in a continuous baby boom
Its like catching Mewtwo in Pokemon. Haha Cant wait for more!
Yes i have empathy for both side. I wish world was not like this.