Fall 2026

LOST INEUROPE

Younis Dhaher Adam Hmada

Iraqi-born, Chicago-based comedian and storyteller performing in Arabic and English.

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Official dates

Live dates.

Lost in Europe this fall. The Den Theatre in Chicago this winter.

Sep19LondonLibra theaterTickets Sep23ParisLe KibéléTickets Sep29RotterdamComedy Club HaugTickets Oct03BerlinSimplonstraße 23Tickets Oct16CopenhagenNo Stress BarTickets Jan10ChicagoThe Den Theatre · 7:15 PMTickets

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Younis Dhaher at Netflix Is A Joke Festival

Stand-up / live rooms

The room comes first.

Watch stand-up, live-room moments, and official videos from Younis—an Iraqi-American comedian working in Arabic and English.

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Netflix Is A JokeFestival performer Arabic + EnglishStand-up across languages Baghdad → ChicagoAn Iraqi-American point of view Jordan milestoneFirst Iraqi-American at the Cultural Palace

Music / Film / 2026

DRAWING BLANKSLose Control

A Younis visual about pressure, expectations, and the things we try so hard to control.

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Merch — Fall ’26 Collection

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“Words become rooms.”

From the Journal

Attention, belief, purpose, recovery, and the private questions that become public work.

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Mar 10, 2026 Do you like who you are, when you are with them? Mar 6, 2026 Epistemic confrontation Mar 3, 2026 Field Notes — wearing two uniforms

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Selected work

Comedy, music, writing.

01 / ComedyStand-up and live-room work.Watch comedy ↗ 02 / MusicDRAWING BLANKS and the visual world.Hear the music → 03 / WritingField notes, essays, and observations.Read the writing →

About

Baghdad → Midwest → Chicago.

Born in Baghdad, raised in the Midwest, based in Chicago.

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Selected milestones

Performed at Netflix Is A Joke Festival.
Featured for Sammy Obeid on the road—and for 21 Savage, Russell Peters, Maz Jobrani, and Ahmed AlBasheer.
Performs stand-up in Arabic across the Middle East.
First Iraqi-American to perform stand-up comedy in Jordan's history at the Cultural Palace.
Writes for TV and film.

One person.
Many rooms.

Comedy, music, writing, and live work all meet here.

AboutWho Younis is.

Born in Baghdad, raised in the Midwest, based in Chicago.

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ProofThe work speaks.

Performed at Netflix Is A Joke Festival.Stand-up and live-room proof.

Featured for Sammy Obeid on the road—and for 21 Savage, Russell Peters, Maz Jobrani, and Ahmed AlBasheer.Different rooms, different audiences.

Performs stand-up in Arabic across the Middle East.Arabic and English are both part of the work.

First Iraqi-American to perform stand-up comedy in Jordan's history at the Cultural Palace.A real milestone from the live path.

Writes for TV and film.Story first, format second.

TourOn the road.

Stand-up, city notes, and rooms when they open.

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