An award-winning comedian who sold-out his Melbourne and Sydney Fringe Festival debut seasons, Khaled Khalafalla’s stage presence belies his relatively short time traversing the comedy circuit. Khaled’s at times abrasive style of comedy has already seen him perform alongside the likes of Arj Barker and Fiona O’Loughlin in venues across the country: from Melbourne’s Town Hall to Sydney’s Allphones Arena.
Having lived in 11 cities across three countries, the Egyptian-Australian’s fresh, intelligent social commentary is a welcome addition to the comedy scene.
Khaled was a presenter for ABC3’s Studio 3, and established Australia’s first non-alcoholic comedy room, Shisha Comedy, in both Melbourne and Sydney. Khaled’s stand-up comedy special was filmed for SBS’s television series, Stand Up at Bella Union.
Khaled Khalafalla won best of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2013, was National winner of the Green Faces comedy competition in 2012, National Runner-Up of RAW in 2011, and has been dubbed the next “huge mainstream star” by the Age.