Moroccan stand-up fills theatres and halls, in French and in Arabic. In Rabat, the Théâtre National Mohammed V stages new one-man shows from Mohamed Bassou and Hassan El Fad this October; in Casablanca, Le Studio des Arts Vivants and the Megarama host touring comedians; Comediablanca, the comedy festival born in Casablanca, takes its French- and Arabic-language galas to the beach at Taghazout Bay near Agadir; and since 2011 the Marrakech du Rire has been Marrakech's international comedy festival.
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The short answer
For stand-up comedy in Morocco, D.O.C. lists 3 rooms and nights in 2 cities — Casablanca (2) and Rabat — each with a dated show coming up as of 11 October 2026. The festivals ahead: Comediablanca, Friday 23 October to Saturday 24 October 2026. Below: each room's nights, its open mic and how comics get on, tickets and the age rule; the comedy on the road; the festivals; and the 1 comedian SUCDb holds who came up in Morocco.
D.O.C.'s Morocco page: the theatres and halls with stand-up in Casablanca and Rabat, the comedians on the road, the Comediablanca festival and its free masterclasses, each from its own website or its own ticket listing, with the Moroccan comedian SUCDb holds.
Stand-up comedy in Casablanca
Stand-up comedy in Casablanca plays as one-person shows in its theatres and halls: Djamil le Shlag's new show Exode(s) at Le Studio des Arts Vivants in October, and Hassan El Fad's Hassan Jiddan at the Megarama in October and December 2026; in June 2026 the Comediablanca festival held its galas at the Complexe Mohammed V.
ShowsA Casablanca performing-arts studio whose programme runs from theatre, dance and music to children's art camps and stand-up nights such as its Stand Up Showcase. source ↗
ListedDjamil le Shlag in his new show, Exode(s) — Saturday 17 October 2026, 8pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micNot advertised on its site
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the venue in person.
ShowsCasablanca's Megarama cinema complex, whose halls stage one-man comedy shows: Hassan El Fad brings his new show Hassan Jiddan, in which everyday life gets completely out of hand, on 22 October and 3 December 2026. source ↗
ListedHassan El Fad, Hassan Jiddan (sold out) — Thursday 22 October 2026, 8.30pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micNot advertised on its site
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the venue in person.
TicketsThe 22 October show is sold out; tickets for the second Casablanca date, Thursday 3 December 2026 at 8.30pm, are on sale through Guichet. source ↗
In Rabat, the Théâtre National Mohammed V on Avenue Al Mansour Addahbi stages new one-man shows by Moroccan comedians — Mohamed Bassou's À toute and Hassan El Fad's Hassan Jiddan in October 2026 — and Djamil le Shlag brings Exode(s) to the Théâtre Bahnini.
ShowsRabat's national theatre, whose monthly programme runs from theatre, music, opera and ballet to cinema and children's matinées, with one-man comedy shows among them. source ↗
ListedMohamed Bassou's new one-man show, À toute — Saturday 17 October 2026, 8.30pm, on its calendar as of 11 October 2026 source ↗
Open micNot advertised on its site
Getting bookedIts site publishes no submission route; ask the venue in person.
TicketsTickets for À toute are sold through Guichet. source ↗
AlsoHassan El Fad's new show Hassan Jiddan, with his guests Adam Belhaj, Wahiba Bouya and Mohamed Fatih, on Sunday 25 October 2026 at 8.30pm. source ↗
Djamil le Shlag brings his new show, Exode(s), to Rabat and Casablanca: an evening of punchlines, stories and offbeat situations. Tickets from 250 dirhams. source ↗
Friday 16 October 2026 — Théâtre Bahnini, Rabat, 8pm
Saturday 17 October 2026 — Le Studio des Arts Vivants, Casablanca, 8pm
These nights have gone by; its website has what is next.
The comedy festival born in Casablanca, founded by Myriam Bouayad Amine and Saad Lahjouji Idrissi under the artistic direction of Amir Rouani, takes its tour to the Taghazout Bay Marriott Resort near Agadir: a Gala Francophone on Friday 23 October, hosted by Mimo Lazrak, with Inès Reg, Coco Makmak, Jalil Tijani, Karim Duval and Redouane Harjane, and a Gala Arabophone on Saturday 24 October with Oussama Ramzi, Saïd & Wadie, Rachid Rafik, Driss & Mehdi and Hamaka, and Karima Gouit singing. The village opens at 5pm and the shows start at 8pm. Its 2026 Casablanca edition ran from 4 to 6 June at the Complexe Mohammed V, and the tour plays L'Olympia in Paris on 22 January 2027. source ↗
For comics: getting on stage in Morocco
The routes into stand-up comedy in Morocco that the rooms and festivals publish themselves.
Free masterclasses open to all, where artists and professionals share their experience: past sessions included Jalil Tijani on laughter and building characters and Taliss on the comedy industry in Morocco and the openings for new comedians. The next programme is in preparation, and comics can sign up on the page to hear first. source ↗
Each room's line above says whether it runs an open mic and how it books. At home in the United States,
Stage Time has open mics by night and the Gig Board has calls for comics.
Moroccan comedians in SUCDb
The comedians SUCDb holds who came up in Morocco, each with their record — and their next date when the Comedy Calendar has one.
Grew up in Morocco and left after high school to study in Montreal and train at the Cours Florent in Paris; his fifth show, Papa est en haut, sold out seven straight weeks at the Olympia in Paris, and Netflix released his first full English-language special, American Dream.
Questions about stand-up comedy in Morocco
Where can I see stand-up comedy in Morocco?
In Casablanca, Studio des Arts Vivants and Megarama; in Rabat, Théâtre Mohammed V. Each had a dated show coming up as of 11 October 2026; its line above has the address, the nights and the age rule.
Where can I see stand-up comedy in Casablanca?
As of 11 October 2026: Djamil le Shlag's new show Exode(s) at Le Studio des Arts Vivants on Saturday 17 October, from 250 dirhams, and Hassan El Fad's Hassan Jiddan at the Megarama Casablanca on Thursday 22 October (sold out) and Thursday 3 December. In June 2026 the Comediablanca festival held its Casablanca galas at the Complexe Mohammed V.
Where can I see comedy in Rabat?
At the Théâtre National Mohammed V on Avenue Al Mansour Addahbi, with Mohamed Bassou's À toute on Saturday 17 October and Hassan El Fad's Hassan Jiddan on Sunday 25 October 2026, and at the Théâtre Bahnini, where Djamil le Shlag plays Exode(s) on Friday 16 October.
Is stand-up comedy in Morocco in French or Arabic?
Both. Comediablanca's two nights at Taghazout Bay make the point: a Gala Francophone on Friday 23 October 2026 with Inès Reg, Jalil Tijani and Karim Duval, and a Gala Arabophone on Saturday 24 October with Moroccan comedians Oussama Ramzi, Saïd & Wadie, Rachid Rafik, Driss & Mehdi and Hamaka.
When is Comediablanca?
Its 2026 Casablanca edition ran from 4 to 6 June at the Complexe Mohammed V. The festival's tour comes to the Taghazout Bay Marriott Resort, near Agadir, on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 October 2026, and plays L'Olympia in Paris on Friday 22 January 2027.
When is the Marrakech du Rire?
The Marrakech du Rire, Marrakech's international comedy festival since 2011, had not announced its next dates on its website as of 11 October 2026; its newsletter sign-up is on the festival's home page.
How do new comedians get into stand-up comedy in Morocco?
Comediablanca masterclasses — Free masterclasses open to all, where artists and professionals share their experience: past sessions included Jalil Tijani on laughter and building characters and Taliss on the comedy industry in Morocco and the openings for new comedians. The next programme is in preparation, and comics can sign up on the page to hear first.
Which Moroccan comedians are in SUCDb?
Gad Elmaleh — each with a record of their career and its sources.
Sources
The facts on this page come from the rooms', festivals' and awards' own websites, as of 11 October 2026; the
comedians' lines are from their SUCDb records, which carry their own sources. 5 sites, 17 pages:
