Imah Dumagay (born Fatimah Dumagay) is GCC's first Filipina stand-up comedian based in Dubai, UAE.[1][2]
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Life and career
editImah was born and raised in Cotabato City, Philippines. In 2008, she moved to Dubai where she now works as stand-up comedian, actor, and producer. She worked two years as advertising assistant, four years in the bank debt and recovery and nine years of experience as an executive assistant before she finally decided to leave the nine-to-five job in March 2021 to focus on her comedy.[3] In 2018, she joined a comedy workshop at Dubai comedy school Dubomedy and began her career as a stand up comedian.[4] She co-founded Comedy Kix, a popular comedy club that runs weekly shows in various venues in Dubai.
Imah has opened for Indian comedians Zakir Khan, Anuradha Menon, and Anshu Mor. She was also featured in Dubai Global Comedy Fest 2018, where she has performed with Kenny Blaq, Basketmouth, and Eric Omondi. [5] She has also worked with UAE's popular comedians Mina Liccione, Ali Al Sayed,[6][7] and Nitin Mirani.[8]
In November 2020, Imah performed her first sold-out comedy special, Imah's Day Off, at one of the major entertainment venues in Dubai, The Theatre, Mall of the Emirates.[9][10][11]
In March 2021, Imah performed another hour-length show, The Shelarious Imah at The Theatre, Mall of the Emirates.[4]
She was also one of the acts featured in Dubai Comedy Festival in May 2021.[6] In September 2021 she performed her third show, IMAH: A Dose of Laughter at The Theatre, Mall of the Emirates in Dubai.[3][12]
References
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- ^ "WKND Conversation: Meet the GCC's first Filipina stand-up comic". khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ^ a b Grover, Purva. "These UAE-based Filipino comics are busting cultural stereotypes". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ a b "Why Filipina comedienne Imah Dumagay has Jo Koy in her sights: 'One day, he'll introduce me'". thenationalnews.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ^ Grover, Purva. "In Conversation: Meet GCC's first Filipina stand-up comic". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ a b "Dubai Comedy Festival: Find out who's performing". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Dubomedy | Upcoming Events". www.dubomedy.com. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Platinumlist.net". queue.platinumlist.net. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "7 reasons why you shouldn't miss Imah's Day-off standup comedy show". boydubai.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ^ "Filipina comedian Imah Dumagay announces first solo show in Dubai".
- ^ "OFW comedian Imah Dumagay brings house down in solo Dubai gig". RAPPLER. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Popular Pinay comedian in Dubai gives back to OFW community". RAPPLER. 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-12-24.