Albasheer Show
{{short description|Iraqi news satire series}}
{{more citations needed|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox television
| native_name = {{lang|ar|البشير شو}}
| image = Albasheer Show logo 3.png
| image_alt = AlBasheer Show Season 3
| alt_name =
| genre = Comedy, news satire, talk show
| creator = Ahmed Albasheer
| writer = Ahmed Albasheer
| director = Andrée
(earlier)
| presenter = Ahmad Albasheer
| starring = Thaer Shuaib
Laith Jarala
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| composer =
| country = Iraq
| language = Arabic
| num_seasons = 6
| num_episodes = 142
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Al-Hamza Mohammed
Othman Albasheer
| producer = Othman Albasheer
| editor =
| location = USA
| camera =
| runtime = 35–55 minutes
| company =
| network = Al-Shahid Al-Mustaqil
Al-Sumaria
NRT Arabia
DW Arabia
| first_aired = {{Start date|2014|08|30}}
| last_aired = present
}}
Albasheer Show (Arabic: البشير شو) is an Iraqi satirical news programme, created and hosted by Ahmed Albasheer. It currently airs weekly on DW's Arabic language channel, with episodes also posted onto YouTube.{{cite web|title=عربية DW قريبا: "البشير شو" على|url=http://www.dw.com/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D9%88-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-dw-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9/a-19172499|publisher=Deutsche Welle|date=7 April 2016|language=ar}} The show first premiered on 30 August 2014 and until 2017 aired intermittently on various Iraqi television channels. Pressure from the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission has meant that the show is no longer broadcast in Iraq, although citizens are able to access the programme online.{{cite web|script-title=ar:هيئة الاعلام والاتصالات تقرر ايقاف برنامج البشير شو|url=http://www.alsumaria.tv/news/166632/%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85|publisher=Alsumaria|date=25 April 2016|language=ar}} By 2015 the show had a recorded audience of 19 million, over half of Iraq's total population, and the show and its host has been called among the most influential in the country, with it being cited as playing a major role in the 2019-2021 Iraqi protests.
Development and content
Albasheer was born in Ramadi, Iraq, and worked for eight years as a political commentator on Iraq's state-owned television channels. In 2011, after being injured in a suicide bombing in which his friend was killed, Albasheer left Iraq and moved to Amman, Jordan, where he set up his own production company, Lagash, in 2012.{{Cite news|last=Rosenberg|first=Tina|date=2019-12-26|title=Opinion {{!}} 'You Are Killing Us? We Will Make You a Joke.' Meet Ahmed Albasheer.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/opinion/albasheer-show-iraq-political-revolution.html|access-date=2021-03-24|issn=0362-4331}}
The show has been likened to other satirical news programmes including The Daily Show in the United States and Al Bernameg in Egypt. Albasheer Show draws its satire from new stories, political figures, and media organisations, and often criticises the ongoing issues of corruption, sectarianism, extremism and terrorism in Iraq. Typical episodes open with a monologue from Albasheer, followed by exchanges between him and one or more correspondents, who adopt absurd or exaggerated takes on current events, against Albasheer's straight man persona. The final segment is often devoted to an interview with a prominent personality; this has included actors, musicians, writers, and political figures.
Albasheer, whose father and brother were killed during the Iraq War, and who was himself kidnapped and tortured in 2005, has stated his experiences heavily influenced the shape and content of the show, commenting "instead of getting revenge with a weapon, I try to fix the situation so nobody has to go through the things I went through. Instead of turning violent... I see this as the best way to respond to all the killing".{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/10/06/baghdad-burlesque/|title = Baghdad Burlesque?|date = 6 October 2017}}
List of episodes
=Season 1=
{{Episode table |background=#1A237E |overall= 5 |aux1=30 |aux1T=Title |aux2=20 |aux2T = Native title |aux3=20 |aux3T = Original air date |aux4=30 |aux4T = Guest(s) |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| RTitle = Sectarian Chicken
| Aux2 = دجاج طائفي
| Aux3 = August 30, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| RTitle = Presidential Circumsition
| Aux2 = تطهير رئاسي
| Aux3 = September 5, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| RTitle = Tallit
| Aux2 = الطيلسان
| Aux3 = September 29, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| RTitle = Fake Protests
| Aux2 = مظاهرات وهمية
| Aux3 = October 7, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| RTitle = Indonesian Eid
| Aux2 = العيد الاندنوسي
| Aux3 = October 11, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| RTitle = How To Fight ISIS
| Aux2 = كيف نحارب داعش
| Aux3 = October 17, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| RTitle = Know Your Ministers
| Aux2 = تعرف على وزراءك
| Aux3 = October 24, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| RTitle = The President's Alert
| Aux2 = انذار الرئيس
| Aux3 = November 7, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| RTitle = Khreetinious
| Aux2 = خريطينيوس
| Aux3 = November 14, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| RTitle = Tolerance
| Aux2 = التسامح
| Aux3 = November 21, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| RTitle = Us And The Emirates
| Aux2 = نحن والامارات
| Aux3 = November 28, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| RTitle = Alien Invasion
| Aux2 = الغزو الفضائي
| Aux3 = December 5, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| RTitle = We Are The Ones Who Nobody Can Touch Us
| Aux2 = احنا المحد يندك بينا
| Aux3 = December 15, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| RTitle = The Airplane Flies
| Aux2 = الطيارة تطير
| Aux3 = December 19, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| RTitle = Suspicious Puberty
| Aux2 = مراهقة مريبة
| Aux3 = December 22, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| RTitle = Conspiracies
| Aux2 = مؤامرات
| Aux3 = December 26, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| RTitle = Predictions
| Aux2 = تنبؤات
| Aux3 = December 29, 2014
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| RTitle = Predictions 2
| Aux2 = تنبؤات 2
| Aux3 = January 3, 2015
| Aux4 = Akhlad Raouf, Hassan Al-Falluji (UTN1)
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| RTitle = Top 3
| Aux2 = توب 3
| Aux3 = January 5, 2015
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| RTitle = Dangerous Discoveries
| Aux2 = اكتشافات خطيرة
| Aux3 = January 9, 2015
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| RTitle = Their Signs
| Aux2 = ابراجهم
| Aux3 = January 13, 2015
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| RTitle = Young Men For Sale
| Aux2 = شباب للبيع
| Aux3 = January 16, 2015
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| RTitle = Haibat Haibeet
| Aux2 = هيباط هيبيط
| Aux3 = January 19, 2015
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| RTitle = A Stick In The Envier's Eye
| Aux2 = الحسود بعينه عود
| Aux3 = January 23, 2015
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| RTitle = The Budget's Solutions
| Aux2 = حلول الموازنة
| Aux3 = January 27, 2015
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| RTitle = Budget / Displaced
| Aux2 = الموازنة / النازحين
| Aux3 = February 1, 2015
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
}}
}}
=Season 1.5 (Season 2)=
{{Episode table |background=#1A237E |overall= 5 |aux1=30 |aux1T=Title |aux2=20 |aux2T = Native title |aux3=20 |aux3T = Original air date |aux4=30 |aux4T = Guest(s) |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| RTitle = Extortionater of Them
| Aux2 = يا باهضهم
| Aux3 = June 10, 2015
| Aux4 = Mark Critch
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| RTitle = Liberation of Mosul
| Aux2 = تحرير الموصل
| Aux3 = June 20, 2015
| Aux4 = Khudhair Hadi
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| RTitle = Episode 3
| Aux2 = الحلقة 3
| Aux3 = October 11, 2015
| Aux4 = Curtis Cook
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| RTitle = Episode 4
| Aux2 = الحلقة 4
| Aux3 = October 20, 2015
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| RTitle = Our Leaders
| Aux2 = قادتنا
| Aux3 = January 15, 2016
| Aux4 = Haider Al-Mulla
| ShortSummary =
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}}
=Season 3.2 (Season 3)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| RTitle = Technocrat
| Aux2 = تكنوقراط
| Aux3 = April 15, 2016
| Aux4 = Ali Al-Essawi
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| RTitle = Mu'tasamada
| Aux2 = معتصمادا
| Aux3 = April 22, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| RTitle = Silencing The Mouths
| Aux2 = تكميم الافواه
| Aux3 = April 29, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| RTitle = The Extorted Parliament
| Aux2 = البرلمان المغتصب
| Aux3 = May 6, 2016
| Aux4 = Maamoun Al-Nattah
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| RTitle = Media By The Ammo Sabah Way
| Aux2 = الاعلام على طريقة عمو صباح
| Aux3 = May 13, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| RTitle = What's The Topic
| Aux2 = شنو الموضوع
| Aux3 = May 20, 2016
| Aux4 = Aliya Nussayyif
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| RTitle = Cut The Sound
| Aux2 = اكطع الصوت
| Aux3 = May 27, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| RTitle = Mithreedious
| Aux2 = مثريديوس
| Aux3 = June 3, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| RTitle = Metaphysics
| Aux2 = ميتافيزيقية
| Aux3 = June 10, 2016
| Aux4 = Shujaa Al-Khafaji
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| RTitle = Th Red Wall
| Aux2 = الحائط الاحمر
| Aux3 = June 24, 2016
| Aux4 = Eva Kaili
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| RTitle = Us And Bahrain
| Aux2 = احنة والبحرين
| Aux3 = July 1, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| RTitle = Karrada And The Detergent Detector
| Aux2 = الكرادة وكاشف الزاهي
| Aux3 = July 8, 2016
| Aux4 = Salim al-Jabouri
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| RTitle = K-9 Took The Blame
| Aux2 = كي ناين شال القضية
| Aux3 = July 15, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| RTitle = The Legendary Hotness
| Aux2 = الحر الاسطوري
| Aux3 = July 22, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| RTitle = Massoum Where Is The Halqoom
| Aux2 = معصوم وين الحلقوم
| Aux3 = July 29, 2016
| Aux4 = Fareed Lafta
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| RTitle = Abu Al-Kubba
| Aux2 = ابو الكبة
| Aux3 = August 5, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| RTitle = Repentance Only
| Aux2 = توبة الا نصوحة
| Aux3 = August 12, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| RTitle = Reputation And Oil
| Aux2 = سمعة و نفط
| Aux3 = August 19, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| RTitle = Five Clinks
| Aux2 = خمسة كلينكس
| Aux3 = August 27, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| RTitle = Hoshiar Park
| Aux2 = هوشيار بارك
| Aux3 = September 2, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| RTitle = Houthis Is Here
| Aux2 = الحوثيين يمنا
| Aux3 = September 9, 2016
| Aux4 = Claudia Roth
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| RTitle = Al Maliki Show
| Aux2 = المالكي شو
| Aux3 = September 16, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| RTitle = Albasheer Show Emmy
| Aux2 = ايمي البشير شو
| Aux3 = September 23, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| RTitle = Affectionate Father
| Aux2 = الاب الحنون
| Aux3 = September 30, 2016
| Aux4 = Zainab Salbi
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| RTitle = The Owner Of The Long Tunnel
| Aux2 = صاحب النفق الطويل
| Aux3 = October 7, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| RTitle = Take That, It's The Last One
| Aux2 = هاك الاخيرة
| Aux3 = October 14, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| RTitle = Best Clips Of Season Three
| Aux2 = افضل مقاطع موسم 3.2
| Aux3 = October 21, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| RTitle = From Inside Albasheer Show
| Aux2 = من داخل البشير شو
| Aux3 = October 28, 2016
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
}}
}}
=Season 4=
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| RTitle = The Mission Is Not Impossible
| Aux2 = المهمة مو مستحيلة
| Aux3 = April 21, 2017
| Aux4 = Dr. Sabah Al-Tameemi
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| RTitle = Umm Ahmed Is Our Cause
| Aux2 = ام احمد قضيتنا
| Aux3 = April 28, 2017
| Aux4 = Awad Al-Awadi
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| RTitle = Tomato Commission
| Aux2 = مفوضية الطماطة
| Aux3 = May 5, 2017
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| RTitle = The Land Is Sold
| Aux2 = مبيوعة الكاع
| Aux3 = May 12, 2017
| Aux4 = Ibrahim Al-Effendi
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| RTitle = The Iraqi Experience
| Aux2 = التجربة العراقية
| Aux3 = May 19, 2017
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| RTitle = Angels And Clans
| Aux2 = ملائكة و عشائر
| Aux3 = May 26, 2017
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| RTitle = Number Seven Is The Reason
| Aux2 = رقم سبعة السبب
| Aux3 = July 7, 2017
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| RTitle = The Hidden Shield
| Aux2 = الدرع الخفي
| Aux3 = June 2, 2017
| Aux4 = Raad And Methak
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| RTitle = Ramadan Competitions
| Aux2 = مسابقات رمضان
| Aux3 = June 9, 2017
| Aux4 = Joe Raad
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| RTitle = Detachable Void
| Aux2 = انفصال باطل
| Aux3 = June 16, 2017
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| RTitle = The Poorest Party On The Planet
| Aux2 = افقر حزب بالكرة الارضية
| Aux3 = June 23, 2017
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| RTitle = Hot Clips
| Aux2 = مقاطع ساخنة
| Aux3 = July 14, 2017
| Aux4 = Larry Charles
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| RTitle = The Shaded Train
| Aux2 = القطار المظلل
| Aux3 = July 21, 2017
| Aux4 = Sarwa Abdel Wahed
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| RTitle = The Sad Week
| Aux2 = الاسبوع الحزين
| Aux3 = July 28, 2017
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| RTitle = Under The Razor
| Aux2 = تحت موس الحلاق
| Aux3 = August 4, 2017
| Aux4 = Maysoon Al-Damluji
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| RTitle = Wak Iqbal
| Aux2 = وك اقبال
| Aux3 = August 11, 2017
| Aux4 = Joseph Saliwa
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| RTitle = Anbar And Basra
| Aux2 = الانبار و البصرة
| Aux3 = August 18, 2017
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| RTitle = The Rice
| Aux2 = التمن
| Aux3 = August 25, 2017
| Aux4 = Rehab Al-Abouda and Razan Sheikh Delir
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| RTitle = Buses
| Aux2 = الباصات
| Aux3 = September 8, 2017
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| RTitle = Albasheer Show Emmy 2
| Aux2 = ايمي البشير شو 2
| Aux3 = September 15, 2017
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| RTitle = Kurdistan Referendum
| Aux2 = استفتاء كردستان
| Aux3 = September 22, 2017
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| RTitle = The Big Plot
| Aux2 = المؤامرة الكبرى
| Aux3 = September 29, 2017
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| RTitle = Religious Or Civil Parties
| Aux2 = الاحزاب الدينية او المدنية
| Aux3 = October 6, 2017
| Aux4 = Mohamed Masoud Jomaa
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| RTitle = Friday The 13th
| Aux2 = الجمعة الـ13
| Aux3 = October 13, 2017
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| RTitle = The Time That We Messed It
| Aux2 = زمان لعبنا به
| Aux3 = October 20, 2017
| Aux4 = Hussam Al-Rassam
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| RTitle = Our Stages
| Aux2 = مراحلنا
| Aux3 = October 27, 2017
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| RTitle = The Most Beautiful Clips Of The Season
| Aux2 = أجمل مقاطع الموسم 4
| Aux3 = November 3, 2017
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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=Season 5=
{{Episode table|aux1=30|aux1T=Title|aux2=20|aux2T=Native title|aux3=20|aux3T=Original air date|aux4=30|aux4T=Guest(s)|background=#1A237E|episodes={{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| RTitle = Am Back For Them
| Aux2 = راجعلهم
| Aux3 = March 30, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| RTitle = Electoral Circumcision
| Aux2 = طهور انتخابي
| Aux3 = April 6, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| RTitle = Service
| Aux2 = خدمة
| Aux3 = April 13, 2018
| Aux4 = Falah Almashal
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| RTitle = We Can Do This
| Aux2 = احنا كدها
| Aux3 = April 20, 2018
| Aux4 = Laith Aldilamy
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| RTitle = What Have You Done To Us ?
| Aux2 = شسويتولنا
| Aux3 = April 27, 2018
| Aux4 = Dr.Ali Alrufaie
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| RTitle = The Person That's Been Chosen Doesn't Chosen Again
| Aux2 = المجرب لا يجرب
| Aux3 = May 4, 2018
| Aux4 = Hamad Al-Mosawi
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| RTitle = That's Enough
| Aux2 = كافي
| Aux3 = May 11, 2018
| Aux4 = Shorouq Alabaiji
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| RTitle = Tuk Tuk
| Aux2 = تك تك
| Aux3 = May 18, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| RTitle = Gloating
| Aux2 = شماتة
| Aux3 = May 25, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| RTitle = Cook
| Aux2 = طبخة
| Aux3 = June 1, 2018
| Aux4 = Ali Almansory
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| RTitle = Iraq To Where ?
| Aux2 = العراق الى اين
| Aux3 = June 29, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| RTitle = The Clean Episode
| Aux2 = الحلقة النظيفة
| Aux3 = July 6, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| RTitle = Heat
| Aux2 = حرارة
| Aux3 = July 13, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| RTitle = Country Demonstrations
| Aux2 = مظاهرات وطن
| Aux3 = July 20, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| RTitle = How We Demonstration ?
| Aux2 = كيف نتظاهر
| Aux3 = July 27, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| RTitle = Corrupt Ministry
| Aux2 = وزارة مضروبة
| Aux3 = August 3, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| RTitle = The Miracle Child
| Aux2 = الطفل المعجزة
| Aux3 = August 10, 2018
| Aux4 = Husam Alhaj
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| RTitle = We And Iran
| Aux2 = احنا و ايران
| Aux3 = August 17, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| RTitle = Wonders And Marvels
| Aux2 = عجائب و غرائب
| Aux3 = August 24, 2018
| Aux4 = Bassem Khashan and Fares Haram
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| RTitle = Contamination
| Aux2 = تلوث
| Aux3 = August 31, 2018
| Aux4 = Mohamad Alfaras
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| RTitle = Ferris Wheel
| Aux2 = دولاب الهواء
| Aux3 = September 7, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| RTitle = Soleimani And McGurk
| Aux2 = سليماني و ماكغورك
| Aux3 = September 14, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| RTitle = The Young President
| Aux2 = الشاب الرئيس
| Aux3 = September 21, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| RTitle = My Resignation
| Aux2 = استقالتي
| Aux3 = September 28, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| RTitle = Wiiiii
| Aux2 = ويييييي
| Aux3 = October 5, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| RTitle = The Last Meeting
| Aux2 = اللقاء الاخير
| Aux3 = October 12, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| RTitle = Everything Behind The Scene
| Aux2 = الكواليس كالوس كالوس
| Aux3 = October 19, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| RTitle = The Season Clips
| Aux2 = مقاطع الموسم
| Aux3 = October 26, 2018
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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=Season 6=
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| RTitle = The Republic
| Aux2 = الجمهورية
| Aux3 = July 19, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| RTitle = Punishments
| Aux2 = العقوبات
| Aux3 = July 26, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| RTitle = Government Of WhatsApp
| Aux2 = حكومة الواتساب
| Aux3 = August 2, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| RTitle = The Dreams
| Aux2 = الاحلام
| Aux3 = August 9, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| RTitle = The Court
| Aux2 = المحكمة
| Aux3 = August 16, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| RTitle = Achievements
| Aux2 = الإنجازات
| Aux3 = August 30, 2019
| Aux4 = Zahra Habib Ben Mime
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| RTitle = The Guessing
| Aux2 = الحزورة
| Aux3 = September 6, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| RTitle = Crimes
| Aux2 = جرائم
| Aux3 = September 13, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| RTitle = The Speed Era
| Aux2 = عصر السرعة
| Aux3 = September 20, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| RTitle = Iraq Is Rising
| Aux2 = العراق ينتفض
| Aux3 = October 4, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| RTitle = Dictatorship
| Aux2 = الدكتاتورية
| Aux3 = October 11, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| RTitle = The Arguments Of Adel
| Aux2 = تركيعات دلدل
| Aux3 = October 18, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| RTitle = The Final Report
| Aux2 = التقرير النهائي
| Aux3 = October 25, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| RTitle = awakening of people
| Aux2 = صحوة شعب
| Aux3 = November 1, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| RTitle = Scapegoat
| Aux2 = كبش الفداء
| Aux3 = November 8, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| RTitle = Not That Much
| Aux2 = مو هلثوخون
| Aux3 = November 15, 2019
| Aux4 = Olena Sotnyk
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| RTitle = Pistachio Government
| Aux2 = حكومة فستق
| Aux3 = November 22, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| RTitle = We Are Where We Are
| Aux2 = نحن حيث نحن
| Aux3 = December 6, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| RTitle = Punishments 2
| Aux2 = العقوبات الجزء الثاني
| Aux3 = December 13, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| RTitle = Treasury Demonstrations
| Aux2 = مظاهرات الخزانة
| Aux3 = December 20, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| RTitle = The Cassettee Revolution
| Aux2 = ثورة الكاسيت
| Aux3 = December 27, 2019
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| RTitle = We annoyed them
| Aux2 = ازعجناهم
| Aux3 = January 3, 2020
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| RTitle = The Great Generation
| Aux2 = جيل الطيبين
| Aux3 = January 10, 2020
| Aux4 = Bilal Wahab
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| RTitle = Duldul and China
| Aux2 = دلدل والصين
| Aux3 = January 17, 2020
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| RTitle = Psychological Problems
| Aux2 = مشاكل نفسية
| Aux3 = January 24, 2020
| Aux4 = Joey Hood
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| RTitle = Hear and Obedience
| Aux2 = سمعاً و طاعة
| Aux3 = January 31, 2020
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| RTitle = The Republic Scenes
| Aux2 = مشاهد الجمهورية
| Aux3 = February 7, 2020
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| RTitle = Behind The Scenes
| Aux2 = كواليس الجمهورية
| Aux3 = February 14, 2020
| Aux4 = N/A
| ShortSummary =
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Critical reception
The popularity of Albasheer Show amongst Iraqi audiences has been attributed to both Albasheer's comedy, which includes utilising dark sarcasm, local stereotyping and sexual innuendos, alongside his relatability due to public recognition of losses he experienced, like many Iraqi citizens, during the Iraq War.{{Cite web|title=Baghdad Burlesque?|url=https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/10/06/baghdad-burlesque/|last=Kalian|first=Yousif|date=2017-10-06|website=The American Interest|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-14}} Albasheer's outspoken nature, and in particular his holding the Iraqi government to account, has been cited as empowering many Iraqis to speak out in protest, and he and the show have been cited as major influences over ongoing protests in Iraq.{{Cite news|last=Rosenberg|first=Tina|date=2019-12-26|title=Opinion {{!}} 'You Are Killing Us? We Will Make You a Joke.' Meet Ahmed Albasheer.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/opinion/albasheer-show-iraq-political-revolution.html|access-date=2020-05-14|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news|last=Sky|first=Emma|date=11 October 2019|title=The enemies at home|work=New Statesman|url=https://media.proquest.com/media/hms/PFT/1/IrjnF?cit%3Aauth=Sky%2C+Emma&cit%3Atitle=The+enemies+at+home&cit%3Apub=New+Statesman&cit%3Avol=148&cit%3Aiss=5492&cit%3Apg=40&cit%3Adate=Oct+11-Oct+17%2C+2019&ic=true&cit%3Aprod=Arts+Premium+Collection&_a=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%2Fc2VydmljZT1odHRwcyUzYSUyZiUyZmxvZ2luLnByb3h5LnViYS51dmEubmwlM2EyNDQzJTJmbG9naW4lM2ZxdXJsJTNkZXpwLjJhSFIwY0hNNkx5OXpaV0Z5WTJndWNISnZjWFZsYzNRdVkyOXRMMlJ2WTNacFpYY3ZNak0zTmpZek5UTTFPQzloWW5OMGNtRmpkQzh5UlVaQk5FSkNNamMxTlRJME1UazFVRkV2TVQ5aFkyTnZkVzUwYVdROU1UUTJNVFUt8gIA%2BgIBToIDA1dlYg%3D%3D&_s=2iTx4LVhYDbJD1gyjaEew2pg13g%3D|access-date=15 May 2020}}
The show's content has led to threats being made to Albasheer, who no longer lives in Iraq. One consistent target for mockery on the show has been the Islamic State, which controlled the city of Mosul between 2014 and 2017, who made several death threats against Albasheer as a result.{{Cite web|title=Risking one's life for a laugh|url=http://www.tea-after-twelve.com/all-issues/issue05/issue-05/chapter-1/albasheer-show/|website=www.tea-after-twelve.com|language=de|access-date=2020-05-14|archive-date=2020-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130043943/http://www.tea-after-twelve.com/all-issues/issue05/issue-05/chapter-1/albasheer-show/|url-status=dead}} Attempts have also been made by various groups to ban the broadcast of the show; the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission successfully stopped Iraqi television channels from broadcasting the show, while in Albasheer's hometown of Ramadi, the show was criticised as being an "apostate" programme, meaning anyone found watching it could be flogged.{{Cite web|title=Baghdad Burlesque?|url=https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/10/06/baghdad-burlesque/|last=Kalian|first=Yousif|date=2017-10-06|website=The American Interest|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-14}}
The government of Iraq has been critical of the content of Albasheer Show and launched a criminal prosecution against Albasheer for producing the programme, which led to him being imprisoned for four days and delaying the premiere of the third season.{{Cite web|title=Baghdad Burlesque?|url=https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/10/06/baghdad-burlesque/|last=Kalian|first=Yousif|date=2017-10-06|website=The American Interest|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-15}} While the show continues to be broadcast into Iraq, multiple attempts have been made to attempt to block the programme, although more recently some Iraqi politicians have appeared as guests on the programme.
References
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External links
- [https://www.dw.com/ar/تلفزيون/البشير-شو/s-32713/ Website]
- [https://www.lagash.com/ Lagash media production]
Category:2014 Iraqi television series debuts
Category:Iraqi comedy television series