Shahak Shapira is an Israeli-German comedian with Arab roots performing stand-up in English. It’s a mess.

With origins stretching from Baghdad to Vienna, Shahak is a walking container for some of the planet’s most problematic identities, navigating a world that seems very invested in deciding who he is.

Sounds like a downer, but even life’s most depressing stories can make for great comedy if you end them with a punchline. In Selective Identity, Shahak searches for those punchlines in roots, heartbreak, war, racism, depression, never fitting in, the search for a home, and many other light-hearted topics - with a success rate of about 80%.

Content note: This show touches on mental health and includes references to suicidal thoughts.

CAN'T AFFORD A TICKET?
E-Mail me at tickets@shahak.net and we'll figure it out. I know what it's like to be broke and want my shows to be accessible to anyone.

🎤 WHO AM I?
Hey, I'm Shahak Shapira, an Israeli comedian in Germany, which is, already, just wrong on so many levels. My comedy show on German TV got canceled so fast, most people didn’t even know I had one. I recorded a stand up special for Comedy Central, which would have been awesome, but it was Comedy Central Germany, so yeah, not great. My TED-Talk about how to go viral has about 30,000 views which is as sad as it is ironic. And as if all of that is not tragic enough - I'm also a DJ.

↩️ REFUND POLICY
Usually, tickets for shows and concerts are non-refundable, but I'm cool, so you can get a full refund up to 14 days before the show. Please understand that I can't offer any refund after that, it takes a bit of financial security to be able to do these shows.