TV series

Ismail Yassine (The Man with the Funny Laugh)

2009 · 1 season

A warm, nostalgic showbiz biography that moves gently through a performer's rise, mixing light comedy with the bittersweet cost of fame.

Overview: The series chronicles the life of the iconic artist Ismail Yassine who started his career as a singer in Suez, and his long journey until he became the top comedian in the 1950s.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, light and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, art, identity, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
art
identity
family
celebrity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild