Babak Ghassim

Babak Ghassim (born June 7, 1983 in Tehran ) is a writer and co-founder, creative director and author of the stand-up comedy ensemble RebellComedy .

life and career

The son of Iranian parents grew up in Aachen . After graduating from high school, he studied literature in Heidelberg and Cologne . Babak Ghassim worked on various art projects, wrote scripts for two feature films and directed. With Usama Elyas he founded “ RebellComedy ” in 2006 because they couldn't identify with any existing comedy format in Germany. He himself is on stage with poetry slams and readings.

In 2017 he founded the literature and culture platform www.keschmesch.de. “Behind Us My Land” by Babak Ghassim and Usama Elyas is the best-known media poem in Germany in recent years after Jan Böhmermann's humiliating poem about the Turkish President Erdoğan. Ghassim is currently writing his first novel. He gives workshops on creative writing.

Publications

Behind us my country (poem)
Alchemy (poem)

TV appearances

Pufpaff's happy hour
Friendly takeover (ARD)
Regular appearances on TV with RebellComedy

series

2014: RebellComedy, Season 1 ( WDR )
2016: RebellComedy, Season 2 (WDR)
2017: RebellComedy, Season 3 (WDR)
2019: RebellComedy, Season 4 (WDR)

Awards

Capital Prize for Integration and Tolerance , 2016 (since then member of the jury)

Web links

Commons : Babak Ghassim - collection of images, videos and audio files

Babak Ghassim in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Official website of RebellComedy

Individual evidence

^ Paul Middelhoff: Cabaret: "Rebel Comedy" conquers the country . May 26, 2012 ( welt.de [accessed May 15, 2019]).
↑ Babak Ghassim. Retrieved May 15, 2019 .
↑ "Rebel Comedy" -Komiker Babak Ghassim to jokes about immigrant background. August 4, 2016, accessed May 15, 2019 .
↑ "They talk to you like an idiot". September 26, 2016, accessed May 15, 2019 .
↑ Thilo Rösch: RebellComedy: Behind us my country . Ed .: ethics & teaching. No. 2 , 2018, p. 50 ff .
↑ Babak Ghassim. In: RebellComedy. Accessed May 15, 2019 (German).

personal data
SURNAME	Ghassim, Babak
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Iranian-German author and poetry slamer
DATE OF BIRTH	June 7, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tehran

[1] Paul Middelhoff: Cabaret: "Rebel Comedy" conquers the country . May 26, 2012 ( welt.de [accessed May 15, 2019]).

[2] Babak Ghassim. Retrieved May 15, 2019 .

[3] "Rebel Comedy" -Komiker Babak Ghassim to jokes about immigrant background. August 4, 2016, accessed May 15, 2019 .

[4] "They talk to you like an idiot". September 26, 2016, accessed May 15, 2019 .

[5] Thilo Rösch: RebellComedy: Behind us my country . Ed .: ethics & teaching. No. 2 , 2018, p. 50 ff .

[6] Babak Ghassim. In: RebellComedy. Accessed May 15, 2019 (German).