From Tehran to Reeperbahn - English Solo Special by Shahin Asmari

In the organizer's words:

About the Show:

Studying English at the university in Iran is an odd choice which can turn one into the black sheep of the family. Pursuing the same subject in Germany is another level of weirdness!

From Tehran to Reeperbahn is the first special by the Iranian comedian, Shahin Asmari, who tells his stories of how he decided to to move to Germany for higher eductaion and how Trump's travel ban for Iranians paved the way for him to plan a longer stay in Germany, becoming a comedian to keep his sanity in the depressing winters of north Germany.

The show focuses on how a person from a closed up country like Iran feels as an expat living at the heart of Europe, namely Germany, and how different yet the same the two countries are. The process of integration, learing the language, adopting the German culture and the blunders on daily basis are the stories which will make you laugh all through the night.

The show is well suited for expats living in Germany, and Germans who would like to delve into the mind of immigrants who face the dilemma of identity after getting citizenship, being neither fully German, nor the nationality they used to possess.

About the Comedian:

Shahin Asmari, a 90s kid born and raised in Iran from Soviet immigrants in Tehran, has been doing comedy for the past three years, both as comedian and host. He grew up in Tehran and studied English Literature for his bachelor, a decision everybody disagreed with, but he never regretted making. Being inspired by his friends who moved to Germany, he decided to take a detour on his American dream and do his master's in Germany, hoping to move to the US for his PHD. However, Trump becoming president of America, and Shahin learning the German language and integrating into the German society, he decided to stay in Germany and do comedy, because he thought if he could make the Germans laugh, he would be able to make everyone else laugh!