# Event Details - **Event Name**: Sammy Obeid: Born for Birmingham! - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 17 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Mon, 17 Aug, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Comedian Sammy Obeid (Netflix, Conan) performs LIVE in Birmingham, UK ! Monday, Aug 17, at Midlands Arts Centre (Main Theatre), 6:30pm.About this Event?? Comedy powerhouse Sammy Obeid is bringing his wildly clever, laugh-out-loud WIT SUPREMACY Tour to Birmingham!??Filled with razor-sharp cultural observations, lightning-fast crowd connection, and brilliantly crafted storytelling, Sammy delivers the kind of stand-up that keeps you laughing long after the mic drops! Smart, fearless, and wildly entertaining, Born for Birmingham promises a night where the laughs hit hard and the punchlines hit harder.Bring your people, take your seats, and be part of a night where world-class comedy meets Birmingham at full volume.Doors 6:00 pm | Show 6:30 pmLebanese-Palestinian American, born in Oakland California, Sammy Obeid, double majored in Business and Mathematics at UC Berkeley and then turned down a job at Google to be a comedian. Now the host of 100 Humans on Netflix, he’s also appeared on NBC's Last Comic Standing and America's Got Talent, as well as TBS’s Conan, and is best known for his world record of performing comedy 1,001 nights in a row, a story featured in both Time Magazine and The New York Times.Filming Notice: This event is being recorded. By entering, you consent to being filmed and photographed. Your image and voice may be used in future broadcasts and marketing.IMPORTANT: This performance will be in English. If you have any trouble purchasing tickets or don't have a PayPal account, please reach out to us by using the "contact organizer" feature. We're happy to send a secure invoice so you can pay by card, no PayPal account needed.Late Arrival Policy: We recommend arriving before or promptly when doors open to allow enough time to check in and be seated before the show begins. Seating in your purchased seating category is guaranteed only until 15 minutes after the scheduled show start time. After that time, guests who have not yet arrived may be seated in the best available remaining seats, and we cannot guarantee seating within the original purchased category. Refunds will not be issued due to late arrival or changes in seating resulting from late arrival. https://youtu.be/cbdR-TctpEw?si=RppoC7cCr4z_uFHz - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/birmingham/sammy-obeid-born-for-birmingham/100001990061332015 - **Event Categories**: comedy, entertainment, performances, art, theatre, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - door_time: 2026-08-17T17:00:00Z - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Midlands Arts Centre - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 29.47, max: 70.11, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Birmingham - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Midlands Arts Centre - **lat**: 52.4528617 - **long**: -1.9037082 - **full address**: Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Sammy Obeid: Born for Birmingham! - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/ae7ba4d5480af9bde3f1821424a2c97daa31599476604364a28de06ccc486821-rimg-w1200-h1680-dc081119-gmir.jpg?v=1780722184 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Sammy Obeid: Born for Birmingham! being held? - **A:** Sammy Obeid: Born for Birmingham! takes place on Mon, 17 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Mon, 17 Aug, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Sammy Obeid: Born for Birmingham!? - **A:** Sammy Obeid: Born for Birmingham! is organized by Sammy Obeid. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Sammy Obeid: Born for Birmingham! is ideal for comedy fans, stand-up enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a dedicated session of curated laughs, professional acts, and sharp wit from seasoned performers. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Birmingham, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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It began on December 26th, 2010, and concluded on September 21st, 2013– four days after an appearance on TBS’s Conan. Breaking the old world record on Day 731, Sammy set the new one at 1,001 Arabian Nights of Comedy.Over the course of the streak, he appeared on NBC’s America’s Got Talent and advanced to the Las Vegas round, and became the first comedian to perform on The Food Network in Throwdown with Bobby Flay. Splitsider conducted an extensive interview with him entering the home stretch. LA Weekly praised Sammy’s “sheer force of will” in performance and lifestyle, and LA Mag recommended his show highly. He was profiled in TIME Magazine, followed soon after by an article in the New York Times. Published on his final day, it describes his material as “full of wordplay” and “clever misdirection.”Chunks of his streak were spent as youngest member of both the CoExist Comedy and Axis of Evil: New Generation national tours. 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