Palestinian-American comedian Mo Amer will host of the next season of the televised debate series Doha Debates.
The series is an entertaining, educational tool funded by the non-profit Qatar Foundation.
Filmed in front of a live studio audience in Qatar’s Education City, each episode of the Doha Debates show will feature a monologue by Amer followed by discussions of timely events and global issues with celebrities and expert guests.
To produce the new season, Doha Debates has joined forces with Film 45, with Emmy-winning “Oprah Winfrey Show” producer Katy Davis serving as the Doha Debates showrunner and executive producer.
Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.
“Mo,” which will be returning to Netflix for a second season, is considered a cultural milestone for centering its narrative around his experience as a Palestinian refugee in Texas. The show has a large audience in the Arab world besides being popular in the U.
The series is an entertaining, educational tool funded by the non-profit Qatar Foundation.
Filmed in front of a live studio audience in Qatar’s Education City, each episode of the Doha Debates show will feature a monologue by Amer followed by discussions of timely events and global issues with celebrities and expert guests.
To produce the new season, Doha Debates has joined forces with Film 45, with Emmy-winning “Oprah Winfrey Show” producer Katy Davis serving as the Doha Debates showrunner and executive producer.
Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.
“Mo,” which will be returning to Netflix for a second season, is considered a cultural milestone for centering its narrative around his experience as a Palestinian refugee in Texas. The show has a large audience in the Arab world besides being popular in the U.
- 1/18/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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- 9/1/2020
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Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Prods. and ABC have teamed for a primetime special to chronicle the talk show host's five-year journey of building a school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa.
The one-hour special, Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, also will feature the stories of some of the girls who study at the Academy. Winfrey will host the program, which will air at 10 p.m. on Feb. 26, the final Monday of the February sweep. She also will executive produce with Katy Davis.
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy -- a 28-building campus boasting computer and science laboratories, a library, a theater and a wellness center -- opened in January with a ceremony attended by former South African president Nelson Mandela and such celebrities as Tina Turner, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Sidney Poitier, Chris Tucker and Spike Lee.
The $40 million school in the small town of Henley-on-Klip, south of Johannesburg, accommodates 152 girls from poor families selected for their strong academic and leadership potential.
The one-hour special, Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, also will feature the stories of some of the girls who study at the Academy. Winfrey will host the program, which will air at 10 p.m. on Feb. 26, the final Monday of the February sweep. She also will executive produce with Katy Davis.
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy -- a 28-building campus boasting computer and science laboratories, a library, a theater and a wellness center -- opened in January with a ceremony attended by former South African president Nelson Mandela and such celebrities as Tina Turner, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Sidney Poitier, Chris Tucker and Spike Lee.
The $40 million school in the small town of Henley-on-Klip, south of Johannesburg, accommodates 152 girls from poor families selected for their strong academic and leadership potential.
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