World Cup fever inspires Viu’s comedy original “Wahid:Wahid”

Video-on-demand service Viu has announced its third original for the region, Wahid:Wahid, a satirical show about the upcoming FIFA World Cup championship.

The show highlights the nuances from the World Cup games in a comical way. The light-hearted ‘talk show’ targets everyone who watches football during the World Cup season, from hard-core fanatics to casual viewers, the release stated.

Viu has teamed up with comedians from Egypt and Saudi Arabia to host the show, as both the countries’ national teams have qualified for this year’s event in Russia. The show hosts are Ayman Wattar, the Egyptian comedian known for Ramadan Galak and Tickling Giants, and Shakir Al Sharif, a member of the Saudi Jeddah Comedy Club

Wahid:Wahid has 11 episodes and will be aired exclusively on Viu. Each episode is divided into five segment from a comical take on the news from the World Cup to song performances and real time social interactions to fan posts by the two hosts.

Commenting on the new programme, Wesam Kattan, Vice President Content & Brand Marketing, Vuclip MENA, said: “There is much excitement for the FIFA World Cup in the Middle East, and shows discussing and dissecting the game is very common for football fanatics. At Viu, we wanted to create something different to resonate with a wider target audience including the seasonal football watchers, which led us to Wahid:Wahid where in the hosts will be interacting with our fans real-time during the show”

He continued, “Egypt and Saudi Arabia not only are qualified for this year’s World Cup in Russia, they will also actually be playing against each other! Bringing together these two countries on our platform was our next natural step.”