A Qatari comedian who grew up in Ireland has emerged as a star of the World Cup by entertaining thousands of supporters at Doha's fan zones.
Hamad Al-Amari spent much of his early life in Goatstown, Co Dublin, before resettling in Qatar’s capital Doha as a banker.
But Hamad ditched the pressure of finance for the world of comedy and was FIFA appointed the stand-up comic to his funny man role at the World Cup.
