Fahad Albutairi is the first Saudi stand-up comedian to appear on stage professionally and is an actor and a recent YouTube personality. Since his first public performance in October 2, 2008, in Manama, Bahrain, he has shared the stage with many well-known stand-up comedians such as Gabriel Iglesias and Eddie Griffin. Albutairi is also one of the founders of Saudi's "New Media" movement using YouTube as his main distribution platform. Along