Founder · Knockout Media
Builder of stages. Founder of Knockout Media: the label and the infrastructure behind Lebanese stand-up and a new wave of homegrown music.
In 2017, Ramzi Hobeishy co-founded Knockout, Lebanon's first dedicated stand-up comedy agency, because the infrastructure for it simply did not exist. What began as an agency became a movement: recurring shows, a pipeline for new talent, and a home for a generation of Lebanese comedians.
Today, Knockout Media operates as a label, an umbrella for distinct imprints across comedy and music. From the stand-up roots of The Regulars to the Amapiano and Afrobeats of Afro-Bangaz and the bilingual fusion of El-Shar3i, the through-line is the same: find the voices, build the stage, and put them on the record.
Lebanon's first branded stand-up collective. Two seasons that proved a scene was possible.
Explore →Profiles and stories from the comedians and moments that built the scene.
Read →Obroni Yao's Amapiano and Afrobeats imprint: mixes, originals, and DJ sets.
Listen →The Legal. Arabic-and-English fusion, and songs made to order.
Enter →Bookings, partnerships, press, or talent. Reach out directly.
General & bookings: standup@knockoutlebanon.com
Direct: rhobeishy@gmail.com