Beloved Moroccan Comedian Abderrahim Tounsi ’Abderraouf’ Laid to Rest at 86

It was in an atmosphere of emotion and sadness that the funeral of the comedian Abderrahim Tounsi, known as Abderraouf, took place after the Asr and funeral prayers. All those who came to accompany him on this last journey are unanimous: "Morocco has just lost a great figure in the art world." This is what the actor Jawad Sayeh declared to the press. For him, "Abderraouf was an artist with a big heart who inspired and made generations of Moroccans laugh. He initiated many artists and comedians in theatrical tours throughout the Kingdom," reports Al3omk.

While imploring the Most High to reward the deceased for his good deeds, he recalls with emotion the experience he had with this great figure through the comedy series "Ouf Ouf Abderraouf" alongside the late Mohamed Bastaoui and others. Same testimony from the artist Oujoud Boujemaa, better known as Ba-Azizi. He who was the friend of the deceased, he describes "an altruistic man who worked for the promotion of the Moroccan artistic scene". He emphasizes having lost an "irreplaceable" friend.

Abderraouf, that’s more than 60 years spent in the service of art and the training of several generations of comedians. He stood out from the other artists of his generation by "his clown style, his nasal voice, his red chechia, his colored jabador and seroual".

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