Finger puppets targeting the situation in Syria and the Assad regime with witty dark humour, that’s ‘Top Goon: Diaries of a Little Dictator’. The Syrian group of artists ‘Masasit Mati’ created this web-based series that uses comedy and satire to lampoon President Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian regime’s response to the popular uprising in the country. The series of 6-minute shows first aired on YouTube in November 2011 and quickly became a hit, both in Syria and the rest of the world.
The power of Top Goon is in the combination of dark humour and sharp words, something not accepted in ‘real’ life in Syria. The artists perform a courageous and dangerous job by creating the series.Lees verder