Fahad Albutairi never expected a career in broadcast or comedy, and he certainly didn’t expect to emerge as a YouTube star known to millions. Albutairi is the co-founder and star of the La Yekthar Show, a small cadre of YouTube shows shot in Saudi Arabia that have become wildly popular in the last year. His videos are viewed by millions of Saudis each week, many of whom watch for its mixture of humor and political satire. His fame has amassed so quickly, in fact, that he’s still working his original day job as a geologist for a government-owned oil company.
