Timseh – “The Crocodile” – is called the “Moroccan Bob Marley” on the square. Hidden by pretty chants he humorously insults his audience. One of his specialties is to make cigarettes disappear.

Halqa “Msieh” (= Messiah) impersonates the Moroccan style of Stand-Up Comedy. By involving his audience he makes fun of topical issues and events and he mimics celebrities.

“Arab vs Berber”. In this Halqa prejudices are exploited and acted out. One of the two protagonists plays the Arab, the other the Berber. The audience respectively supports one, while the other faces humiliation. To free him from this situation, the audience has to ransom him with money. The table is turned and the game begins again.

Many of the famous Halqas only continue to exist in the memories of the Marrakchi. With the death of a Halaiqi, the Halqa dies, too. One of them is Moulay Hmar, the Halqa of the Donkey who could perform tricks. He could smoke cigarettes, feign death and do karate.

Recently the Halqa of the Donkey was resurrected. The new Moulay Hamar teaches the donkey the same tricks as his predecessor.