The Netflix Translation of Humour from the Egyptian Vernacular Dialect into MSA: the Case of “el-Limby” and “Illy Baly Balak” Films

Humour is the infallible and never-outdated medium for creating intimacy collective understanding among peoples of versatile interests and, sometimes, conflicting attitudes. It moment catching humorous effect that counts. creation not easy because factors would trigger laughter vary from one person to another. Creating humour on an international level demands distinguished abilities, as it hard accommodate all motivate diverse social brackets laugh at same time reason, due national, historical cultural factors. The hypothesis based upon assumption world societies speak language with dialect. Yet, situation gets complicated if translation problems techniques are considered, turns exigently complex when source dialect differs targeted audience. However, latter case has never been a problem Egyptian drama, entire Middle Eastern can transcend barrier. Notably, vernacular dialects in East region fundamentally extent they are, incomprehensible altogether. Recently, along growing hegemony online streaming forums well their attempt globalise streamed content attract more subscribers, active process subtitling dubbing initiated. In process, translation, came fore. article discusses Netflix intralingual subtitling/dubbing comedies into MSA reference famous hilariously comic films “el-Limby” (2002)[20] “Illy Baly Balak [You-Know-Who]” (2003)[21] starred by actor Mohamed S’ad. also seeks underline influence subtitled/dubbed region.