Career
The programme was credited to Abou Salim and his troupe (أبو سليم وفرقته) and included othjer memorable characters like "Fehmen" played by Mahmoud Mabsout and "Asaad" played by Abdallah Homsi and "Shukri Shukrallah" played by Salah Sobh and "Zaghloul" played by Fouad Hassan amongst others After a very long run, the programme Abou Salim was stopped in 1975 with the eruption of the Lebanese Civil War. The programme was restored in the 1990s on Lebanese television
And in 2000, Dubai television also produced a series of episodes with the same characters entitled Abou Salim 2000.
Besides Abou Salim, Salah Tizani appeared in a number of other comedic programmes. He also appeared in stage acts by the Rahbani Brothers and Lebanese diva Fairuz and on the wide screen in the long features Safarbarlek and Abou Salim in Africa.
He also recorded a number of comedic songs released on vinyl.
