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Ahir Shah
BornLondon, England
MediumStand-up
GenresPolitical comedy
Websiteahirshah.com

Ahir Shah is a British comedian. He was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award[1] at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017 and 2018, and was a finalist in the 2008 So You Think You're Funny? competition for new acts.[2] He has been called "one of his generation's most eloquent comic voices".[3]

Early life

Shah was born and raised in London.[4] His parents are originally from India.[5] Shah's mother is a state primary school teacher.[6] His grandmother, who had been living with the family in the UK, was deported to India when Shah was five years old.[7]

He attended Preston Manor comprehensive school in Wembley[8][9] and went on to the University of Cambridge. He graduated in 2012 with a degree in Politics, Psychology and Sociology (PPS) from Clare College.[10]

Career

When he was 15, Shah started doing comedy at open mic nights. His father had encouraged him to try different extracurricular activities, and stand-up comedy "struck a passion".[6] He performed all through his school and university years, taking his debut show Astrology to Edinburgh in 2011.[11]

In 2019 he toured the UK with his show Dots.[12] His previous shows are Astrology (2011), Anatomy (2013),[13] Texture (2014),[14] Distant (2015),[15] Machines (2016),[16] Control (2017),[17] and Duffer (2018).[7][18]

Shah is a writer and performer on BBC Two's satirical news show The Mash Report.[19] He has appeared on TV panel shows including Frankie Boyle's New World Order, Have I Got News For You, on BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz and has performed on Live at The Apollo. His acting credits include roles in Campus, Brotherhood, and Catastrophe.[6][20]

In December 2019, it was announced that Shah would be joining fellow comedian Suzi Ruffell on her new radio panel show entitled Explicable Me on BBC Radio 2.[21][22]

Personal life

Shah has suffered from depression, and has discussed coming off medication for it during his stand up routine.[23] He has spoken about his reluctance to be a "nodding dog" (an unthinking advocate) for white guilt in relation to European colonialism.[24]

During the November 2015 Paris attacks, Shah was performing at Le Paname Art Café in the Rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi, only a few doors down from the Café Bonne Biere that was one of the attack sites.[6] The experience formed part of Shah's 2016 show Machines.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Record NINE nominees for Edinburgh comedy award". Chortle. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Ahir Shah, comedian". Chortle. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. ^ Saunders, Tristram Fane (17 August 2017). "One of his generation's most eloquent comic voices – Ahir Shah: Control, Edinburgh Fringe, review". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. ^ Hogan, Michael; Jones, Ralph (22 July 2018). "All the fun of the fringe: the best comedy to see in Edinburgh, part one". The Guardian. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Ahir Shah : New Order". Beat Magazine. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "RHLSTP 249 - Ahir Shah". www.rhlstp.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Ahir Shah: Duffer review".
  8. ^ Raffray, Nathalie. "Former students return to Wembley school for WOW talk event". Kilburn Times. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Standing up to the crunch". getwestlondon. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Spotlight on: Ahir Shah — Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS)". www.polis.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  11. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Ahir Shah - Edinburgh Fringe 2011". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  12. ^ Logan, Brian (6 August 2019). "Ahir Shah: Dots review – humour and poetry in existential angst". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  13. ^ Brown, Rivkah. "Theatre: Ahir Shah: Anatomy". Varsity Online. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Ahir Shah – Texture (Ahir Shah) | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh". Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Ahir Shah: Distant: 5 star review by Jake A Ellamen". broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Ahir Shah: Machines". Edinburgh Festival. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  17. ^ Laing, Morgan (9 August 2017). "Ahir Shah: Control". Edinburgh Festivals Magazine. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Ahir Shah". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  19. ^ Richman, Darren (16 February 2018). "We shadowed a weekly satire show to find out how they work". The Independent. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Ahir Shah". IMDb. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Explicable Me - Radio 2 Panel Show". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  22. ^ Bennett, Steve. "Radio 2 show for Suzi Ruffell and Ahir Shah : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  23. ^ "Ahir Shah: Duffer review, Edinburgh Fringe: a blazing talent firing on all cylinders". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  24. ^ "Ahir Shah: Dots, Soho Theatre, review: a captivating, energising hour". The Telegraph. 18 September 2019.
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