Ali Badshah
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| Ali Badshah | |
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| Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Ali Badshah (full name Syed Ali Mehdi Rizvi Badshah) is a Canadian actor, writer, producer, director and comedian. Badshah, an observational comedian whose work often draws on his experiences growing up in and around Toronto,[2][3] has also written and performed for Video on Trial and was an associate producer for MuchMusic.[1] He has written and starred in five televised comedy specials for CBC,[4] CTV,[5] The Comedy Network, MTV and ABC2 Australia.[6] Badshah created, executive produced, wrote, and starred in CBC’s first web comedy series Bloody Immigrants.[7] An alumnus of both The Second City and Yuk Yuk's, he was on the front page of the Toronto Star as one of the Top Ten People in the country – the only actor/comedian to ever appear on their list – and was featured on the Comedy Network's 'Nubian Disciples Special', with Russell Peters and Dave Chappelle, as part of the “next generation of great Canadian comics.”[8]
Filmography
Television and digital
| Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
| 2005 | The Verdict of Bill | Bill | Lead | |
| 2005 | Reckless | Paul | Lead | |
| 2009 | Finding ODO | Bobbi | Lead | |
| 2012 | Aladdin and the Death Lamp | Abdel | Principal | |
| 2012 | Moon Point | Mukhtar | Principal | |
| 2013 | Arranged | Sunny | Lead | |
| 2017 | The Breadwinner | Nurullah | Lead | |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nubian Disciples | Himself | 1 Episode |
| 2006 - 2009 | Video on Trial | Himself | 10 Episodes |
| 2007 | Second City's Next Comedy Legend | Himself | 7 Episodes |
| 2007 | Billable Hours | Computer Tech | 1 Episode |
| 2008 | Street Eats | Series Host | 13 Episodes |
| 2008 | Winnipeg Comedy Festival | Himself | 1 Episode |
| 2008 | Bloody Immigrants | Series Lead | 3 Episodes |
| 2009 | We're Experiencing Technical Difficulties | Recurring | 5 Episodes |
| 2010 | Halifax Comedy Festival | Himself | 5 Episodes |
| 2010 | We Ain't Terrorists | Himself | TV Special |
| 2011 | The Listener | Eightball | 1 Episode |
| 2011 | Comedy Now! | Himself | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | Timmy Tippy Toes | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | Greg the Gecko | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | Marty the Lemur | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | I, Martin Short, Goes Home | Rap Referee | TV Movie |
| 2013 | Unchain My Heart | Ali | Series Lead (Pilot Episode) |
| 2014 | Heaven Must Be Boring | Abi | Series Lead (Pilot Episode) |
| 2014 | Too Much Information | Himself | 6 Episodes |
Radio
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 - 2010 | Afghanada | Various | 26 Episodes |
| 2009 - 2010 | The Debaters | Himself | 3 Episodes |
| 2010 | Laugh Out Loud | Series Host | 20 Episodes |
References
- ^ a b Keung, Nicholas (4 January 2009). "New wave of minority comedians gets attention". Toronto Star.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ DeMara, Bruce (21 May 2009). "Standing up for who they are". Toronto Star.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Keung, Nicholas (21 October 2008). "Accent comedy show preserves its cultural richness". Toronto Star.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival". CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival. CBC.
- ^ "Ali Rizvi Badshah". Comedy Now!. 2011. CTV.
- ^ "We Ain't Terrorists". We Ain't Terrorists. 2011. ABC2.
- ^ MacDonald, Jim (2 July 2008). "Bloody Immigrants land at CBC". Playback.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Robinson (host), Kenny. "Nubian Disciples". Nubian Disciples. The Comedy Network.
External links
- Ali Badshah at IMDb
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