Ali Badshah
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| Birth name | Syed Ali Mehdi Rizvi Badshah |
| 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
| 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 | |
| 2012 | Moon Point | Mukhtar | |
| 2013 | Arranged | Sunny | Lead |
| 2017 | The Breadwinner | Nurullah | Voice role, lead |
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Series | 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 | 3 episodes, lead | |
| 2009 | We're Experiencing Technical Difficulties | 5 episodes, recurring role | |
| 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, Greg the Gecko, Marty the Lemur | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | I, Martin Short, Goes Home | Rap referee | TV movie |
| 2013 | Unchain My Heart | Ali | Pilot episode, lead |
| 2014 | Heaven Must Be Boring | Abi | Pilot episode, lead |
| 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
- 1 2 Keung, Nicholas (4 January 2009). "New wave of minority comedians gets attention". Toronto Star.
- ↑ DeMara, Bruce (21 May 2009). "Standing up for who they are". Toronto Star.
- ↑ Keung, Nicholas (21 October 2008). "Accent comedy show preserves its cultural richness". Toronto Star.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Robinson (host), Kenny. "Nubian Disciples". Nubian Disciples. The Comedy Network.