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

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