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
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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 |
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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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