Ali Badshah

Ali Badshah
Born Syed Ali Mehdi Rizvi Badshah
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
2005The Verdict of BillBillLead
2005RecklessPaulLead
2009Finding ODOBobbiLead
2012Aladdin and the Death LampAbdel
2012Moon PointMukhtar
2013ArrangedSunnyLead
2017The BreadwinnerNurullahVoice role
Television
Year Series Role Notes
2006Nubian DisciplesHimself1 episode
2006–2009Video on TrialHimself10 episodes
2007Second City's Next Comedy LegendHimself7 episodes
2007Billable HoursComputer tech1 episode
2008Street EatsSeries host13 episodes
2008Winnipeg Comedy FestivalHimself1 episode
2008Bloody Immigrants3 episodes, lead
2009We're Experiencing Technical Difficulties5 episodes, recurring role
2010Halifax Comedy FestivalHimself5 episodes
2010We Ain't TerroristsHimselfTV special
2011The ListenerEightball1 episode
2011Comedy Now!Himself1 episode
2012The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!Timmy Tippy Toes, Greg the Gecko, Marty the Lemur3 episodes
2012I, Martin Short, Goes HomeRap refereeTV movie
2013Unchain My HeartAliPilot episode, lead
2014Heaven Must Be BoringAbiPilot episode, lead
2014Too Much InformationHimself6 episodes
2015Max and ShredSubstitute Teacher1 episode
2016BetweenJeremy1 episode
2016Kim's ConvenienceTerry1 episode
2016Odd SquadCaptain Butterbeard1 episode
Radio
Year Show Role Notes
2007–2010AfghanadaVarious26 episodes
2009–2010The DebatersHimself3 episodes
2010Laugh Out LoudSeries host20 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 Keung, Nicholas (4 January 2009). "New wave of minority comedians gets attention". Toronto Star.
  2. ↑ DeMara, Bruce (21 May 2009). "Standing up for who they are". Toronto Star.
  3. ↑ Keung, Nicholas (21 October 2008). "Accent comedy show preserves its cultural richness". Toronto Star.
  4. ↑ "CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival". CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival. CBC.
  5. ↑ "Ali Rizvi Badshah". Comedy Now!. 2011. CTV.
  6. ↑ "We Ain't Terrorists". We Ain't Terrorists. 2011. ABC2.
  7. ↑ MacDonald, Jim (2 July 2008). "Bloody Immigrants land at CBC". Playback.
  8. ↑ Robinson (host), Kenny. "Nubian Disciples". Nubian Disciples. The Comedy Network.


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