Zahid Ali

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Zahid Ali (born June 30, 1977) is a Norwegian stand-up comedian. He is known for his participation in the TV2 show "Rikets Røst" which is hosted by Otto Jespersen. After the publicity this show resulted in, he has become a popular stand-up.

December 2006, Ali, of Pakistani descent, appeared in the series Jul i Tøyengata on Norwegian channel TVNorge, playing the lead role as shoe repairman Ali. The series was a daily Christmas calendar-type series, aired daily up until December 24. It was a spoof of an original children's Christmas series in Norway, Jul i Skomakergata. In 2007 he was convicted to 60 days in jail because of violent behaviour. He threw a glass in the face of another man. His ex-girlfriend Janne Rønningen also accused him of being violent and aggressive towards her.[1]When hhis sentence was done he bought 150 kebabs for his fellow prisoners. He also stayed in the same cell as multi-millionaire Kjell Inge Røkke.

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  1. ^ (Norwegian) Ola E. Stenberg & Alexander Nyhagen. "60 dager i fengsel for Zahid Ali", Verdens Gang, 2007-06-20. Retrieved on 2008-02-29. 

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