Nabil Abdul Rashid

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Nabil Abdul Rashid
Born (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987
North London, England
Medium Stand-up, Television
Nationality British
Years active 2008–present
Genres Observational comedy,
Satire, Sketch comedy,
Improvisational comedy
Subject(s) Racism, Islamophobia, Fascism, Islamic humour, Culture, Society, Gang culture, Stereotypes,
Human interaction
Influences Woody Allen, Chris Rock,
Dave Chappelle, Richard Pryor

Mohamed Nasir Nabil Abdul Rashid ibn Suleman Obineche (born 3 September 1987) is an English comedian of Nigerian descent.

Early life

Abdul Rashid was born in North London, England[1][2] to a medical doctor father and a politician/businesswoman mother.[3]

During the 1940-1950s, Rashid’s father studied medicine in Soviet Union (now Russia), whilst the Soviets were training African doctors. His father married his first wife, an Afghan woman, during the Russo-Afghan War war. His father then moved to England and opened up a hospital. He then moved back to Nigeria, where he met Rashid’s mother.[4]

After moving back to England, in 1990,[5] Abdul Rashid and his family moved to Kaduna,[6] Northern Nigeria he to traveled around the world at young age and had a private school education. He attended Essence International School.

In 2006,[1][7] he moved to back to England[3] to live in South Croydon, Surrey.[1][8]

Career

In 2010, aged 22, Abdul Rashid has become the youngest black comedian to perform stand up at the Hammersmith Apollo.[1] He entered the ‘Which Religion Is Funniest?’ competition. After reaching the Top 10 spot, he was crowned joint winner of the national competition, judged by David Baddiel and Omid Djalili,[9] and he was chosen to perform at the premiere of the film The Infidel.[3] He has performed at Comedy Cafe, Comedy Store, Jongleurs and Choice FM Comedy Club.[3]

From 2009 to 2010,[5] Abdul Rashid wrote, acted and directed on The Show Sho Show,[3] which aired on Channel AKA.[2][7] He has written for comedians on panel shows[5] and worked on a sketch show with the producers of Little Miss Jocelyn and 3 Non-Blondes.[3]

Abdul Rashid has toured with his religious comedy show entitled “Don’t Panic, I’m Islamic!”[9] In July 2011, he toured four UK cities[10] in the Peace Youth and Community Trust’s (PYCT) first Muslim Comedy Tour, alongside Jeff Mirza, Humza Arshad and Prince Abdi.[11][12][13] In November 2011, he took his “Asia vs. Africa Comedy Clash” show to ten cities around the United Kingdom. In May 2012, he spent two weeks using theatre to educate children in Malawi on HIV.[14]

Abdul Rashid delivers a comedy workshop[9] encouraging inner-city children to use comedy as an alternative form of expression children at schools across London.[14] He is currently studying BA Drama and Applied Theatre at St. Mary's University College in Twickenham.[14][15]

In January 2013, Abdul Rashid co-founded Norbury Comedy Club with Ola Gbaja. A show is due to take place every Sunday in partnership with Baba Foundation restaurant.[16][17][18]

In April 2013, Abdul Rashid appeared on Channel 4’s 4thought.tv.[19]

Comedy style

Abdul Rashid switches from surreal to satirical in his dichotomy of being a middle-class educated man yet simultaneously a street-smart urban youth while avoiding clichés when dealing with topics such as being a black Muslim in South London. He switches accent and languages, speaking French, Patois, Urdu and Somali and Chaucer and blends them into his material.[3]

Views

In August 2011, Abdul Rashid responded on YouTube[6] to David Starkey’s comments on the BBC’s Newsnight programme, made during a discussion about the England riots, claiming that “the whites have become black,” and that “a particular sort of violent, destructive, nihilistic, gangster culture has become the fashion.”[20] Abdul Rahid responded with a historically realistic response.[21]

In May 2013, Abdul Rashid responded on YouTube to the murder of Lee Rigby in Woolwich on 22 May 2013, outlining the media double standards and far-right wing groups using the circumstances as propaganda to justify their own views.[22]

Personal life

Abdul Rashid suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.[14][15] He also campaigns for fighting against knife and gun crime.[5][8]

In September 2011, Abdul Rahid got married. His wife is British Pakistani-Punjabi.[23]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Nabil Abdulrashid at the hammersmith apollo (premier of "the infidel)". halfhausaman. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nabil Abdulrashid wins comedy store gong show (king gong) part1". halfhausaman. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Nabil Abdulrashid". comedy cv. Retrieved 1 January 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Nabil Abdulrashid at the brighton Komedia". halfhausaman. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "The C.O.W.S. w Nabil Abdul Rashid". The C.O.W.S. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2013. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Nabil Abdul Rashid (Comedian) speaks on London Riots - Voices of the Youth". Upshot TV. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2013. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Nabil Abdul Rashid - Comedy set". Upshot TV. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2013. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Nabil Abdulrashid - Freestyler". Film London Microwave. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2013. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Watch This Face - Nabil Abdul-Rashid". Emel. June 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2013. 
  10. ↑ "British Muslim Comedy Tour In Your City, "Innit Bruv"". Muslimness. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2013. 
  11. ↑ Dakin, Melanie (14 July 2011). "Humza Arshad and Jeff Mirza head up charity comedy tour". Croydon: Croydon Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  12. ↑ Dakin, Melanie (14 July 2011). "Humza Arshad and Jeff Mirza head up charity comedy tour". Watford: Watford Observer. Retrieved 1 February 2013. 
  13. ↑ Dakin, Melanie (14 July 2011). "Humza Arshad and Jeff Mirza head up charity comedy tour". Harrow: Harrow Times. Retrieved 1 March 2013. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "Nabil Abdulrashid". Rising Star 2011. 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2013. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Rare Rising Stars 2011 - Nabil Abdulrashid - 6th place". Rare London. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Pair of Jokers open Norbury Comedy Club". Your Local Guardian. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013. 
  17. ↑ "Pair of Jokers open Norbury Comedy Club". This Is Local London. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013. 
  18. ↑ "Pair of Jokers open Norbury Comedy Club". Epsom: Epsom Guardian. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013. 
  19. ↑ "Is your faith holding you back?". 4.Thought TV. Channel 4. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013. 
  20. ↑ Starkey, David (19 August 2011). "UK riots: It’s not about criminality and cuts, it’s about culture... and this is only the beginning". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 January 2013. 
  21. ↑ "Nabil Abdul Rashid Responds to David Starkey Whites Have become Black". NME. Retrieved 1 January 2013. 
  22. ↑ "Woolwich Attack Response - Nabil Goes In". Upshot TV. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013. 
  23. ↑ "Nabil Abdul Rashid - The University of Northampton ISOC - November 2012". ISOC Northampton. November 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013. 

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