Imran Yusuf

Imran Yusuf
Imran Yusuf
Born	26 November 1979 (age 44); Mombasa, Kenya
Medium	Stand-up, Television
Nationality	British
Years active	2003–present
Genres	Observational comedy
Subject(s)	Racism, Relationships, Islamophobia
Website	www.imranyusuf.com

Imran Yusuf (

Konkani Muslim

descent, who has appeared on various British radio and TV comedy shows.

Early life and career

Yusuf was born in

Konkani Muslim origin, and grew up in London. His family became refugees following the expulsion of Asians from Uganda by Idi Amin

in 1972.

He initially worked in the

Championship Manager

.

Comedy career

Imran Yusuf first performed in 2000 at a comedy show hosted by comedian

BBC Radio 7's satirical news comments The Now Show on Boxing Day of that year. In February 2011, he appeared on BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz and also on BBC Two's How TV Ruined Your Life, together with Charlie Brooker. His UK tour An Audience with Imran Yusuf started in February 2011 as well at London's Soho Theatre. Later that year, he made a debut on Arthur Smith's Balham Bash on BBC Radio 4

.

In 2011, BBC America Yusuf's stand-up was a part of Funny As Hell,^[6] a stand-up series presenting British comedy in the United States. Also in 2011, Yusuf performed with a show called Bring The Thunder at the Edinburgh Fringe.^[7]^[8] In 2012, The Imran Yusuf Show was broadcast on the BBC. In 2015, Yusuf starred as Ed in the series Fried; two years later, he appeared as Sid in the romantic comedy film Finding Fatimah.^[9]