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==Career==
==Career==
In 2010, Abdul Rashid has become the youngest black comedian to perform stand up at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]]. 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]],<ref name="emel">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.emel.com/article?id=73&a_id=2035|title=Watch This Face - Nabil Abdul-Rashid|location= |work= |publisher=''[[Emel (magazine)|Emel]]''|date=June 2010|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref> and he was chosen to perform at the premiere of the film [[The Infidel (2010 film)|The Infidel]].<ref name="comedycv"/> He has performed at Comedy Cafe, [[The Comedy Store (London)|Comedy Store]], [[Jongleurs]] and [[Choice FM]] Comedy Club.<ref name="comedycv">{{cite web |url=http://www.comedycv.co.uk/nabilabdulrashid/index.html|title=Nabil Abdulrashid|publisher=comedy cv|date= |accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref>
In 2010, aged 22, Abdul Rashid has become the youngest black comedian to perform stand up at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]].<ref name="infidel"/> 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]],<ref name="emel">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.emel.com/article?id=73&a_id=2035|title=Watch This Face - Nabil Abdul-Rashid|location= |work= |publisher=''[[Emel (magazine)|Emel]]''|date=June 2010|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref> and he was chosen to perform at the premiere of the film [[The Infidel (2010 film)|The Infidel]].<ref name="comedycv"/> He has performed at Comedy Cafe, [[The Comedy Store (London)|Comedy Store]], [[Jongleurs]] and [[Choice FM]] Comedy Club.<ref name="comedycv">{{cite web |url=http://www.comedycv.co.uk/nabilabdulrashid/index.html|title=Nabil Abdulrashid|publisher=comedy cv|date= |accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref>


From 2009 to 2010,<ref name="podbay"/> Abdul Rashid wrote, acted and directed on The Show Sho Show,<ref name="comedycv"/> which aired on [[Channel AKA]].<ref name="comedystore"/><ref name="upshottv"/> He has written for comedians on panel shows<ref name="podbay"/> and worked on a sketch show with the producers of [[Little Miss Jocelyn]] and [[3 Non-Blondes]].<ref name="comedycv"/>
From 2009 to 2010,<ref name="podbay"/> Abdul Rashid wrote, acted and directed on The Show Sho Show,<ref name="comedycv"/> which aired on [[Channel AKA]].<ref name="comedystore"/><ref name="upshottv"/> He has written for comedians on panel shows<ref name="podbay"/> and worked on a sketch show with the producers of [[Little Miss Jocelyn]] and [[3 Non-Blondes]].<ref name="comedycv"/>


Abdul Rashid has toured with his religious comedy show entitled “Don’t Panic, I’m Islamic!”<ref name="emel"/> In July 2011, he toured four UK cities<ref name="muslimness">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.muslimness.com/2011/07/british-muslim-comedy-tour-in-your-city.html|title=British Muslim Comedy Tour In Your City, "Innit Bruv"|location= |work= |publisher=''Muslimness''|date=20 July 2011|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref> along with other Muslim comedians; [[Jeff Mirza]], [[Humza Arshad]] and [[Prince Abdil]] on the Peace Youth and Community Trust (PYCT)’s “UK Muslim Comedy Tour 2011.”<ref name="croydonguardian">{{cite news |last=Dakin|first=Melanie|url=http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/archive/2011/07/14/theatrenews/9141269.Humza_Arshad_and_Jeff_Mirza_head_up_charity_comedy_tour/|title=Humza Arshad and Jeff Mirza head up charity comedy tour|location=Croydon|work= |publisher=''[[Croydon Guardian]]''|date=14 July 2011|accessdate=1 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="watfordobserver">{{cite news |last=Dakin|first=Melanie|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/theatre/cfutheatrenews/9141269.Humza_Arshad_and_Jeff_Mirza_head_up_charity_comedy_tour/?ref=twtrec|title=Humza Arshad and Jeff Mirza head up charity comedy tour|location=Watford|work= |publisher=''[[Watford Observer]]''|date=14 July 2011|accessdate=1 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="harrowtimes">{{cite news |last=Dakin|first=Melanie|url=http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/leisure/theatre/theatrenews/9141269.Humza_Arshad_and_Jeff_Mirza_head_up_charity_comedy_tour/|title=Humza Arshad and Jeff Mirza head up charity comedy tour|location=Harrow|work= |publisher=''Harrow Times''|date=14 July 2011|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name="rarerecruitment">{{cite web |url=http://www.rarerecruitment.co.uk/rarerisingstars/Nabil_Abdulrashid.php|title=Nabil Abdulrashid|publisher=Rising Star 2011|year=2011|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref>
Abdul Rashid has toured with his religious comedy show entitled “Don’t Panic, I’m Islamic!”<ref name="emel"/> In July 2011, he toured four UK cities<ref name="muslimness">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.muslimness.com/2011/07/british-muslim-comedy-tour-in-your-city.html|title=British Muslim Comedy Tour In Your City, "Innit Bruv"|location= |work= |publisher=''Muslimness''|date=20 July 2011|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref> in the Peace Youth and Community Trust’s (PYCT) first Muslim Comedy Tour, alongside [[Jeff Mirza]], [[Humza Arshad]] and [[Prince Abdi]].<ref name="croydonguardian">{{cite news |last=Dakin|first=Melanie|url=http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/archive/2011/07/14/theatrenews/9141269.Humza_Arshad_and_Jeff_Mirza_head_up_charity_comedy_tour/|title=Humza Arshad and Jeff Mirza head up charity comedy tour|location=Croydon|work= |publisher=''[[Croydon Guardian]]''|date=14 July 2011|accessdate=1 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="watfordobserver">{{cite news |last=Dakin|first=Melanie|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/leisure/theatre/cfutheatrenews/9141269.Humza_Arshad_and_Jeff_Mirza_head_up_charity_comedy_tour/?ref=twtrec|title=Humza Arshad and Jeff Mirza head up charity comedy tour|location=Watford|work= |publisher=''[[Watford Observer]]''|date=14 July 2011|accessdate=1 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="harrowtimes">{{cite news |last=Dakin|first=Melanie|url=http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/leisure/theatre/theatrenews/9141269.Humza_Arshad_and_Jeff_Mirza_head_up_charity_comedy_tour/|title=Humza Arshad and Jeff Mirza head up charity comedy tour|location=Harrow|work= |publisher=''Harrow Times''|date=14 July 2011|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name="rarerecruitment">{{cite web |url=http://www.rarerecruitment.co.uk/rarerisingstars/Nabil_Abdulrashid.php|title=Nabil Abdulrashid|publisher=Rising Star 2011|year=2011|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref>


Abdul Rashid delivers a comedy workshop<ref name="emel"/> encouraging inner-city children to use comedy as an alternative form of expression children at schools across London.<ref name="rarerecruitment"/> He is currently studying [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] [[Applied Drama|Drama]] and [[Applied theatre|Applied Theatre]] at [[St. Mary's University College (Twickenham)|St. Mary's University College]] in [[Twickenham]].<ref name="rarerecruitment"/><ref name="rarelondon">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=c4awf0M_Mrg#!|title=Rare Rising Stars 2011 - Nabil Abdulrashid - 6th place|publisher=Rare London|date=23 March 2012|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref>
Abdul Rashid delivers a comedy workshop<ref name="emel"/> encouraging inner-city children to use comedy as an alternative form of expression children at schools across London.<ref name="rarerecruitment"/> He is currently studying [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] [[Applied Drama|Drama]] and [[Applied theatre|Applied Theatre]] at [[St. Mary's University College (Twickenham)|St. Mary's University College]] in [[Twickenham]].<ref name="rarerecruitment"/><ref name="rarelondon">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=c4awf0M_Mrg#!|title=Rare Rising Stars 2011 - Nabil Abdulrashid - 6th place|publisher=Rare London|date=23 March 2012|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref>


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.<ref name="yourlocalguardian">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/leisure/freetime/10230983.Pair_of_Jokers_open_Norbury_Comedy_Club/|title=Pair of Jokers open Norbury Comedy Club|location= |work= |publisher=''Your Local Guardian''|date=15 February 2013|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="yourlocalguardian">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/leisure/freetime/10230983.Pair_of_Jokers_open_Norbury_Comedy_Club/|title=Pair of Jokers open Norbury Comedy Club|location= |work= |publisher=''This Is Local London''|date=15 February 2013|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="epsomguardian">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.epsomguardian.co.uk/leisure/comedy/10230983.Pair_of_Jokers_open_Norbury_Comedy_Club/|title=Pair of Jokers open Norbury Comedy Club|location=Epsom|work= |publisher=''Epsom Guardian''|date=15 February 2013|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref>
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.<ref name="yourlocalguardian">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/leisure/freetime/10230983.Pair_of_Jokers_open_Norbury_Comedy_Club/|title=Pair of Jokers open Norbury Comedy Club|location= |work= |publisher=''Your Local Guardian''|date=15 February 2013|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="thisislocallondon">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/leisure/comedy/10230983.Pair_of_Jokers_open_Norbury_Comedy_Club/|title=Pair of Jokers open Norbury Comedy Club|location= |work= |publisher=''This Is Local London''|date=15 February 2013|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="epsomguardian">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.epsomguardian.co.uk/leisure/comedy/10230983.Pair_of_Jokers_open_Norbury_Comedy_Club/|title=Pair of Jokers open Norbury Comedy Club|location=Epsom|work= |publisher=''Epsom Guardian''|date=15 February 2013|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref>

==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 whilst avoiding clichés when dealing with topics like 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.<ref name="comedycv"/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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In August 2011, Abdul Rashid responded on [[YouTube]]<ref name="upshottv2">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tacNkKjxPA|title="Whites Have become Black" : Nabil goes in |publisher=Upshot TV|date=15 August 2011|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref> to [[David Starkey]]’s comments on the [[BBC]]’s ''[[Newsnight]]'' programme, made during a discussion about the [[2011 England riots|England riots]], claiming that “the whites have become black,” and that “a particular sort of violent, destructive, nihilistic, gangster culture has become the fashion.”<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |last=Starkey|first=David|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8711621/UK-riots-Its-not-about-criminality-and-cuts-its-about-culture...-and-this-is-only-the-beginning.html|title=UK riots: It’s not about criminality and cuts, it’s about culture... and this is only the beginning|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''|date=19 August 2011|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref> Abdul Rahid responded with an intelligent, clever, insightful and historically realistic response.<ref name="nme">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/PadKjDdWEkI|title=Nabil Abdul Rashid Responds to David Starkey Whites Have become Black|location= |work= |publisher=''[[NME]]''|date= |accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref>
In August 2011, Abdul Rashid responded on [[YouTube]]<ref name="upshottv2">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tacNkKjxPA|title="Whites Have become Black" : Nabil goes in |publisher=Upshot TV|date=15 August 2011|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref> to [[David Starkey]]’s comments on the [[BBC]]’s ''[[Newsnight]]'' programme, made during a discussion about the [[2011 England riots|England riots]], claiming that “the whites have become black,” and that “a particular sort of violent, destructive, nihilistic, gangster culture has become the fashion.”<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |last=Starkey|first=David|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8711621/UK-riots-Its-not-about-criminality-and-cuts-its-about-culture...-and-this-is-only-the-beginning.html|title=UK riots: It’s not about criminality and cuts, it’s about culture... and this is only the beginning|location= |work= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''|date=19 August 2011|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref> Abdul Rahid responded with an intelligent, clever, insightful and historically realistic response.<ref name="nme">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/PadKjDdWEkI|title=Nabil Abdul Rashid Responds to David Starkey Whites Have become Black|location= |work= |publisher=''[[NME]]''|date= |accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref>


In September 2011, Abdul Rahid got married. His wife is [[British Pakistani]]-[[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] descent.<ref name="isoc">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGDiHYFLur8|title= Nabil Abdul Rashid - The University of Northampton ISOC - November 2012|publisher=ISOC Northampton|date=November 2012|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref>
In September 2011, Abdul Rahid got married. His wife is [[British Pakistani]]-[[Punjabi people|Punjabi]].<ref name="isoc">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGDiHYFLur8|title= Nabil Abdul Rashid - The University of Northampton ISOC - November 2012|publisher=ISOC Northampton|date=November 2012|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 00:05, 31 March 2013

Nabil Abdul Rashid
Born (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 (age 36)
Islamic humour, Culture, Society, Gang culture, Stereotypes,
Human interaction

Mohamed Nasir Nabil Abdul Rashid ibn Suleman Obineche (born 3 September 1987) is an

Nigerian
descent.

Early life

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

In 1990,

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

Career

In 2010, aged 22, Abdul Rashid has become the youngest black comedian to perform stand up at the

Choice FM Comedy Club.[3]

From 2009 to 2010,

Channel AKA.[2][6] He has written for comedians on panel shows[4] 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!”[8] In July 2011, he toured four UK cities[9] in the Peace Youth and Community Trust’s (PYCT) first Muslim Comedy Tour, alongside Jeff Mirza, Humza Arshad and Prince Abdi.[10][11][12] 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.[13]

Abdul Rashid delivers a comedy workshop

St. Mary's University College in Twickenham.[13][14]

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.[15][16][17]

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 whilst avoiding clichés when dealing with topics like 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]

Personal life

Abdul Rashid suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.[13][14] He also campaigns for fighting against knife and gun crime.[4][7]

In 2006, Abdul Rashid was convicted of fraud after a drug importation trial against him collapsed.[10]

In August 2011, Abdul Rashid responded on YouTube[5] 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.”[18] Abdul Rahid responded with an intelligent, clever, insightful and historically realistic response.[19]

In September 2011, Abdul Rahid got married. His wife is

Punjabi.[20]

See also

  • Islamic humour
  • British Nigerian

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Nabil Abdulrashid at the hammersmith apollo (premier of "the infidel)". halfhausaman. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Nabil Abdulrashid wins comedy store gong show (king gong) part1". halfhausaman. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Nabil Abdulrashid". comedy cv. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d "The C.O.W.S. w Nabil Abdul Rashid". The C.O.W.S. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Nabil Abdul Rashid (Comedian) speaks on London Riots - Voices of the Youth". Upshot TV. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2013. Cite error: The named reference "upshottv2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b "Nabil Abdul Rashid - Comedy set". Upshot TV. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Nabil Abdulrashid - Freestyler". Film London Microwave. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  8. ^ a b c "Watch This Face - Nabil Abdul-Rashid". Emel. June 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "British Muslim Comedy Tour In Your City, "Innit Bruv"". Muslimness. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^
    Croydon Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Cite error: The named reference "croydonguardian" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page
    ).
  11. ^ Dakin, Melanie (14 July 2011). "Humza Arshad and Jeff Mirza head up charity comedy tour". Watford: Watford Observer. Retrieved 1 February 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Dakin, Melanie (14 July 2011). "Humza Arshad and Jeff Mirza head up charity comedy tour". Harrow: Harrow Times. Retrieved 1 March 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ a b c d "Nabil Abdulrashid". Rising Star 2011. 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  14. ^ a b "Rare Rising Stars 2011 - Nabil Abdulrashid - 6th place". Rare London. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  15. ^ "Pair of Jokers open Norbury Comedy Club". Your Local Guardian. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "Pair of Jokers open Norbury Comedy Club". This Is Local London. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ "Pair of Jokers open Norbury Comedy Club". Epsom: Epsom Guardian. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ 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. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "Nabil Abdul Rashid Responds to David Starkey Whites Have become Black". NME. Retrieved 1 January 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ "Nabil Abdul Rashid - The University of Northampton ISOC - November 2012". ISOC Northampton. November 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

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