{{short description|Canadian/Pakistani actor, writer, producer, director, and comedian}} {{Promotional|date=March 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{infobox actor | name = Ali Badshah | image = Photo_of_Ali_Badshah.jpg | caption = | other names = | birth_name = Sayyid Ali Mehdi Rizvi Badshah Al-Hussaini | birth_date = | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada<ref name="new wave">{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/article/article/561344|title=New wave of minority comedians gets attention|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=4 January 2009|first=Nicholas|last=Keung}}</ref> | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | domesticpartner = | notable works = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Ali Badshah''' (born '''Sayyid Ali Mehdi Rizvi Badshah Al-Hussaini''') is a Canadian actor, writer, comedian, producer, and director. Badshah played Nurullah in the Irish animated film ''The Breadwinner.<ref>{{cite news |last=Macnab |first=Geoffrey |date=23 May 2018 |title=The Breadwinner film review: Uplifting animation despite bleak premise |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/the-breadwinner-film-trailer-review-angelina-jolie-release-date-nora-twomey-animation-a8365366.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523175101/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/the-breadwinner-film-trailer-review-angelina-jolie-release-date-nora-twomey-animation-a8365366.html |archive-date=23 May 2018 |newspaper=The Independent}}</ref>''
==Career==
Working as a comedian, Badshah has written and acted in comedy skits for CBC,<ref>{{cite episode|title=CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival |series=CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival | network=''CBC''}}</ref> CTV,<ref>{{cite episode|title=Ali Rizvi Badshah|series=Comedy Now!| year=2011 | network=CTV}}</ref> The Comedy Network, MTV, and ABC2 Australia.<ref>{{cite episode|title=We Ain't Terrorists|series=We Ain't Terrorists |year=2011 | network=''ABC2''}}</ref>
His style of comedy is observational and likely originated from his experiences growing up and living in Toronto.<ref>{{cite news|title=Standing up for who they are |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/636669 |newspaper=Toronto Star|date=21 May 2009|first=Bruce|last=DeMara}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Accent comedy show preserves its cultural richness |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/520860 |newspaper=Toronto Star|date=21 October 2008 |first=Nicholas |last=Keung}}</ref>
Badshah wrote and performed for Video on Trial and was an associate producer for MuchMusic.<ref name="new wave" />
He created the sketch series ''Bloody Immigrants'' for CBC.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bloody Immigrants land at CBC |url=http://oldads.playbackmag.com/articles/daily/20080702/immigrants.html|magazine=Playback|date=2 July 2008 |first=Jim|last=MacDonald}}</ref> Ali was also featured on the Comedy Network's 'Nubian Disciples Special.'{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|2428447|Ali Badshah}}
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