# Ali Badshah

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{{short description|Canadian/Pakistani actor, writer, producer, director, and comedian}}
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| birth_name           = Sayyid Ali Mehdi Rizvi Badshah Al-Hussaini
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'''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](/source/Cinema_of_Ireland) ''[The Breadwinner](/source/The_Breadwinner_(2017_film)).<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](/source/CBC_Television),<ref>{{cite episode|title=CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival |series=CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival | network=''[CBC](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation)''}}</ref> [CTV](/source/CTV_Television_Network),<ref>{{cite episode|title=Ali Rizvi Badshah|series=Comedy Now!| year=2011 | network=[CTV](/source/CTV_Television_Network)}}</ref> [The Comedy Network](/source/The_Comedy_Network), [MTV](/source/MTV), and [ABC2](/source/ABC2) Australia.<ref>{{cite episode|title=We Ain't Terrorists|series=We Ain't Terrorists |year=2011 | network=''[ABC2](/source/ABC2)''}}</ref>

His style of comedy is [observational](/source/Observational_comedy) and likely originated from his experiences growing up and living in [Toronto](/source/Greater_Toronto_Area).<ref>{{cite news|title=Standing up for who they are |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/636669 |newspaper=[Toronto Star](/source/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](/source/Toronto_Star)|date=21 October 2008 |first=Nicholas |last=Keung}}</ref>

Badshah wrote and performed for [Video on Trial](/source/Video_on_Trial) and was an associate producer for [MuchMusic](/source/MuchMusic).<ref name="new wave" />

He created the sketch series ''Bloody Immigrants'' for [CBC](/source/CBC_Television).<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bloody Immigrants land at CBC |url=http://oldads.playbackmag.com/articles/daily/20080702/immigrants.html|magazine=[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))|date=2 July 2008 |first=Jim|last=MacDonald}}</ref> Ali was also featured on the [Comedy Network](/source/CTV_Comedy_Channel)'s 'Nubian Disciples Special.'{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|2428447|Ali Badshah}}

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Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian male voice actors
Category:Film producers from Ontario
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Canadian stand-up comedians
Category:Canadian male actors of Indian descent
Category:Canadian male actors of Pakistani descent
Category:Comedians from Toronto
Category:Film directors from Toronto
Category:Living people
Category:Male actors from Toronto
Category:Screenwriters from Toronto
Category:Canadian male television writers
Category:Canadian television writers
Category:Canadian male comedians
Category:21st-century Canadian comedians
Category:21st-century Canadian screenwriters
Category:Asian-Canadian filmmakers

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