{{Short description|Canadian stand-up comedian}} '''Brandon Ash-Mohammed''' is a Canadian stand-up comedian, whose debut comedy album ''Capricornication'' was released in 2020.<ref>Glenn Sumi, [https://nowtoronto.com/culture/toronto-comedy-albums-2020 "5 new Toronto comedy albums to get you laughing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416130102/https://nowtoronto.com/culture/toronto-comedy-albums-2020 |date=2021-04-16 }}. ''Now'', December 22, 2020.</ref>
A Black Canadian of Trinidadian heritage, he is an alumnus of the comedy school at Humber College.<ref>Brian Uluocha, [https://www.jejunemagazine.com/home/brandon-ash-mohammed "Brandon Ash-Mohammed: A Place For Black Queer Comics"]. ''Jejune'', August 3, 2020.</ref> He has some Arabic ancestry, but was not raised Muslim;<ref>Amanda Ghazale Aziz, [https://nowtoronto.com/culture/comedy/being-muslim-in-canada-comedy-show-went-beyond-trump-jokes "Being Muslim In Canada comedy show went beyond Trump jokes"]. ''Now'', March 2, 2017.</ref> one of his comedy pieces on ''Capricorniation'' centres on the assumptions that people sometimes make about his identity because of his surname.<ref>Amil Niazi, [https://www.thestar.com/life/together/people/2021/01/31/brandon-ash-mohammed-just-wants-to-make-toronto-laugh.html "Brandon Ash-Mohammed just wants to make Toronto laugh"]. ''Toronto Star'', January 31, 2021.</ref>
Openly gay, he was the creator of Toronto's popular Ethnic Rainbow series of comedy nights for queer BIPOC comedians,<ref>Peter Knegt, [https://www.cbc.ca/arts/the-ethnic-rainbow-how-brandon-ash-mohammed-is-letting-queer-comedy-shine-in-living-colour-1.5165461 "The Ethnic Rainbow: How Brandon Ash-Mohammed is letting queer comedy shine in living colour"]. CBC Arts, June 11, 2019.</ref> and the host of Pride Toronto's televised "Virtual Pride" special during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada in 2020.<ref>Liz Braun, [https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/virtual-pride-captures-live-spirit-for-2020 "Virtual Pride captures live spirit for 2020"]. ''Toronto Sun'', June 28, 2020.</ref> He was featured in The Comedy Network's 2018 ''Homegrown Comics'' special,<ref>Bill Brioux, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2018/09/02/standup-star-k-trevor-wilson-takes-another-step-up-with-comedy-special.html "Standup star K. Trevor Wilson takes another step up with comedy special"]. ''Toronto Star'', September 2, 2018.</ref> and has been a writer for the sketch comedy series ''TallBoyz''.<ref>Ryan Porter, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2020/06/27/toronto-comedian-brandon-ash-mohammed-says-racism-homophobia-left-him-feeling-very-alone-in-canadas-standup-scene.html "Toronto comedian Brandon Ash-Mohammed says racism, homophobia left him feeling 'very alone' in Canada's standup scene"]. ''Toronto Star'', June 27, 2020.</ref> He is also a partner with Coko Galore, PHATT Al, Alan Shane Lewis, Nkasi Ogbonnah, Ajahnis Charley, Aba Amuquandoh and Brandon Hackett in Untitled Black Sketch Project, Canada's first all-Black Canadian sketch comedy troupe.<ref>Del Cowie, [https://www.cbc.ca/comedy/canada-s-first-all-black-sketch-troupe-unless-someone-tells-them-otherwise-1.6004344 "Canada's first all-Black sketch troupe (unless someone tells them otherwise)"]. CBC Arts, May 5, 2021.</ref> He is presently the Toronto correspondent on the 29th season of ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''.<ref>Bill Brioux, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2021/11/01/cbc-comedy-22-minutes-touts-bigger-younger-more-diverse-cast-and-writing-staff.html?li_source=LI&li_medium=thestar_entertainment "CBC comedy '22 Minutes' touts bigger, younger, more diverse cast and writing staff"]. ''Toronto Star'', November 1, 2021.</ref>
In 2022, he appeared in ''LOL: Last One Laughing Canada'',<ref name=friend>David Friend, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2022/01/12/tom-green-andrew-phung-vie-to-be-last-one-laughing-on-canadian-reality-competition.html "Tom Green, Andrew Phung vie to be 'last one laughing' on Canadian reality competition"]. ''Toronto Star'', January 12, 2022.</ref> and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards for the ''Canada's Drag Race'' episode "Screech".<ref>Greg David, [https://www.tv-eh.com/2022/04/06/corner-gas-animated-the-hardy-boys-mary-berg-and-canadas-drag-race-win-during-night-3-of-the-2022-canadian-screen-awards/ "Corner Gas Animated, The Hardy Boys, Mary Berg and Canada's Drag Race win during Night 3 of the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards"]. ''TV, eh?'', April 6, 2022.</ref>
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