Abdullah Afzal
BornCheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire, England
MediumTelevision, Film, Radio, Stand-up
NationalityBritish
Years active2007–present
GenresObservational humour
Subject(s)Islamic humour, Racism

Abdullah Afzal (Urdu: عبداللہ افضل) is an English actor and stand-up comedian of Pakistani descent.

Early life

Afzal is from Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire, England. He has three older brothers, two older sisters and a younger half-brothers.[1]

Afzal trained for three years to be a hafiz.[2][3]

Career

In 2007, Afzal got his first acting role was a young student[4] in a short film called Raamis (originally called Extraordinary Rendition).[5] Between 2008 and 2011, he starred as Asif in two seasons of BBC Three sitcom Lunch Monkeys.[1] Since 2012, he portrays the character of Amjad Malik in BBC One's Citizen Khan.[5]

In February 2014, Afzal he presented Christmas comedy specials on BBC Asian Network.[5] In July 2015, he performed stand-up at Eid Special Comedy Night at The Comedy Store in London.[6][7]

In July 2014, Afzal played two roles in BBC Radio 4's By a Young Officer: Churchill on the North West Frontier.[8]

Personal life

Afzal lives in Manchester.[2][3] In 2015, he got married.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Raamis Raamis Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008–2011 Lunch Monkeys Asif Khan 13 episodes
2012– Citizen Khan Amjad Malik 27 episodes

Radio

Year Title Role Station
2012 By a Young Officer: Churchill on the North West Frontier Railway Clerk / Sikh Soldier BBC Radio 4

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Lunch Monkeys: Abdullah Afzal". BBC. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2016. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b Ali, Umbreen (2 October 2013). "Citizen Khan: 'People call me Amjad in the street'". Lancashire: Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 1 April 2016. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b Ali, Umbreen (2 October 2013). "Citizen Khan: 'People call me Amjad in the street'". Asian News. Retrieved 1 April 2016. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Lunch Monkeys: Abdullah Afzal plays Asif Khan". BBC. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2016. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b c "BBC - Asian Network's Big Comedy Night - Performances - Abdullah Afzal". BBC Asian Network. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. ^ "HaLOL: can the UK have a laugh about Islam?". New Statesman. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Rahim, Sameer (21 July 2011). "HaLOL Comedy Night, Comedy Store, review: 'challenging'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 April 2016. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "By a Young Officer: Churchill on the North West Frontier". BBC Radio 4. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  9. ^ Heward, Emily (11 December 2014). "Citizen Khan star Abdullah Afzal spills the beans on the long-awaited wedding episode". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 April 2016. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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