Aatif Nawaz
Aatif Nawaz

Aatif Nawaz

  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Press clippings

Aatif Nawaz: Cricket, comedy and creating laughter on stage

Multitalented British funny man discusses the new tour of The Muslims Are Coming, comedy, and his successful time as a cricket commentator.

Eastern Eye, 27th April 2023

Channel 4 launches Jokes Only A ... Can Tell series

Channel 4 has ordered the online series Jokes Only A ... Can Tell, showcasing Muslim, disabled, Jewish, Nigerian and lesbian acts.

British Comedy Guide, 16th May 2022

Aatif Nawaz on return of Test cricket to Pakistan

Cricket has come back home. As a Pakistan fan, to travel halfway across the world and to be here for this - the first ball of our first Test match on home soil in 10 years, I cannot explain how lucky and privileged I feel.

Aatif Nawaz, BBC, 11th December 2019

Muzlamic review

Twenty years after Goodness Gracious Me, Ali Shahalom and Aatif Nawaz's sketch show is a welcome jolt of diversity - even if it's hardly cutting-edge.

Chitra Ramaswamy, The Guardian, 22nd July 2019

Review: Muzlamic

Aatif Nawaz and Ali Shahalom's offering doesn't shake the perennial sketch show curse of being 'a bit hit and miss', but it has a lively energy and some strong ideas.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd July 2019

Inside the BBC's first British-Muslim sketch show

They joke about airport security and overindulging over Ramadan. Meet the creators of Muzlamic, the trailblazing comedy exploring the contradictions of modern Muslim life.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 18th July 2019

BBC orders new sketch show Muzlamic

BBC Three has ordered Muzlamic, a new sketch show written and performed by Ali Shahalom and Aatif Nawaz.

British Comedy Guide, 28th February 2019

What we're watching (late Fringe 2018)

There's (STILL) too much stuff in the brochure. There's (STILL) TOO MUCH EFFING BLINKING STUFF in the sh*tting brochure. Let us break it down for you. What time is it now? OK, so go and see this:

Mister Kipper, FringePig, 19th August 2018

Edinburgh festival 2018: the 10 best jokes

From patriarchy and perineums to why Donald Trump is like a bikini wax ... the funniest gags so far from this year's standups.

Paul Fleckney, The Guardian, 13th August 2018

25 of the top gags from the Fringe

From snakes to smashing the patriarchy, these are the funniest gags from this year's Edinburgh Fringe.

Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard, 11th August 2018

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