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Ahir Shah

Ahir Shah

  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Press clippings

Tim Harding's comedy diary

Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the best comedy he's been watching in London this past fortnight... Demi Adejuyigbe, Leslie Liao, Ahir Shah.

Tim Harding, Chortle, 22nd March 2024

The week in audio: One Person Found This Helpful review

Frank Skinner's new Radio 4 panel show is a winner.

Miranda Sawyer, The Guardian, 24th February 2024

Chortle Awards 2024 nominees announced

Julia Masli, Ian Smith, Ahir Shah, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Paddy Young and Sam Campbell are amongst the comedians nominated in the 2024 Chortle Awards.

British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2024

Best of 2023: Comedy

Comebacks, emotional journeys and assured debuts.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 30th December 2023

My most memorable comedy gigs of 2023

A personal look back from Chortle editor Steve Bennett.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th December 2023

10 best comedy shows and stand-up tours to book tickets for in 2024

Our pick of the biggest, funniest stand-up shows of the new season, from Rhod Gilbert to Bill Bailey.

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 27th December 2023

The best theatre, comedy and dance of 2023

Julia Masli comes top in the Guardian's favourite live comedies this year, although she insists her show is not a comedy.

Arifa Akbar, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian, 21st December 2023

British theatre is a shadow of its former self - but our comedy scene is thriving

Our theatre and comedy critics round up the best and worst shows of 2023 - and look ahead to an uncertain future.

Dominic Cavendish and Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 14th December 2023

Ahir Shah: Ends review

The show packs so much in: politics, class, race, grief, colonialism, marriage and the ubiquity of Ottolenghi cookbooks.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 7th November 2023

Ahir Shah: how Rishi Sunak inspired my comedy show

The winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award opens up to Dominic Maxwell about his show Ends, his childhood and the comedian that makes him laugh the most.

Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 18th October 2023