Ali Shahalom
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
DMs Are Open to return, but with changes
The BBC has confirmed that open door sketch show DMs Are Open is to return to Radio 4 Extra for a second series. However, this time the format will be non-topical and recorded in front of an audience.
British Comedy Guide, 16th January 2023Radio 4 2023 comedy commissions
Radio 4 has announced a raft of comedy commissions, including the return of Room 101 to the airwaves with Paul Merton as host. Stars involved in other new shows include Jonathan Pie, Maisie Adam, Chris McCausland and Jordan Gray.
British Comedy Guide, 16th January 2023Radio 4 announces DMs Are Open, a show you can write for
Radio 4 is to launch DMs Are Open, a series that aspiring comedy writers and performers can contribute too.
British Comedy Guide, 27th April 2022Muzlamic 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 2019Review: 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 2019Inside 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 2019Ali Shahalom interview
The creator of forthcoming BBC Three sketch show Muzlamic has spoken of how he felt he was "too Asian to be white and too white to be Asian" after moving to London.
Neil Shaw, Devon Live, 12th April 2019BBC 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