Bilal Zafar
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Mark Watson launches online-only comedy festival Access
Mark Watson is launching an online-only comedy festival for stand-up fans that can't get to live gigs, featuring himself, Alex Horne, Tim Key, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Sarah Keyworth among others. He is also recording a fourth series of Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life for Radio 4.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd December 2022Bilal Zafar Interview
Bilal Zafar: 'I built up a whole new confidence doing comedy online'.
Teddy Coward, WhyNow, 25th August 2022Fringe 2022: 10 comedy shows you shouldn't miss
More picks from this year's festival, including Jordan Brookes, The Delightful Sausage, plus dance from Circa and theatre.
Rachel Aroesti, Rachael Healy and Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian, 6th August 2022Tall stories: performers on their wildest Edinburgh moments
Stand-up in a swimming pool, naked tractor driving, heart attacks, heckles, walkouts, rain and an onstage marriage proposal - as the fringe turns 75, this year's performers on the memories that make the festival unique.
Tim Key, Sindhu Vee, Jayde Adams, Flo & Joan, Arthur Smith, Reginald D Hunter, Paul Foot, Tim Crouch, Nina Conti, Simon Munnery, Bilal Zafar, Lou Sanders, Matt Forde, Fascinating Aïda, La Clique, The Guardian, 6th August 2022How dark humour is bringing light at Edinburgh Fringe
Being a comedian after pandemic lockdowns, political uncertainty and a cost of living crisis, is a tough gig - but Edinburgh's fringe performers are coming out smiling.
Katie Spencer, Sky News, 5th August 2022Top picks: Comedy
Comedy returns to the Fringe with three years' worth of newcomer shows and skilled hours from familiar faces.
Fest Mag, 2nd August 2022Interview with comedian, writer, and actor Bilal Zafar
"I followed the advice of my friend and famous British Twitch Streamer Brian 'Limmy' and started to stream on twitch. It allowed me to find a whole new amazing audience and create the type of work I would never get close to doing anywhere else."
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 2nd August 202215 rising stand-up comedy stars you need to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
As the festival returns for its 75th anniversary, here are some must-see shows from the rising stars of the UK comedy scene.
Nooruddean Choudry, Rolling Stone, 28th July 2022Bilal Zafar on how streaming on Twitch changed his life
Bilal Zafar is returning to the Fringe this year with a brand-new show about how he spent a year working in a care home for very wealthy people.
The Sunday Post, 23rd July 2022Bilal Zafar interview
It's about when I worked in a Care Home for a year.
On The Mic, 22nd June 2022