Guz Khan
- English
- Actor
Press clippings Page 10
Man Like Mobeen: BBC comedy defies Muslim stereotypes
Comedy has the power to reflect or to challenge mainstream values. Laughing at difference or "otherness" can reinforce damaging social norms, while shared laughter at a flawed or failed system tends to work more subversively. The new BBC comedy, Man Like Mobeen, is a subversive comedy that implicitly challenges ways in which British Muslims have often been badly represented through lazy caricature and stereotyping - as in the terrorist, the submissive hijabi, or the interfering Auntie.
Sarah Ilott, The Conversation, 31st January 2018Guz Khan: 'Citizen Khan reminds me of On the Buses'
BBC's subversive new comedy avoids TV stereotypes and parodies racial profiling.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 9th January 2018FA Cup 3rd round predictions - Lawro v Guz Khan
This week Lawro is up against comedian Guz Khan, star of BBC Three comedy Man Like Mobeen.
Guz Khan & Mark Lawrenson, BBC, 5th January 2018The comedians who are putting their faith in jokes
While great stand-ups are often revered as latter-day preachers and holy fools speaking truth to authority, comedians have generally displayed a recalcitrant attitude towards religion. Nevertheless, comedy is a broader church than its reputation for militant atheism suggests.
Jay Richardson, i Newspaper, 2nd January 2018Guz Khan on faith, family and packing in teaching
We spoke to Guz about faith, family, and why he was sick of marking homework.
Sarah Deen, Metro, 21st December 2017I talk to: Guz Khan
For years, Guz Khan was a school teacher but he's now a full-time comedian who after a successful pilot last year, has been given a full series of Man Like Mobeen on BBC Three.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 15th December 2017Man Like Mobeen -- exceptionally funny character comedy
Guz Khan stars as a Muslim man trying to shake off suspicions of terrorism in the BBC series.
Harriet Fitch Little, The Financial Times, 15th December 2017BBC Radio's Christmas 2017 highlights
BBC Radio has announced its festive comedy offerings for 2017. Radio 4 will celebrate 50 years of Just A Minute, whilst other specials include comedy drama Anansi Boys, 15 Minute Musical, Dead Ringers and Count Arthur Strong.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2017Full series for Man Like Mobeen
A full series of 2016 BBC Comedy Feeds pilot Man Like Mobeen has been ordered by BBC Three.
British Comedy Guide, 24th August 2017May Comedian of the Month #40, Guz Khan
Guz Khan is a Brummie comedian (well he's from Coventry, at least), so maybe that's why I feel a personal connection to his comedy, and to him. After all, I first came across Khan at a fundraising event for Crisis at Birmingham Glee Club. But while this fun night of charity promoting and laughter is how I came to know of Guz, many others have become aware of him through his YouTube videos, as this video urging people to boycott Jurassic World went viral.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 8th June 2017