Qasim Akhtar
- Actor
Press clippings
Peter Jones wins Beat The Frog World Series 2023 competition
Australian comedian Peter Jones has won the Beat The Frog World Series 2023 new act competition. The runner-up was Daniel McCreanor, with Qasim Akhtar taking the panel prize.
British Comedy Guide, 7th November 2023Beat The Frog World Series Final 2023 review
Often new act competitions have a clear winner - a stand-out star-in-the-making, clearly head-and-shoulders above their contemporaries, however talented. Last night's Beat The Frog World Series final, however, was much closer to call. Any number of the acts could have taken the title without controversy, having bought various talents to the stage.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th November 2023Beat the Frog World Series 2023 finalists
The finalists for Manchester's annual new act final at the Frog And Bucket comedy club have been revealed. 10 acts will perform on Monday 6th November.
British Comedy Guide, 31st October 2023As the 11th series of Shameless trundles on, Chesney (Qasim Akhtar) employs pharmacist Remona to run a chemist concession at Chesco's, though her Islamic fundamentalism soon begins to worry the shopkeeper. Elsewhere, Patreesha (Jacqueline Boatswain) makes a discovery as she tries to get sister Avril a job at the car wash, and the police come after Kassi (Jalaal Hartley). At least an arrest might mean more screen-time for his wife Esther (Isy Suttie), who's been a welcome addition to the show's frankly bonkers final run.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 26th March 2013Shameless star abused by Muslim hardliners
Muslim Shameless star Qasim Akhtar has revealed he has suffered abuse from Islamic hardliners over his character's on-screen antics.
Leigh Holmwood, The Sun, 5th January 2011