Ahir Shah
Acting
Biography
Born 1990, Ahir Shah is an English political comedian. He was nominated for the 2017 Edinburgh Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and was a finalist in the 2008 So You Think You're Funny? competition for new acts. He has been called "one of his generation's most eloquent comic voices".
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
QI
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
Foundation
Follow a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
The story of a turtle family making their way home through a damaged and changing ocean. A powerful message about the threats the oceans are facing, and the importance of protecting them
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.
Have I Got News for You
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.
Ahir Shah: Dots
British comedian Ahir Shah mixes philosophical inquiry, personal examination, and sweet gags in his first ever stand-up special, exploring identity, faith, family, and the desire for certainty in uncertain times.
Mock the Week
Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy, with several rounds requiring players to deliver answers on unexpected subjects on the spur of the moment.
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains involves celebrity guests revisiting their teenage years. Each celebrity will take a trip down memory lane; competing across fashion, pop culture, retro gadgets, first loves, school reports and more to get their teenage years recognised as the most embarrassing by comedian Rhod Gilbert. With mystery guests popping up along the way, offering up further revelations the show celebrates those ultimate embarrassing teenage moments, and it's down to Rhod to judge which celebrity should be crowned 'winner'.
Deep Cover
Kat is an improv comedy teacher beginning to question if she’s missed her shot at success. When an undercover cop offers her the role of a lifetime, she recruits two of her students to infiltrate London’s gangland by impersonating dangerous criminals.
Filmography
as Self
as Trader
as Self
as Sundar Kumar
as Self - Contestant
as Zagreus
as Self
as Guest
as Self
as Self - Contestant
as Self
as Ahir
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Panellist