Nabil Abdulrashid

Nabil Abdulrashid (born Mohamed Nasir Nabil Abdul Rashid bin Suleman Obineche) is a British-Nigerian stand-up comedian. In 2010 he became the youngest black comedian to perform stand-up at the Hammersmith Apollo, toured his religious comedy show Don't Panic, I'm Islamic!, and in 2020 finished fourth in the final of Britain's Got Talent. ¹

Abdulrashid was born in North London, England, to a medical-doctor father and a politician and businesswoman mother. ^{1 2} The English and Arabic articles date his birth to 3 September 1985, while Wikidata gives 3 September 1987, so the year is recorded as debated. ^{1 2 3} In 1990 the family moved to Kaduna, Nigeria, where he attended Essence International School, and in 2006 he moved back to England, settling in Croydon, south London; he graduated from St Mary's University College, Twickenham, with a BA in Drama in 2012. ¹ In 2006 he was convicted of fraud after a drug-importation trial against him collapsed; sentenced to three years, he was released after serving fifteen months. ¹ He married in September 2011, and has said that half his family speak Hausa and half Igbo. ¹

Abdulrashid's career turned in 2010, when he won the national "Which Religion Is Funniest?" competition and, at twenty-five, became the youngest black comedian to perform stand-up at the Hammersmith Apollo. ¹ He toured his religious comedy show Don't Panic, I'm Islamic!, and in July 2011 joined the Peace Youth and Community Trust's first Muslim Comedy Tour of four UK cities. ¹ He appeared on Channel 4's 4thought.tv in 2013 and on the BBC Two documentary Muslims Like Us in 2016, and delivers comedy workshops in London schools. ¹ In May 2020 he appeared on Britain's Got Talent, received a Golden Buzzer that took him straight to the semi-final, and went on to finish fourth in the final; Ofcom rejected some three thousand complaints about his act, describing it as his "satirical take on his life experiences as a black Muslim". ¹ Since 2021 he has appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Have I Got News for You, QI and Live at the Apollo, took part in the BBC's Pilgrimage: The Road through Portugal in 2023, and voiced characters in the Disney+ animated series Iwájú in 2024. ¹

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