Guz Khan
- English
- Actor
Press clippings Page 9
Q&A with comedian and writer Guz Khan
'I'd like to own a time machine. I'd go back in history and speak to the right people'
Hester Lacey, The Financial Times, 25th January 2019Guz Khan interview
'When I was growing up, either you made people laugh or you got beaten up'
Gabriel Tate, Evening Standard, 23rd January 2019I Talk Telly Award nominations published
Nominees for TV blog I Talk Telly's 2018 awards have been revealed, with the final series of ITV's Benidorm amongst those leading the running.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd November 2018Muslim comedy show is touring the UK
Muslims are rarely given mainstream spaces to speak about their experiences, much less make a joke out of it. But a comedy show, led by charity 'Penny Appeal' is changing that. Introducing esteemed and up and coming artists, the Super Muslim Comedy show is touring the UK with a number of talented acts from home and away.
Faima Bakar, Metro, 16th October 2018Guz Khan 'saves boy's life' after mugging
The star of BBC3 sitcom Man Like Mobeen was said to have intervened when the youngster was mugged.
Coventry Telegraph, 8th October 2018BBC Three orders second Man Like Mobeen
Guz Khan's sitcom Man Like Mobeen is to return to BBC Three for a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 5th September 2018Man 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 2018