Imran Yusuf
- 44 years old
- Actor and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 2
Holy jokes
A Catholic, an Orthodox Jew and a Sufi walk into a gig. No, really. Jay Richardson explores an unusually spiritual perspective on making people laugh.
Jay Richardson, Fest Mag, 26th July 2018+3 interview: Imran Yusuf: Saint, Sinner, Sufi
"It's a show for grown ups with plenty of club comedy style laughs and both well-informed and experienced anecdotes of life."
Dan Lentell, Edinburgh49, 25th July 2018Imran Yusuf: Edinburgh Fringe 2018 interview
Imran Yusuf is sharing a flat with an international cellist this year.
Laugh Out London, 12th July 2018Imran Yusuf: the Edinburgh interviews 2018
Imran Yusuf interview.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 23rd June 2018A piggy interview with Imran Yusuf
Imran Yusuf interview.
Wrigley Worm, FringePig, 21st June 2018How Edinburgh changed British comedy
Comedy did not feature at all when the Edinburgh Fringe began but over the past three decades it has become the "spiritual home" of Britain's funny folk.
Steven Brocklehurst, BBC, 6th August 2017Comedians to play at Grenfell benefit
Daniel Kitson, Mark Thomas, Josie Long, Jeremy Hardy, Imran Yusuf and Haydon Prowse are to play a fundraising gig in aid of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th June 2017CTBF charity announces fundraiser stand-up gig
Charity the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund has announced details of a fund-raising comedy night in March.
British Comedy Guide, 15th February 2017Jinx Yeo: top five Asian comedians
Jinx Yeo is very much an Edinburgh newcomer, and is headed over to Scotland all the way from Singapore, the first person from that specific area of the world, I'm assured, to stage a comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival. To celebrate his inaugural Fringe experience, we thought we'd let him tell us a bit about his favourite Asian comedians, so that you will know, now and in the future, exactly which Asian acts to keep your eyes peeled for when traversing the comedy festivals of the world...
ThreeWeeks, 28th July 2016Stand-up: unpretentious but often anti-intellectual
Comedians tend to apologise for making any highbrow references in their material. I wish more felt at ease quoting poetry like Liam Williams.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th June 2016