Mohamed Nasir Nabil Abdul Rashid bin Suleman Obineche, known as Nabil Abdulrashid was born on 3 September 1985 and is an English comedian, In 2010, at the age of 25, he became the youngest black comedian to perform stand-up at the Hammersmith Apollo.
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Nabil Abdulrashid's father studied medicine in the Soviet Union, while the Soviets were training African doctors.
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Nabil Abdulrashid's father married his first wife, an Afghan woman, during the Russo-Afghan War.
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Nabil Abdulrashid then moved back to Nigeria, where he met Abdulrashid's mother, before moving back to England.
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Nabil Abdulrashid travelled around the world at a young age and had a private school education.
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In 2006, he moved back to England to live in South Croydon, London In 2012, Nabil Abdulrashid graduated with a BA in Drama and Applied theatre from St Mary's University College in Twickenham.
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Nabil Abdulrashid has performed at Comedy Cafe, Comedy Store, Jongleurs and Choice FM Comedy Club.
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From 2009 to 2010, Nabil Abdulrashid wrote, acted and directed on The Show Sho Show, which aired on Channel AKA.
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Nabil Abdulrashid has written for comedians on panel shows and worked on a sketch show with the producers of Little Miss Jocelyn and 3 Non-Blondes.
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Nabil Abdulrashid delivers a comedy workshop encouraging inner-city children to use comedy as an alternative form of expression at schools across London.
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In January 2013, Nabil Abdulrashid co-founded Norbury Comedy Club with Ola Gbaja, with a show due to take place every Sunday in partnership with Baba Foundation restaurant.
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In May 2020, Nabil Abdulrashid appeared on Britain's Got Talent and got a Golden Buzzer from Alesha Dixon which took him straight to the semi-final.
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Since 2021, Nabil Abdulrashid has appeared on a number of TV shows including: 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Have I Got News For You, The Last Leg, The Big Narstie Show, Big Zuu's Big Eats, QI and Sorry I Didn't Know.
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Nabil Abdulrashid has twice appeared on Live At The Apollo, including once as host.
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In 2023, Nabil Abdulrashid was one of the seven celebrities who participated in Pilgrimage: The Road through Portugal, a BBC Two series about a multi-faith pilgrimage to Fatima.
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In 2024, Nabil Abdulrashid voiced multiple characters for Disney's Iwaju, an original animated series set in a futuristic Lagos, Nigeria.
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In 2006, Nabil Abdulrashid was convicted of fraud, after a drug importation trial against him collapsed.
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Nabil Abdulrashid was sentenced to three years, but was released after serving a 15-month prison term.
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Nabil Abdulrashid spoke about the history of colonialism in Africa and how black culture should not be equated with criminality.
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In May 2013, Nabil Abdulrashid responded on YouTube to the murder of Lee Rigby in Woolwich on 22 May 2013, outlining his perception of alleged media double standards and far-right wing groups using the circumstances as propaganda to justify their own views.
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Nabil Abdulrashid has referred to himself as a Hausa man, stating that half of his family speak Hausa while the other half speak Igbo.
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Nabil Abdulrashid grew up speaking English, Hausa, Igbo, Arabic and French.