Biography
Arab. Brummy. Muslim. Cancer Research scientist Hasan Al-Habib is “Deliciously funny” (The Guardian), “super talented” (Mae Martin) and “F***ing brilliant” (Limmy).
Hasan, born to Iraqis that decided Baghdad wasn’t dangerous enough and so moved to Birmingham, started stand-up at Uni and is already regarded as one of the circuit’s most exciting new comedians.
In 2019, Hasan took his stand-up show “FootDarks” (the Cambridge Footlights whose names you can’t pronounce) to the Edinburgh fringe. It was critically acclaimed, with The Guardian newspaper calling it “deliciously funny”.
He has since performed at sold-out club nights around the country, including at Oxford and Birmingham Glee, and has opened for various comedians, including Ken Cheng, Fern Brady, Ahir Shah, Adam Hess and Sara Barron. He will also be performing in the final of the 2022 Chortle Student Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival, after having recently performed at Latitude Festival 2022.
Awards
Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2023 – WINNER
Chortle Student Comedy Award 2022 – Finalist
OnlyFans Creative Comedy Fund 2022 – Finalist
Quotes
Deliciously funny and challenging in the way he engages with race, class and privilege” – The Guardian
“Slickest of the class of 2022… great jokes” – Chortle (Student Award final 2022)
“[Racist] attitudes are ripe for pillory, which he does very effectively, through a slick, punchy, pacy delivery and engaging no-nonsense presence. And he even gets to show off his accents…” – Chortle
“Hilarious… Al-Habib was a perfect compere” – Varsity
‘An extraordinarily cleverly written set…Rip-roaringly funny’ – The Student Newspaper
“he’s so likeable, super talented, a great performer” – Mae Martin
“[Hasan] will make a million doing this” – Jamali Maddix
“Glorious and funny” – Sofie Hagen
“Very good” – Paul Sinha, (ITV’s The Chase, BBC’s Just a Minute)
“F***ing brilliant” – Limmy (BBC’s Limmy’s Show)
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