Mawaan Rizwan

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Mawaan Rizwan (born on 18 August 1992) is a British actor, writer, and comedian who began his career as a YouTuber.

In 2013 he began starring in the BAFTA award nominated series DNN: Definitely Not Newsround, a spoof news comedy series for children.

In 2015 he starred in Disney XD UK series Mega Awesome Super Hacks alongside Oli White and Jimmy Hill. The same year, he travelled to Pakistan, his country of birth, to film the documentary How Gay Is Pakistan?, exploring the issues faced by other LGBTQ Muslims living under Islamic law that deems homosexuality illegal.

His career in stand-up comedy began in 2010 when he performed his first gig at a basement venue in Leicester Square. He has since performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with his 2018 and 2019 performances gaining positive reviews from critics.

In 2018 he participated in a charity benefit event called Choose Laughs? at the Playhouse Theatre to support the NGO Help Refugees.

In 2019 it was announced that he would be starring in the upcoming comedy series Two Weeks to Live for Sky One, to be aired in 2020. This year also saw him release his first three singles, I’ve Got a New Walk, Mango, and Never Been Skiing.

In 2020 Forbes named him one of their ‘30 under 30’ movers, in recognition of his work as a writer on the Netflix series Sex Education, his role in BBC Three drama Murdered by My Father, and his appearance as an opening act for Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness on tour.

In 2020 he appeared in Jonathan Ross’s Comedy Club as co-host, and participated in the 10th series of Taskmaster.

[Source: Wikipedia, 05/03/2021.]