Bilal Zafar
Who Bilal Zafar is
Bilal Zafar is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor who was runner-up in the Leicester Square Theatre's New Comedian of the Year in 2015 and won the New Act of the Year award, and whose Edinburgh Fringe debut, Cakes, was nominated for the festival's Best Newcomer award. He has been seen and heard across the BBC, from BBC Three and iPlayer to Radio 4, Radio 5 Live and the Asian Network, has acted in Channel 4's Catastrophe, Sky's Sick of It and Paul Feig's film Last Christmas, and streams an improvised comedy show on his Twitch channel three times a week.
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On stage
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On screen
- Catastrophe Channel 4
- Sick of It Sky
- Last Christmas film, directed by Paul Feig
- Twitch improvised comedy show, three times a week
Comedians like Bilal Zafar
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Rob Delaney also in Catastrophe
Questions and answers
Where is Bilal Zafar performing next?
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What TV shows and films are they in?
Catastrophe (Channel 4), Sick of It (Sky), Last Christmas (film, directed by Paul Feig) and Twitch (improvised comedy show, three times a week).
Who are some comedians like them?
Rob Delaney (also in Catastrophe).
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Sources
- Avalon · avalonuk.com ↗ Nominated for the lastminute.com Best Newcomer Award for his Edinburgh Fringe debut, CAKES; winner of New Act of the Year; runner-up in the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year; BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 4, Radio 5 Live and the BBC Asian Network; Catastrophe (Channel 4), Sick of It (Sky), Last…
- Museum of Comedy — New Comedian of the Year ↗ 2015: winner ZakSplijt aka LJ Da Funk; runner-up Bilal Zafar (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026