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Guz Khan
Creating and starring in Man Like Mobeen, a comedy set in Birmingham.
Roadman Ramadan · Man Like Mobeen
- Born
- 24 January 1986
- Birthplace
- Coventry, United Kingdom
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Guz Khan
Guz Khan moved from teaching into online comedy, stand-up and television. His work draws on the language and social life of the British Midlands.
Early life
Coventry upbringing
Grew up in Hillfields in a family whose parents had emigrated from Pakistan.
Education
Studied at Coventry University before teaching humanities at Grace Academy.
Career
- 2014
Online comedy
Began sharing videos and making early live appearances.
- 2015
Career change
Left teaching after his comedy clips attracted a wider audience.
- 2017
Own series
Co-created Man Like Mobeen with Andy Milligan.
- 2020s
Wider television
Appeared in Taskmaster and Our Flag Means Death.
Selected work
Roadman Ramadan
A short comedy following Mobeen’s guide to fasting.
Man Like Mobeen
A former criminal tries to look after his younger sister and change his life.
Taskmaster
Competed in the programme’s twelfth series.
Beyond work
Teaching background
Has spoken about bringing classroom experience into his performance and storytelling.
Local setting
Advocated filming Man Like Mobeen in the Birmingham communities its characters inhabit.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗BAFTA: comedy actors interview ↗Photo: Loooke. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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