“witty and absorbing…highly entertaining.  I look forward to whatever Zafar cooks up next”
Dominic Maxwell, The Times

“fascinating and hilarious in equal measure”
Ian Jones, i-D

“delivers some big laughs”
Brian Logan, The Guardian

Following a critically acclaimed, sold out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – which saw him nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer award – BILAL ZAFAR will begin his first ever nationwide tour with his debut show Cakes, including a six night run at London’s Soho Theatre from 23^rd January.

Cakes tells the story of how BILAL’s Twitter handle, @zafarcakes, became a focal point for the misguided rage of the global far right when it was mistaken for the account of a ‘Muslim-only bakery’. Having provoked the outrage of such defenders of Britishness as Katie Hopkins, EDL supporters and the Daily Star, Cakes shows how BILAL used humour to respond to the prejudice and abuse increasingly faced by British Muslims today.

BILAL joined the company of previous winners including JOE WILKINSON, ARDAL O’HANLON, STEWART LEE and LINDA SMITH when he came top of the bill at this year’s New Act of the Year Awards. In 2015 he was the runner up at the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year competition.  BILAL has appeared on BBC Three, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Asian Network, and Sky News, and has previously written about his faith for The Independent.

For more information contact: Nathan Dean at Avalon on 0207 598 7222 or [email protected]

Bilal Zafar – Cakes