“The most important stand-up of the year, if not decade.”
Stephen Armstrong, Tortoise Media
“One of the brightest stars of UK stand-up”
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph
“Shah is a captivating performer”
Jesse David Fox, Vulture
“No young British comic has greater promise”
Dominic Maxwell, The Times
Following the release of his critically acclaimed debut Netflix stand-up special, Ends, this autumn, Edinburgh Comedy Award winning comedian Ahir Shah is set to release a brand new radio series for BBC Radio 4. Seven Blunders of the World will be based around what Mahatma Gandhi called the ‘Seven Social Sins’. 100 years after Gandhi outlined the seven social sins, Ahir breaks down each of these seven blunders of the world, occasionally bringing some special guests along the way to explore what these ‘social sins’ mean in the past present and future. The series will air weekly from Tuesday 31st December at 18:30, 3 x 30”. The news follows the announcement of Ahir’s biggest tour to date with his award winning show, Ends, touring across the UK, Ireland and India from January 2025.
On TV and radio, Ahir’s appearances have included Live at the Apollo (BBC 2), Have I Got News For You (BBC 1), QI (BBC 2), Mock the Week (BBC 2), The Last Leg (Channel 4), Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC 2), The Mash Report (BBC 2), The Now Show (BBC Radio 4), Jurassic World 3 and Do Gooders (BBC Radio 4). In 2021, Ahir launched his first special, Dots, on HBO Max. Ahir has performed sold out shows across the world including tours of the UK and India and runs at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Adelaide Fringe, Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal and Netflix is a Joke festival in the US.
Seven Blunders of the World is created by Ahir Shah, commissioned for BBC Radio 4 by Julia McKenzie, produced by Daisy Knight and Jules Lom for Avalon.
For more information, please contact Jasmine Ruparelia on [email protected] or 07768776081
About Avalon:
Avalon is a multi-award-winning talent management, television production and live promotion group with offices in London, Los Angeles and New York. Avalon, Artists Rights Group and The Agency together represent a diverse and distinctive roster of artists including actors, comedians, writers and directors, among them Academy Award, BAFTA, Emmy, Tony and Olivier Award-winners. Avalon is the UK’s largest true independent television production company, with over 40 shows in production in the last year including: hit entertainment format Taskmaster (Channel 4 in the UK, Network 10 in Australia, TV4 in Sweden, TVNorge/Discovery+ in Norway); Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO); Starstruck (HBO Max/BBC); Not Going Out (BBC), the UK’s longest running sitcom on air; Breeders (FX/Sky); and Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (Channel 5). Avalon has produced over 4,000 episodes of hit programming for audiences in the UK, US and around the world, winning over 30 Emmy Awards and BAFTAs from 100+ nominations.
Other landmark Avalon shows include Catastrophe (Amazon/Channel 4), Flatbush Misdemeanors (Showtime), The Russell Howard Hour (Sky), TV Burp (ITV), and the cult classic workplace sitcom Workaholics (Comedy Central). Avalon has also produced over 60 comedy specials for various platforms including Amazon, HBO, Netflix and Sky, as well as numerous podcasts and radio shows, including the UK’s second most popular podcast, Shagged. Married. Annoyed. with Chris & Rosie Ramsey. Avalon’s dedicated distribution arm licenses its catalogue of programmes and formats to over 200 territories worldwide.
Avalon also produces and promotes live comedy around the world and has promoted more winners and nominees of the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award than any other company. Avalon produced Newman and Baddiel: Live at Wembley, the UK’s first arena comedy show, Jerry Springer: The Opera, winner of four Olivier Awards, and is currently producing Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical in the West End, winner of two Olivier Awards including Best New Musical in 2024, as well as Taskmaster: The Live Experience, a new London visitor attraction based on the TV show.
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