- Zahid Ali
Zahid Ali (born
June 30 1977 ) is a Norwegian stand-up comedian. He is known for his participation in the TV2 show "Rikets Røst " which is hosted by Otto Jespersen. After the publicity this show resulted in, he has become a popular stand-up.December 2006, Ali, of
Pakistan i descent, appeared in the seriesJul i Tøyengata on Norwegian channelTVNorge , playing the lead role as shoe repairman Ali. The series was a daily Christmas calendar-type series, aired daily up untilDecember 24 . It was a spoof of an original children's Christmas series inNorway ,Jul i Skomakergata .In 2007 he was convicted to 60 days in jail because of violent behaviour.He threw a glass in the face of another man. His ex-girlfriendJanne Rønningen also accused him of being violent and aggressive towards her. [no icon cite news|url=http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=141837|title=60 dager i fengsel for Zahid Ali
publisher=Verdens Gang |author=Ola E. Stenberg & Alexander Nyhagen|date=2007-06-20|accessdate=2008-02-29] When his sentence was done he bought 150kebab s for his fellow prisoners. He also stayed in the same cell as multi-millionaireKjell Inge Røkke .ee also
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