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No, not Cat Stevens (that's Yusuf Islam), but a skinny North London Muslim who talks like a gangsta; a real-deal Ali G who sets a cracking pace with an impressive, rhythmic delivery you can’t help but get swept along with.

As a newcomer, some of the gags don’t hold up to scrutiny, with plenty of premises and ideas that seem over-familiar – he’s never, for example, going to break any new ground by telling us how difficult it is to get through US immigration. And the odd ill-judged comment about Chinese people would almost certainly be best left unsaid.

But if you go by the premise that it ain’t what you say, it’s the way that you say it, this fast-talking young spitfire wins hands-down. He is a genuinely refreshing voice, not defined solely by his faith, but a typical urban hybrid – as much informed by street culture and modern Britain as he is by his ethnic background.

On top of that, he’s an instinctively funny man, whose rap-influenced patter comes as an invigorating blast of fresh air through any gig. He grabs the attention effortlessly. And as his career progresses, let’s hope he does something equally impressive once he’s got it.

Date of review: May 2005

Where can I see Imran Yusuf next?

When: 20:00 - Monday 19th May, '08
Venue: Comedy Store
Prices: £15
Info: The Laugh’s On Us. Benefit in aid of Friends of The Citizens’ Foundation
Comics: Dan Atkinson, Imran Yusuf, Papa CJ, Paul Sinha, Stuart Goldsmith, Ian Stone (MC)
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When: 20:45 - Friday 23rd May, '08
Venue: Bath House Comedy Club
Prices: £5
Info: Plus Barry McGonagogle
Comics: Imran Yusuf, Steve N Allen, Mowten (MC)
When: 20:45 - Saturday 24th May, '08
Venue: Bath House Comedy Club
Prices: £5
Info: Plus Barry McGonagogle
Comics: Imran Yusuf, Steve N Allen, Mowten (MC)
When: 20:00 - Monday 2nd Jun, '08
Venue: Redhill Comedy at the Cottage
Prices: £10
Info: Plus Kayla, MC Sajeela Kershi
Comics: Andi Osho, Imran Yusuf, Jarred Christmas, Prince Abdi, Robin Cousins
When: 19:30 - Saturday 14th Jun, '08
Venue: Brighton Upstairs At Three and Ten
Prices: £8 (£7 concs)
Info: Cheeky Devil Comedy. Plus Lee Hume, MC Seann Walsh
Comics: Imran Yusuf, Stan Stanley
When: 20:45 - Friday 27th Jun, '08
Venue: Bath House Comedy Club
Prices: £5
Info: Plus Mark Talbot, Ramsay MacDonald
Comics: Imran Yusuf, Mowten (MC)
When: 20:45 - Saturday 28th Jun, '08
Venue: Bath House Comedy Club
Prices: £5
Info: Plus Mark Talbot, Barry McGonagogle
Comics: Imran Yusuf, Mowten (MC)
When: 20:30 - Saturday 5th Jul, '08
Venue: Amused Moose Soho
Prices: £9 + £1 membership
Comics: Imran Yusuf, Mark Dolan (MC)
When: 20:30 - Sunday 6th Jul, '08
Venue: Downstairs at the King's Head
Prices: £7 (£5 concs)
Comics: Imran Yusuf, Jo Romero, John Ryan, Erich McElroy (MC)
 
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