Riaad Moosa
Riaad Moosa
Riaad Moosais an Indian-born South African comedian, actor and doctor of Indian-Malay descent...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth18 June 1977
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I use myself as a template for my comedy. So first my background as a Muslim man, my being a doctor, I talk about my family quite a lot, my kids. Anything that resonates with me I talk about. The important thing is it should be able to work in a family setting.
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I'm a comedian who happens to be Muslim; my comedy stems on all forms of my identity.
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Remember, we really grew up separately; our life experience was very different because of segregation. So I think comedy is a good space to work those things out and educate everyone about the different experiences and different race groups in South Africa.
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I would never want to disrespect my beliefs. There are certain, obviously different, areas you wouldn't go. It's not congruent to who I am as a person, and it would be insincere, and it wouldn't be based on truth.
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The Muslims in the Cape are associated with having a very good sense of humor.
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When I started out, it was around the whole 9/11 - Islamophobia was just sort of hitting a second wind. Obviously that informed a lot of my humor, and it influenced a lot of what I was talking about on stage because it was extremely relevant at the time.