Bisha K. Ali | |
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Born | 17 March 1989 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Stand-up comedian, screenwriter |
Notable work |
Four Weddings and a Funeral Loki Ms. Marvel |
Bisha K. Ali (born 17 March 1989) [1] is a BAFTA award-winning British stand-up comedian and screenwriter. She is the head writer for the streaming television series Ms. Marvel for Disney+.
Bisha Ali was born to Pakistani parents. [2] She worked as a data scientist and then a domestic violence support worker, before moving to a career in stand-up comedy. [2] In 2012, she participated in the Royal Court Theatre's Young Writers programme. Her script Book Club, for a Sky diversity initiative, was optioned by Tiger Aspect Productions. [3] She later wrote additional material for the series Sex Education. [2]
Her first major scriptwriting role was for the 2019 miniseries Four Weddings and a Funeral, working with Mindy Kaling. [2] In 2019, she was announced as head writer for the upcoming streaming television series Ms. Marvel for Disney+. [4] She also was a writer on the fellow Marvel Studios series Loki. [5]
Ali has written for The Huffington Post, [6] and co-presented The Guilty Feminist podcast with Deborah Frances-White [2] and GrownUpLand for BBC Radio 4. [7]
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
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Writer | Producer | |||
2019 | Sex Education | No | No | Additional material |
2019 | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Yes | No | Episode: "Game Night" |
2021 | Loki | Yes | No | Episode: " Lamentis", also executive story editor and story editor |
2022 | The Baby | No | Yes | Consulting producer |
2022 | Ms. Marvel | Yes | Executive | Head writer (one episode), Disney+ miniseries |
2023 | Black Mirror | Yes | Executive | Co-wrote " Demon 79" |
TBA | Century Goddess | Yes | No | Writer [8] |
Bisha K. Ali | |
---|---|
Born | 17 March 1989 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Stand-up comedian, screenwriter |
Notable work |
Four Weddings and a Funeral Loki Ms. Marvel |
Bisha K. Ali (born 17 March 1989) [1] is a BAFTA award-winning British stand-up comedian and screenwriter. She is the head writer for the streaming television series Ms. Marvel for Disney+.
Bisha Ali was born to Pakistani parents. [2] She worked as a data scientist and then a domestic violence support worker, before moving to a career in stand-up comedy. [2] In 2012, she participated in the Royal Court Theatre's Young Writers programme. Her script Book Club, for a Sky diversity initiative, was optioned by Tiger Aspect Productions. [3] She later wrote additional material for the series Sex Education. [2]
Her first major scriptwriting role was for the 2019 miniseries Four Weddings and a Funeral, working with Mindy Kaling. [2] In 2019, she was announced as head writer for the upcoming streaming television series Ms. Marvel for Disney+. [4] She also was a writer on the fellow Marvel Studios series Loki. [5]
Ali has written for The Huffington Post, [6] and co-presented The Guilty Feminist podcast with Deborah Frances-White [2] and GrownUpLand for BBC Radio 4. [7]
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
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Writer | Producer | |||
2019 | Sex Education | No | No | Additional material |
2019 | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Yes | No | Episode: "Game Night" |
2021 | Loki | Yes | No | Episode: " Lamentis", also executive story editor and story editor |
2022 | The Baby | No | Yes | Consulting producer |
2022 | Ms. Marvel | Yes | Executive | Head writer (one episode), Disney+ miniseries |
2023 | Black Mirror | Yes | Executive | Co-wrote " Demon 79" |
TBA | Century Goddess | Yes | No | Writer [8] |