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List Of Corner Shop Show Characters
This article is a list of fictional characters who are featured in United Kingdom, British web series ''Corner Shop Show''. Main characters *Islah Abdur-Rahman as Malik Begum (also plays the Corner Shop cash machine): The Corner Shop manager. A college drop out & an ex-road man, Malik has a lot of responsibility since his father left him in charge. His arrogance proves he has a lot to learn, but with the best intentions he's full of creative ideas for the business. *Michael Truong as Tony Chang (also plays Jason Duong): Corner Shop salesman. Supposedly moved to the UK from China around 1989. After losing his Chinese take-away store, Chang Noodles, he offered his services to work at the Corner Shop instead. His history is shrouded in mysteries about a Martial Arts cult & stories of working in a rice farm in his village Recurring characters *Sheplo Mozomil as Riaz: University student who volunteers at the Corner Shop *Ali Shahalom as Saleem Akbar Choudhury Shamsul Haque: Visitor fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of List of islands of the United Kingdom, the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering . Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. It maintains sovereignty over the British Overseas Territories, which are located across various oceans and seas globally. The UK had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the UK is London. The cities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunny And Shay
Sunny and Shay (Sunny born 1975, Shay born 1984) are a British Radio presenting husband and wife duo consisting of Mandeep "Sunny" and Gursharonjit "Shay" Grewal, both from London. Career Sunny and Shay present a number of shows including the BBC Radio WM afternoon slot for which they became the first high profile Asian presenters to do so in addition to the BBC Asian Network and BBC Radio London. They became a household name after appearing on the Channel 4 show '' The Family'' in 2008. They support and attend a number of high profile events throughout the year including the Asian Awards and the Indian Film Festival. They co-hosted the Brit Asia TV Music Awards with Sukhi Bart, in 2014 and 2015. In 2019 Shay also hosted the first Asian woman festival. Prior to becoming radio presenters Sunny worked as a BAA security officer at Heathrow Airport and Shay was a HR consultant in the City. Awards and recognition * They are annually featured in the Asian power couples list. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Bangladeshis
British Bangladeshis () are citizens or residents of the United Kingdom whose ancestral roots are from Bangladesh. Bengali Muslims have prominently been migrating to the UK since World War II. Migration reached its peak during the 1970s, with most originating from the Sylhet Division. The largest concentration live in east London boroughs, such as Tower Hamlets. This large diaspora in London leads people in Sylhet to refer to British Bangladeshis as Londonis (). History Pre-contemporary era Bengalis have been present in Britain as early as the 19th century. One of the earliest records of a Bengali migrant, by the name of Saeed Ullah, can be found in Robert Lindsay's autobiography. Saeed Ullah was said to have migrated not only for work but also to attack Lindsay and avenge his elders for the Muharram Rebellion of 1782. Other early records of arrivals from the region that is now known as Bangladesh are of Sylheti cooks in London during 1873, in the employment of the Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Doig-Thorne
Amber is fossilized tree resin. Examples of it have been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since the Neolithic times, and worked as a gemstone since antiquity."Amber" (2004). In Maxine N. Lurie and Marc Mappen (eds.) ''Encyclopedia of New Jersey'', Rutgers University Press, . Amber is used in jewelry and as a healing agent in folk medicine. There are five classes of amber, defined on the basis of their chemical constituents. Because it originates as a soft, sticky tree resin, amber sometimes contains animal and plant material as inclusions. Amber occurring in coal seams is also called resinite, and the term ''ambrite'' is applied to that found specifically within New Zealand coal seams. Etymology The English word ''amber'' derives from Arabic from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭𐭡𐭫 (''ʾnbl'' /ambar/, “ambergris”) via Middle Latin ''ambar'' and Middle French ''ambre''. The word referred to what is now known as ''ambergris'' (''ambre gris'' or "gray amber") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Wadia
Nina Wadia (born 18 December 1968) is a British actress. She is known for portraying Zainab Masood in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', Aunty Noor in '' Citizen Khan'', Mrs Hussein in the BBC comedy ''Still Open All Hours'' and for starring in the BBC Two sketch show '' Goodness Gracious Me''. Additionally, Wadia appeared in the Hindi-language romantic comedy '' Namaste London'' in 2007. She also appeared in the series '' Origin'' in 2018 and the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'' as Binita Prabhu in 2023. Early life Wadia was born on 18 December 1968 in Bombay, India, to parents who were of Parsi ancestry. She has an older brother and older sister; both of her parents have died. When Wadia was nine years old she moved to Hong Kong and was a student at Island School, Hong Kong. Career Television and film Wadia first came to prominence in BBC sketch show '' Goodness Gracious Me'', playing characters such as Mrs "I can make it at home for nothing!" and one half of ''The Competitive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramzan Miah
Ramzan Miah (born 17 July 1993) is a British actor, model, dancer, and television personality of Bangladeshi origin. Miah started his career in the entertainment industry as a model and later transitioned to acting. He is known for appearing in ''Ghost Stories'', ''Rocketman'', Disney's ''Aladdin'', ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie'', and '' Enola Holmes 2''. Early life Ramzan Miah was born and raised in Luton, England. His parents are from Bangladesh. He trained at Bird College in musical theatre and dance and graduated in 2016. Career Miah made his acting debut at the age of 3 in Sylheti natoks as a child actor. He took a break from acting in natoks at the age of 15 and focused on his academic subjects. He resumed acting when he completed his GCSEs. He went on to play various roles in films including, ''Legacy'' (2015), ''Naca'' (2017), ''Ghost Stories'' (2017), '' The Devil's Harmony'' (a short film winner at Sundance 2020), ''Raindance'' 2020 (Best British Short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humza Arshad
Humza Mohammed Arshad (; born 3 June 1985) is an English actor, comedian and writer of Pakistani descent. He produces the web series '' Diary of a Bad Man'' (2010–2013) and '' Badman'' (2015–present). His homemade YouTube videos have been viewed more than 100 million times, which makes him one of the most popular online comedians in the UK. Early life Arshad was born on 3 June 1985 to a Punjabi Muslim family in the Streatham district of London, England. His parents were born in Pakistan. His father, Mohammad Arshad, is from Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan, and his mother, Noreen Arshad, is from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. He has two siblings; a younger sister, Hanna, and a younger brother, Hasan. Arshad studied GNVQ in Performing Arts at Croydon College and BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts at Kingston College. He then graduated from Richmond Drama School with a degree in Drama. He had a part-time job as an Asian wedding hall waiter. Career In September 2010, Arshad cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Pharoah
Jared Antonio Farrow (born October 14, 1987), better known by his stage name Jay Pharoah, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2010 to 2016. In 2015, he was ranked the 55th greatest ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine. Early life Pharoah was born and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia. He began performing impersonations at age six and cites Gilbert Gottfried's character Iago in '' Aladdin'' as his first voice, explaining, "My father put me in a talent competition a couple of months later, and out of the whole thing I got fifth place." In 2005, Pharoah graduated from Indian River High School in Chesapeake. One of his characters, Principal Daniel Frye, is heavily influenced by IRHS's former principal, James Frye. Pharoah graduated from Tidewater Community College with an Associate of Arts degree in 2008 and an Associate of Science in 2010. He briefly attended Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guz Khan
Ghulam Dastgir Khan (; born 24 January 1986), also known as Guz Khan, is a British comedian and actor. His TV appearances include '' Man Like Mobeen'', '' Taskmaster'' (series 12), '' Our Flag Means Death'' (series 1) and stand-up performances on '' Live at the Apollo''. Early life Khan was born on 24 January 1986 to a Pakistani Punjabi Muslim family of Khans in Coventry. He has two sisters who are ten and eleven years older than him. His father died when he was three. Khan grew up on a housing estate in Hillfields, Coventry, and attended Stoke Park School. He graduated from Coventry University, and went on to teach Humanities at Grace Academy. In Sindhu Vee's 2020 BBC comedy podcast ''Things My Mother Never Told Me (... About Lockdown)'', Khan talks about being raised in a South Asian community and his relationship to his mother. Career Breakthrough Khan uploaded his first video to Facebook in 2014; in June of that year, he first performed on stage, opening for Aamer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suli Breaks
Darryll Suliaman Amoako (born 22 January 1988), better known by his stage name Suli Breaks, is an English spoken word poet. He is best known for his spoken word videos on his YouTube Channel, Suli Breaks, his 2012 video " Why I Hate School but Love Education" and his 2013 video " I Will Not Let an Exam Result Decide My Fate". Early life Amoako was born in Wood Green, London, England. He grew up as one of three children to Ghanaian parents in what he describes as "a conventional African family, where education is paramount". He has two sisters, Anisah (younger) and Cherelle (older). He went to Enfield Grammar School for a year before accepting a scholarship to play basketball in Middlesbrough. In 2009, he graduated with a degree in Law from the University of Sheffield. Career Amoako's basketball coach's brother, Ben Peters, came up with the name "Suli Breaks", which derived from his forename of Suliaman and the concept of "breaking someone's ankles". Amoako has been writing poe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Web Series
A web series (also known as webseries, short-form series, and web show) is a series of short scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet (i.e. World Wide Web), which first emerged in the late 1990s and became more prominent in the early 2000s. A single instance of a web series program can be called an episode or a webisode. The scale of a web series is small and a typical episode can be anywhere from three to fifteen minutes in length. Web series are distributed online on video sharing websites and apps, such as YouTube, Vimeo and TikTok, and can be watched on devices such as smartphones, tablets, desktops, laptops, and Smart TVs (or television sets connected to the Internet with a media streaming device). They can also be released on social media platforms. Because of the nature of the Internet, a web series may be interactive and immersive. Web series are classified as new media. Web series are different from streaming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
