Prince Abdi
| Prince Abdi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 July 1982 Somalia |
| Medium | Stand-up, Television, Web series |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, Sketch comedy |
| Subject(s) | Somali culture, Society |
| Website | www |
Prince Abdi (born 21 July 1982) is a Somali-bornBritishstand-up comedian and actor.
Abdi was born in Somalia and immigrated to the United Kingdom with his family in the 1980s at the age of four. He was thereafter brought up in Brixton, London where he attended Walworth Secondary School.
Abdi had football trials with Millwall F.C. and Dulwich Hamlet F.C. However, he abandoned the sport at the age of 15 after incurring a severe knee injury.
In 2007, Abdi graduated from Thames Valley University, University of West London with a BA (Hons) in Media.
Abdi was originally a primary school teacher, and taught in Brixton and Kilburn/West Hampstead. In his spare time, he performed free comedy shows for a lengthy period to establish himself on the stand-up circuit. He eventually gave up his part-time job at B&Q, where he had worked on weekends for ten years, and quit teaching to pursue a comedic career full-time.
As of 2008, Abdi was reportedly the only Somali comedian working in Britain.
He has since performed at some of the more established comedy clubs on the United Kingdom circuit, including Hackney Empire, Edinburgh Festival (2007), Trafalgar Square (Eid in the Square), Jongleurs (Various), The Comedy Store, Banana Cabaret, Belfast Empire (Northern Ireland), Up-The-Creek, Headliners, The Broadway Theatre, Hounslow Theatre, The Glee Club (Birmingham), Alexander Palace, Rise Festival and Jive Cape Town Funny Festival.
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