Haggis Pakora (with Dhol drum)

Dhol drum complements Haggis Pakora: a Scottish-Pakistani Muslim musical comedian with mushy heartbroken filling and crusty eczema coat. The filling rips the coat when family rejects his exes, and arranged dates reject his Halal:Haram ratio. After 7 years of trial and terror, this harami salami is no closer to love than he is to putting down the prescription creams.

Accompanying him on this three course food fusion menu are keema aloo (mince'n'tatties, but more spicy skin) and brown pudding (black pudding, but more diabetes). This well-balanced meal covers the five stages of debrief. Denial that I can have my halal cake and eat it with beer. Anger at double life disasters. Bargaining with eczema and hairlines. Depression from damp rooms and conversations. And acceptance that, like Brexit did with UK borders, I can take back control of my boundaries with a Good Friday Jummah prayer routine. Looks like beats back on the menu, Bhai!

West End New Act 2025 audience award, and Musical Comedy Awards 2026 shortlist. Split bills at Camden Fringe 2024 (Thirty Shades of Brown) and Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2025 (De(ar)ranged Dating). This is a preview of his Edinburgh Fringe 2026 run.