Sami Abu Wardeh is a multi-award winning Palestinian comedian, actor and writer. He created, produced and starred in Channel 4 series The Sheikh and his three live comedy hours have won a Bestie award, a Spirit of the Fringe award, garnered multiple five-star reviews and claimed their place in best show listings in The Guardian and Rolling Stone.
His short play Watermelon was featured in Cutting the Tightrope at the Arcola and the Edinburgh International Festival, and his short play Screw was commissioned as part of Theatre503’s Land Writes programme. He has also written for BBC Radio 4’ s Newsjack. He has an upcoming role in J.J. Abrams’ new film The Great Beyond, and his voice work includes the role of Medjed in Radio 4 sitcom Damned Andrew and a leading role in Radio 4 drama The Yafa Cherry Orchard.