Ali Kahn

Comedy Writer Performer / Actor /Improv guru/Comedy Workshop Facilitator/MC Host.
In recovery since 2013. Rep:@VLA_Talent.
Owner of @BIGCOMEDYSHOP

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

A reel to show my most recent professional pretending...a "showreel" if you like.

#showreel
#actor
#comedyactor
#actorshowreel

Agent: Victoria Lepper Associates
@VLA_talent

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

Midway thru a Comedy programme with people accessing drug & alcohol recovery at @sparkbwd. 12+years in recovery myself-this work hits deep.
They ended this session with a comedy TikTok dance, laughing, fully present. No drink. No drugs. Just joy, connection+ hope.
A privilege.

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

Evil villan action as The Tape Dispenser in latest series of Emmy award winning CBBC The Odd Squad. Episode The Rookie Run. On BBC I Player. Mucho fun!
Agent: @VLA_talent
#theoddsquad
#cbbc
#villan

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

@Natalienlah Thank you @Natalienlah! Japan! Wow! Hope you had a fabulous time! X

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

15+ years of hosting live events and still loving the joy of reading a room, lifting the energy&helping events flow smoothly.
Comedy, warmth, adaptability & care for the people in the room.
If you know organisations planning events please share.
#EventHost #MC #CommunityEvents

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

#WomenInRecovery
#AddictionRecovery
#LivedExperience
#CommunityImpact
#ArtsInHealth
#Manchester
#Salford
#Stretford

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

I honestly feel incredibly lucky to share this. FREE comedy workshops for women in recovery in Greater Manchester.
A 16-week series rooted in connection, confidence & community. 🧵👇

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

Part 5...

Delivered by a professional comedy facilitator (me!) with lived experience in recovery.

Funded by @SalfordCVS through the #AchieveFund in partnership with #10GM .

Book here:
https://t.co/lXLjpOxnxN

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

Part 4...if you’re a drug & alcohol worker, support women in recovery, work in mental health or community services then please share within your networks.

You’re also welcome to attend alongside women accessing your services.

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

Part 3...

Every Wednesday, 10am–12pm

Stretford Public Hall, South Manchester

Packed with improv games, sketches & proper belly laughs.

Women in recovery from alcohol and / or drug use can attend for any number of weeks.

It’s completely FREE.

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

Part 2..as someone 12+ years in recovery myself, I know how powerful it is to have spaces that aren’t clinical or heavy, but focused on creativity, laughter & being fully present.

Comedy becomes more than laughter.

It becomes voice.

It becomes self-belief.

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

Absolute comedy icon.

[Jason Gallagher @jga41agher]

Catherine O'Hara is so so so funny. RIP to one of the all-time greats.

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

#Research
#CelebrationEvent
#EventHosting
#Comedy
#HealthInequalities

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

Injecting some Ali energy into a research celebration event.
9 months of graft, final presentations in front of academics & the like (daunting!), followed by reflection, laughter & lightness. Proud to bookend this brilliant journey.

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

Supported by NIHR, Lancaster University and the NHS, the programme blends learning, mentorship and co-production with residents to strengthen local services.
Honoured to be part of this for the third time — and very much looking forward to welcoming the fourth cohort in June.

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

Blackpool Researching Together (Health Determinants Research Collaboration – HDRC) runs the Health Inequalities Research Capacity and Capability (HIRCC) programme, empowering local, public health and voluntary sector staff to use research to tackle health inequalities.

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

I love watching people step into their final presentations — nervous, proud, brilliant — and seeing how a bit of silliness (me) can gently shift the room into a different energy.
It’s what I do.

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

Day two: reflection, digestion, and making sense of everything that’s just happened.
They bring me in to bookend the whole thing — to lift the energy, keep it flowing, add play, laughter and lightness… without losing the respect this work deserves.

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

Day one: groups sharing their research journeys and final presentations — after nine months of graft — in front of academics, lecturers, council folk and other very clever humans. Daunting stuff.

[Ali Kahn @AliKahncomedy]

He liked.

[Blackpool Researching Together @BlackpoolHDRC]

𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 - 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟴 🎄
This year we welcomed the third Health Inequalities Research Capacity and Capability Programme (HIRCC) cohort. @AliKahncomedy opened the session with some wonderful team building activities to help bring everyone together!

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