When Henry and I first collaborated on material for older audience but as tastes go, we both love crazy, out of this world. laugh out loud humour. Henry knew the comic world so it was a dream working with him on this. It was a lot of fun working together on Little Badman, we have the same sense of humour, but he's a lot better at spelling then me!

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Witte, Griff (1 April 2015). "Muslim comedian's anti-extremist message a big hit with British teens". The Washington Post . Retrieved 1 June 2015. You have been trouble since the day you were born. I have told your mother: you needdiscipline! Pakistan is the only place you will receive a proper upbringing!” his fatherdeclares, and Little Badman is less than happy: “And, yeah, I know I’m Pakistani and all, but Iain’t from Pakistan. It’s as foreign to me as it would be to anyone else who grew up in theUK. Home for me is Poundland, and Argos and KFC (the halal ones at least). What the hellwas I gonna do in Pakistan?” Comedian Humza Arshad fronts anti-extremism school campaign". BBC News. Leicester. 13 October 2014 . Retrieved 1 June 2015. Humza Mohammed Arshad MBE ( Punjabi: حمزه محمد ارشد; born 3 June 1985 [3]) 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. [4] Early life [ edit ]a b Onyanga-Omara, Jane (7 April 2015). "British YouTube star keeps kids off the extremist path". Religion News Service . Retrieved 1 June 2015. Shahid, Omar (10 June 2012). "Diary of a Badman: 'I'm not a model Muslim, but I make people think' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 February 2013. But now, I (and my best friend Umer I guess) face something even scarier - my dad! He's pretty fed up with us being naughty, so he's sending us away . . . to school. In March 2015, Arshad appeared at the Muslim Youth Festival, a festival on how to divert young Britons away from extremism [44] and looking at what it means to be a young British Muslim in the UK today. [45] Published works [ edit ]

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There is no “Islam” in it aside from Muslim names and mention in a rap of a halal KFC. I kind of like that they are Muslim kids and it appeals to a larger audience, sure something praying or something at some point might have been nice, but it isn’t a book that you’d be expecting spiritual nuggets from, so it is ok. Microwaved pants and killer bees feature in this rib-aching comic caper, heightened with moments of real tenderness and heart.' The GuardianShahid, Omar. An interview with Diary of A Badman Star, Humza Arshad. Live Magazine. 22 November 2011 I know it's probably not the right thing to say honestly not seeing someone in a book that looked like me definitely meant that I didn't read many books growing up. I read Roald Dahl, Harry Potter but maybe if I had found a book with an Asian kid on the cover I might have read more because I would have found books I could relate to. You know, someone that spoke about gulab jamun's and shalwar kameezs' might have got my attention! Think about the characters, did anyone surprise you? For example, the aunties being scary, grandpa being much more interesting than he seems or Wendy becoming a good friend. Owens, David (8 December 2011). "Preview: Humza Arshad – Badman, Cardiff University". Wales: South Wales Echo . Retrieved 1 February 2013.

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You've probably heard of me, right? Little Badman. No? Oh. Well. . . Doesn't matter. You will do one day. I'm gonna be big." a b c Dakin, Melanie (14 July 2011). "Humza Arshad and Jeff Mirza head up charity comedy tour". Croydon: Croydon Guardian . Retrieved 1 February 2013. a b c Dakin, Melanie (14 July 2011). "Humza Arshad and Jeff Mirza head up charity comedy tour". Harrow: Harrow Times . Retrieved 1 February 2013. You're a comedian for adults, so how much of a challenge was it to make sure your jokes and dialogue were suitable for a younger audience in this book?How did your collaboration with Henry White work in creating and writing the story?I had my ten year old read it and he thought it was ok, but was uncomfortable with the language, which I was glad, but I told him I thought he could handle it, and know what is appropriate to use. That being said, school libraries should have the book, maybe not classroom libraries though, and I probably wouldn’t do it as a book club. I will have my other kids read it though, cause like I said, it is silly and fun. Fast-paced and funny, readers are immediately swept into Humza’s world and really feel for him and his various troubles, like his super-strict dad and adults not listening properly. Full of action and humour, but perhaps best of all is how Humza grows and changes through the story, and gets his dad to too.