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Could Riz Ahmed Be the First Brown James Bond?

Could Riz Ahmed Be the First Brown James Bond?

We're Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends vor 4 Monaten

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Riz Ahmed is the man of the moment. The Oscar and Emmy
award-winning actor is currently on the press tour for not one
but two new projects: his TV series 'Bait', and a film adaptation
of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. But the tour wouldn't be
complete without joining his former school mate and fellow school
play actor Mehdi for a special LIVE taping of 'We're Not Kidding'
in New York City. The two dig into Riz's new roles, the state of
Muslim representation in popular culture, and making political
art. They also take questions from the audience, but first they
share a few choice anecdotes from their teenage years.

The two also discuss:

Neil Patrick Harris' recent ridiculous comments about making
"apolitical" art.

Why "getting in the room" doesn't matter if you let the room
change you.

The lasting significance of his films 'Four Lions' and 'The
Long Goodbye' given the UK far-right political scene.

And how Riz got banned… from UK grocery store Tesco's!

They also take questions from the audience about why some Muslim
entertainers have stayed silent on Gaza, the best ways to resist
fascism, the power of political storytelling, and whether Riz's
aunties call him up to chastise him about some of his.. erm…
spicier on-camera scenes.

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Credits:

Hosted by: Mehdi Hasan

Guest Host: Riz Ahmed

Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi

Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello

Music: Andy Clausen

Design: Alicia Tatone

Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera

Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali

Special thanks to: Stephen Wentzell & Leena Fraihat

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