Londoner gets Alesha Dixon's golden buzzer

Comedian Nabil Abdulrashid has got through to the live semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent after wowing Alesha Dixon.

The judge used her golden buzzer to put the 34-year-old through to the next round, saying he was ‘edgy’ and  a ‘breath of fresh air’

David Walliams was also full of praise for the 34-year-old, saying: ‘The writing was perfect, the delivery was perfect.

"I want to say thank you for coming on this show and bringing this style of humour because it makes the show grow."

Before his performance, Abdulrashid said the programme was going to give him ‘the chance to pursue my dream and spend more time with my kids’.

Born in London but raised in Northern Nigeria to a medical doctor father and a politician/businesswoman mother, Abdulrashid was privately schooled in the UK. 

His set covers being a middle-class educated man yet simultaneously a street smart urban youth and being a black Muslim in South London. 

He was previously a finalist in the NATY New Act Of The Year competition in 2013.

Published: 9 May 2020