Adib Alkhalidey

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Adib Alkhalidey
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Alkhalidey in 2018
Born
Adib Alkhalidey

1987or1988(age 37–38)
Ouarzazate, Morocco
CitizenshipCanadian
Occupations
  • actor
  • comedian
  • musician
Website https://www.adibalkhalidey.com/ (in French)

Adib Alkhalidey (born 1987 or 1988 [1] ) is a Canadian actor, singer-songwriter, and comedian.

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Biography

Early life and career

Alkhalidey was born in 1988 in Ouarzazate, Morocco, to an Iraqi father and a Moroccan mother. His father had fled from the regime of Saddam Hussein to Morocco, and later relocated the family to Canada. [2]

Alkhalidey graduated from the École nationale de l'humour in Montreal in 2010. [2]

Alkhalidey works as a comedian and a columnist on radio and television. He also writes for other comedians and was the recipient of the Jury Prize at the Franco-Québec Comedy Festival in 2012 and won the Revelation of the Year at the Olivier Awards Gala in 2013. [1]

In October 2015, during the Canadian federal election, Alkhalidey was criticized for mocking women who wore niqab to vote, comparing them with a person wearing a potato sack over their heads. [2] [3]

He subsequently achieved success with his show T******k, which won the Félix Award for Comedy Show of the Year in 2023. [4]

In 2023, he released a new musical album, over which he embarked on a tour across Canada. [5]

Works

Film

YearTitleRole
2016Hibou
2019 Matthias & Maxime Shariff
2019Mon ami WalidWalid

References

  1. 1 2 Ducharme, André (8 June 2013). "L'humoriste Adib Alkhalidey : des cheveux, Martin Matte, un TOC, le français, du slalom…". L'Actualite (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Cassivi, Marc (19 October 2015). "Adib et le #SacDePatatesGate". La Presse Canada (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  3. ↑ David, Françoise (2 October 2015). "Françoise David : Je n'accepte pas de vivre dans un Québec intolérant" (in French). Artistes Pour la Paix. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Sirois, Alexandre (17 December 2023). "Écrits Pas juste pour rire !". La Presse Canada (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Tardic, Dominic (9 January 2025). "Des coulisses à la scène Adib Alkhalidey, sous son soleil exactement". La Presse Canada (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
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