Corner Shop Show

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Corner Shop Show
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Genre Comedy drama
Created by Islah Abdur-Rahman
Written byIslah Abdur-Rahman
Directed byIslah Abdur-Rahman
StarringIslah Abdur-Rahman
Narrated byIslah Abdur-Rahman
Theme music composer
  • MC Zani
  • Islah Abdur-Rahman
Opening theme"Welcome To The Corner Shop"
Ending theme"Welcome To The Corner Shop"
ComposerMike Tan
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes14 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerIslah Abdur-Rahman
Production locations London, United Kingdom
Cinematography
  • Islah Abdur-Rahman
  • Sharad Patel
  • Robert Hoang
  • Sultan Adnan
  • Maznur Rahman
EditorIslah Abdur-Rahman
Camera setupCanon 5D Mark II, Canon 5D Mark III, Sony A7s
Running time12–37 minutes
Production companyThe CS Network
Original release
Network YouTube, Brit Asia TV
Release2014 (2014)
Related
Corner Shop Express, Mandem on the Wall, The Halalians

Corner Shop Show is a British comedy drama web series that premiered on YouTube in March 2014. The series is created by Islah Abdur-Rahman and consists of continuous episodes uploaded on his YouTube channel CornerShopShow, following the adventures of a young man's transition to fill his father's shoes after becoming the custodian of the family business.

Contents

Premise

In mid-2013, the series came to fruition when Islah Abdur-Rahman was with a friend who, like Malik in the series, was taking care of a family business whilst his father was away on business. Whilst they were in the shop, Abdur-Rahman began mind mapping a new series. [1]

Development

The original music is provided by Mike Tan, the theme song features vocals by the creator, director and writer of the series, Islah Abdur-Rahman alongside former UK Beatbox Champion MC Zani. As the series ventured into its second season, the team included singer/songwriter Sonna Rele & Sauce [1]

In August 2014, Episodes 1 and 2 of Corner Shop Show were removed from YouTube [1] because Abdur-Rahman did not think they had the same production level as Episode 3 onwards and wanted to take the series in a new direction. [2] The series had its television premiere on Christmas Eve 2014 on Brit Asia TV. When reaching the ninth Episode, Abdur-Rahman launched a crowd funding campaign to create Season 2.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

Music

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the Corner Shop Show contains original and parody music, all of which are created by Mistah Islah.

All tracks are written by Mistah Islah

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Corner Shop Theme Song"Mistah Islah & MC Zani0:15
2."Saaf Khortam (Cleaning The Shop)"Mistah Islah & MC Zani0:31
3."Off Licence Theme Song"Mistah Islah & MC Zani1:02
4."Hold On, We're Gonna Be Late (Drake Parody)" (featuring Alyusha)Mistah Islah & MC Zani2:14
5."50% Off" (featuring Ashley David)Mistah Islah & MC Zani1:39
6."Man Like Malik"Malik1:38
7."See You Again" (featuring Tommy)Malik1:42
8."I Want You Back"Mistah Islah & Sonna Rele1:28
9."Driving School"Man Like Malik & Raxstar 2:26
10."Corner Shop Gon' Give It To Ya"Mistah Islah1:10

Original music

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
Season premiere Season finale
1 9 March 2014November 2015
2 5 July 2017October 2019

Spin-offs

As of October 2015, a miniseries called Corner Shop Express was launched. It aimed to bring weekly videos for its viewers.

The Corner Shop Show YouTube channel eventually dissolved into The CS Network in early 2019 as Islah Abdur-Rahman conversed about plans of launching other series and spin-offs.

In other media

The Corner Shop has been featured in other comedy series and songs. In April 2015, Malik (Islah Abdur-Rahman) was a character in the web series called Mandem On The Wall, directed by himself, where the shop was featured. In July 2014, Malik (Islah Abdur-Rahman) and Tony (Michael Truong) were characters in the 7th episode of the web series, As We Proceed by Sunny and Shay where the shop was also featured. In late 2015, Malik, Tony and the Corner Shop were featured in Iksy's parody music video alongside Mumzy Stranger, Humza Arshad, Bengali Blitz, Puremovements and Char Avell. In 2017, Malik and Tony appeared on Raxstar's music video for his song "King Midas". [3] In March 2018, Malik (Islah Abdur-Rahman), Tony (Michael Truong) and Mehmet (Can Snatchy Kabadayi) featured in Humza Arshad's parody of the viral Nike advertisement, known as "Nothing Beats A Londoner", featuring notable Londoners from underrepresented minorities such as Juggy D, H-Dhami, Tasha Tah, Sevaqk, Bobby Friction, Raxstar, Tez Ilyas, Arjun, Steel Banglez, Char Avell, Jay Sean, Mumzy Stranger and Naughty Boy. [4] [5]

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