Malik Elassal

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Malik Elassal
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)comedian, actor
Years active2010s-present

Malik Elassal is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor of Lebanese descent.

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Career

He began peforming stand-up comedy shortly after graduating from the Calgary Islamic School. In 2022, he was named one of the New Faces of Comedy at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal. He recorded the title track on Yeehaw Hell Yeah, a comedy album released by Just For Laughs. He appeared on Season 3 of ' The New Wave of Standup'’ on CBC Gem in 2023. [1]

He was featured on the Vulture (website) list of Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2024. [2] He had television roles in Resident Alien , Joe Pickett , Fortunate Son and Fakeland. [3] He was an extra on the Christopher Nolan film Interstellar . [4]

He portrays Samir in FX comedy series Adults (originally developed under the name Snowflakes), created by The Tonight Show writers Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw and executive produced by Nick Kroll, about five housemates in Queens, New York but filmed in Toronto. [5] [6] [7]

Personal life

He is from the north east of Calgary, Canada. He is of Lebanese descent and grew up in a Muslim household. His parents moved to Winnipeg from Lebanon in the early 1990s before moving to Calgary shortly after he was born. [8] [1] He said in an interview in 2025 that he dropped out of college twice. [9]

Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016FakelandPaul Macleary1 episode
2020 Fortunate Son Local #11 episode
2021 Joe Pickett Calvin Mendes3 episodes
2022 Resident Alien Straw Hat Man1 episode
2025 Adults Samir8 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 Volmers, Eric (Mar 22, 2023). "Up-and-coming comedian Malik Elassal riffs on Islamophobia and getting his family on 'the right side of history'". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Malik Elassal: A Comedian You Should Know in 2024". Vulture. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Seitz, Loree (28 May 2025). "'Adults' Cast and Character Guide: Who's Who in the New FX Comedy Series?". The Wrap. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Berenz, Ryan (May 20, 2025). "Meet the Cast of FX's New Comedy 'Adults'". TV Insider. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (July 29, 2024). "FX Orders 20-Something Ensemble Comedy Series 'Snowflakes'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Rankin, Seija (30 May 2025). ""Wait, I'm Slapping a Teenager Who's Getting An Abortion?": How the Cast of 'Adults' Pulled Off Their Boundary-Pushing Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Hussain, Tania (30 May 2024). ""It Completely Just Derailed": 'Adults' Cast and Showrunners on Charlie Cox's Wildly Messy and Chaotic Episode". Collider. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Vernier, Demian (January 5, 2023). "Chatting With Stand-up Comedian and Actor, Malik Elassal". Calgary Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "THE 'ADULTS' CAST ANSWERS YOUR BURNING QUESTIONS ABOUT GRAD SCHOOL, ROOMMATES & MORE". Nylon. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
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