Following the release of his critically acclaimed debut Netflix stand-up special, Ends, this autumn, Edinburgh Comedy Award winning comedian Ahir Shah is set to release a brand new radio series for BBC Radio 4. Seven Blunders of the World will be based around what Mahatma Gandhi called the ‘Seven Social Sins’. 100 years after Gandhi outlined the seven social sins, Ahir breaks down each of these seven blunders, occasionally bringing some special guests along the way to explore what these ‘social sins’ mean in the past present and future.
The series will air weekly from Tuesday 31st December at 18:30. The news follows the announcement of Ahir’s biggest tour to date with his award winning show, Ends, touring across the UK, Ireland and India from January 2025. Details here.
On TV and radio, Ahir’s appearances have included Live at the Apollo (BBC 2), Have I Got News For You (BBC 1), QI (BBC 2), Mock the Week (BBC 2), The Last Leg (Channel 4), Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC 2), The Mash Report (BBC 2), The Now Show (BBC Radio 4), Jurassic World 3 and Do Gooders (BBC Radio 4). In 2021, Ahir launched his first special, Dots, on HBO Max. Ahir has performed sold out shows across the world including tours of the UK and India and runs at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Adelaide Fringe, Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal and Netflix is a Joke festival in the US.
Seven Blunders of the World is created by Ahir Shah, commissioned for BBC Radio 4 by Julia McKenzie, produced by Daisy Knight and Jules Lom for Avalon.
