Following a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which saw him nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer award Bilal Zafar has announced his first nationwide tour with his debut show Cakes, including a six-night run at London’s Soho Theatre from 23rd January.

Cakes tells the story of how Zafar's Twitter handle, @zafarcakes, became a focal point for the misguided rage of the global far right when it was mistaken for the account of a ‘Muslim-only bakery’. Having provoked the outrage of such defenders of Britishness as Katie Hopkins, EDL supporters and the Daily Star, Cakes shows how BILAL used humour to respond to the prejudice and abuse increasingly faced by British Muslims today.

Zafar came top of the bill at this year’s New Act of the Year Awards. In 2015 he was the runner up at the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year competition. He has appeared on BBC Three, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Asian Network, and Sky News, and has previously written about his faith for The Independent.

Read a review of Cakes here.

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