Malik Elassal

Personal context

Summary

Malik Elassal is a Lebanese-Canadian actor and stand-up comedian whose screen work includes Adults and Resident Alien. His personal comedy draws on family life, Islam, Arab and Muslim identity, and experiences of Islamophobia, while ranging across other subjects. He has said he does not want to make jokes about Arabs for white audiences to feel comfortable. No public statements on party politics, DEI, or organized activism are on record.