"In May last year, he won best male comedy performance for Juice, his gloriously surrealist BBC series in which he stars as Jamma, a clownish manchild with a bowl cut navigating a chaotic life alongside his dysfunctional family and buttoned-up older boyfriend. In the end, after a few sips of his negroni, Rizwan whose CV also includes appearances on Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo and Doctor Who, plus a slew of comedy songs about racism, toxic masculinity and skiing's lack of socioeconomic diversity pinpoints one way his life has changed; his therapist upped his fee."
"I've spent a lot of my adult life trying to prove myself so that I can be clapped by people, like: Hey, you know what? Maybe you're not a loser,' the 34-year-old says with a grin. I thought winning an award shouldn't feel good according to everything I'm talking about in therapy But it feels fantastic."
"When I ask why his dad doesn't star in Juice, like his mum and brother do, he falls silent. Then just when it feels as if he's on the brink of opening up about their relationship, he switches to joke mode: I didn't want to be like Trump, just giving out jobs to my family. Plus, being completely honest, my dad's CV wasn't good enough."
Mawaan Rizwan won a BAFTA for best male comedy performance for Juice, a surreal BBC series featuring his character Jamma amid a chaotic family and a buttoned-up older boyfriend. Rizwan's credits include Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo, Doctor Who and comedic songs tackling racism, toxic masculinity and skiing's socioeconomic barriers. A viral acceptance speech about external validation appears to have led to his therapist raising fees. Rizwan feels conflicted between therapeutic ideals and the pleasure of recognition. His onstage persona moves quickly between silliness, sincerity and sadness, and he deliberately excluded his father from the show.
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