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Riz Ahmed’s hilarious Bond comedy Bait shows why playing 007 can be a poisoned chalice

COMMENT: In ‘Bait’, Oscar winner Ahmed plays a British Asian actor whose life is upended when he auditions to play James Bond. Beyond the spy franchise hook, the show has sharp gags and a deeper point to make, writes Kevin E G Perry

The Independent UK

British actor Rizwan Ahmed claims South Asians are ‘constantly chased’ in the West: ‘Being Brown is a spy thriller’

British actor and rapper Rizwan Ahmed is back on the screens with a new show ‘Bait’. The 43-year-old Academy Award winner has been promoting his much-loved work in a press tour that has now gone viral with one video.

The Times of India

'Bait' review: Prime Video's new show is a 'gripping, twisting rollercoaster ride' that you'll want to binge-watch in one sitting

Riz Ahmed's new Prime Video show "Bait" has arrived — here's why the Oscar-winning actor's six-part dramedy belongs on your watchlist.

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Bait review – Riz Ahmed’s comedy is petty, narcissistic … and excellent

Part autobiography, part industry satire, this hilarious show boasts dazzling dialogue and ace cameos. But surely Ahmed has better things to do than play James Bond?

The Guardian - UK

I lost every good acting job to Riz Ahmed – annoyingly, his James Bond comedy is a jaw-dropping hoot

Ahmed superbly tackles race and identity in his hilarious new show Bait, proving the British-Asian actor truly is the best of this country. I’m happy for him, I swear!

The Guardian - UK

Alan Rickman Is Snape For Most Harry Potter Fans, But Riz Ahmed Is Really Growing On Me

Rickman's performance is iconic, but I'm loving Riz Ahmed's take.

Cinemablend

‘The dream is to be a standup, but everyone who knows me says: Please don’t’ – Riz Ahmed on chaos, comedy, and defying categorisation

His multi-hyphenate career has made him one of Britain’s most versatile recognisable stars – but hasn’t stopped him facing some seriously awkward moments…

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One to Watch: Aasiya Shah on starring in Riz Ahmed's Bait

Aasiya Shah is heading for big things following the professionally and personally transformative experience of working on the new series Bait

Evening Standard

Oscar-nominated actor says he was given supermarket ban after shoplifting accusation

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The Independent UK

Riz Ahmed recalls being banned from Tesco after starring in Venom

Actor, 43, had just starred in Marvel film ‘Venom’ at the time

The Independent UK

Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed first three guest hosts of UK Saturday Night Live

British version of the topical US comedy show will air live on Sky One and will be written in the week before broadcast

The Guardian - UK

Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed named as first hosts of Saturday Night Live UK

Fey, who was previously the head writer and lead cast member on the sketch show’s US version, will host the UK series’ first episode on March 21

The Independent UK

Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed named as first UK Saturday Night Live hosts

The 75-minute show will broadcast weekly with a different host and musical act each episode.

Evening Standard

Amazon Prime Video in March 2026: 5 best new additions to watch

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Tom’s Guide

New on Prime Video in March 2026 — top picks and all the new movies and shows to watch

Our guide to all the new movies and shows coming to Prime Video in March 2026, including a new crime drama with Nicole Kidman, "Invincible" season 4, and more.

Evening Standard

Jessie Buckley and Teyana Taylor bring drama to the Bafta red carpet

Jessie Buckley donned an electric blue Grecian-style gown to walk the red carpet.

The Independent UK

Baftas 2026: Emma Stone leads stars in daring red carpet fashion

Celebrities descended on London’s Royal Albert Hall in risque designs for the Baftas.

The Mary Sue

‘Hamlet’ Review: A Smart Adaptation That Sparks but Doesn’t Catch

South Asians love adding a bit of subcontinental flavor to everything. It’s mostly food and drink we do this to, like mixing baked beans with diced onions and cumin seeds, or spicing tea with cinnamon and fennel and cardamom. But now Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed has injected some spice…

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The Conversation

Is this love? Don’t be Heathcliff and Cathy – what you should watch, read and play this week

Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights is a loose (very loose) adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel. The film is, as the director has attested, the intense, “unhinged”, gothic story she remembers reading as a 14-year-old. As such, it is full of imagined passages and heightened romance and violence. It’s truly Fennellian in…

Evening Standard

Meet the A-Teams: London's new power couples

The capital is a nexus of dynamic duopolies, from the old guard of the Beckhams to Brat-ish newcomers Charli xcx, Dua Lipa and their other halves. By Claudia Cockerell, Joe Bromley and Maddy Mussen

The Independent UK

Paddington star praises Guy Ritchie’s multitasking skills as director

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The Independent UK

Downton Abbey star opens up on working with ‘proper multi-tasker’ Guy Ritchie

Hugh Bonneville remained tight-lipped about appearing in the next series of Ritchie’s Netflix crime drama The Gentlemen

Evening Standard

Hugh Bonneville: Guy Ritchie is a ‘proper multi-tasker’

The Downton Abbey star also told ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show that audiences should not expect to see him in another Paddington film.

The Conversation

Riz Ahmed’s British south-Asian Hamlet is a moody tale of grief and shady family business

For Shakespeare’s Hamlet “the world is out of joint”. In screen writer Michael Lesslie’s collage of Shakespeare’s play, directed by Aneil Karia, Riz Ahmed’s intense, grief-wrecked Hamlet pays a high price as he tries to “set it right” in a corrupt corporate world.

The Guardian - UK

Hamlet review – Riz Ahmed’s tortured prince drives chilling modern take through London’s streets

Timothy Spall and Art Malik co-star in Aneil Karia’s intelligent and stark retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy, set in the world of shady family business

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