Malik Elassal
Acting
Malik Elassal (Arabic: مالك العسال) is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor of Lebanese descent. He began performing stand-up comedy shortly after graduating from the Calgary Islamic School. In 2022, he was named one of the New Faces of Comedy at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal. He recorded the title track on Yeehaw Hell Yeah, a comedy album released by Just For Laughs. He appeared on Season 3 of 'The New Wave of Standup’ on CBC Gem in 2023. He was featured on the Vulture (website) list of Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2024. He had television roles in Resident Alien, Joe Pickett, Fortunate Son, and Fakeland. He was an extra on the Christopher Nolan film Interstellar. He portrays Samir in the FX comedy series Adults (originally developed under the name Snowflakes), created by The Tonight Show writers Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw, and executive produced by Nick Kroll. The series follows five housemates in Queens, New York, but was filmed in Toronto.
