Bisha K. Ali

Bisha K. Ali

Bisha is a screenwriter, showrunner and stand-up comedian known for her personal and political comedy. 

Her television work includes the likes of Sex Education (Eleven Film/Netflix), Next Week’s News (Merman/Channel 4), True Believers (Saltbeef TV/CBBC) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (Kaling International for MGM/Hulu). She was also consulting producer on comedy horror series The Baby (Sister Pictures/HBO/Sky) and story editor for season one of Loki ((Marvel Studios/Disney+), writing its third episode. 

More recently, Bisha was creator and showrunner on Ms Marvel (Marvel Studios/Disney+), featuring the MCU’s first Muslim superhero, which earned her Gracie and Golden Tomato awards. She also executive produced the sixth season of Black Mirror (Broke & Bones/Netflix) and wrote its final episode, ‘Demon 79’. 

As a performer, Bisha has co-presented on podcasts The Guilty Feminist and GrownUpLand. In 2012, she took part in the Royal Court Theatre’s Young Writers programme, and has had numerous articles published. She also established and runs her own fellowship scheme in collaboration with Netflix and Sky supporting underrepresented creatives in film and television. 

She currently has projects in development with Annapurna Pictures, Chapter One, Legendary Pictures, Spire Animation and Talkback. 

Agent: Abby Singer, Casarotto, Ramsay & Associates