[8] His grandmother, who had been living with the family in the UK, was deported to India when Shah was five years old.

[8] He performed all through his school and university years, taking his debut show Astrology to Edinburgh in 2011.

[14] His previous shows are Astrology (2011), Anatomy (2013),[15] Texture (2014),[16] Distant (2015),[17] Machines (2016),[18] Control (2017),[19] and Duffer (2018).

[9][20] Shah is a writer and performer on BBC Two's satirical news show The Mash Report.

[28] He has spoken about his reluctance to be a "nodding dog" (an unthinking advocate) for white guilt in relation to European colonialism.