He has appeared in several films and television shows such as Executive Decision, Swingers, Tracey Takes On..., Roseanne, JAG, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on Comedy Central, and MTV's Punk'd with Ashton Kutcher.

He has also appeared on CNN, The View, and National Public Radio, and was featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal in December 2001, as well as in Newsweek.

He was the winner of the first annual Richard Pryor Award for ethnic comedy at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland in the summer of 2004.

In 2019, Ahmed received media attention after an audience member called 911 in response to his stand-up set.

[3] Ahmed says his role models include his parents, Muhammad Ali, Mitzi Shore, and friend Vince Vaughn.