In 2004, Rahman met Nazeem Hussain at an Islamic awards function,[12] as a result of their support for asylum seekers and for anti-racism activism.[13] They became friends and did youth work together in Melbourne.[5]
In 2007, Hussain entered Triple J's Raw Comedy Award open mic competition at the Melbourne Comedy Festival[14][15] After seeing Hussain compete, Rahman also decided to enter.[5] They beat hundreds of other hopefuls to reach the Victorian State final together. Hussain reached the Victorian final.[16] Rahman won the state final and went onto the national finals where he was voted the runner-up in a performance that was screened on ABC Television.[8][17]
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