Nish Kumar
| Nish Kumar | |
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 Kumar in January 2016 | |
| Born |
26 August 1985 Wandsworth, London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Comedian |
| Years active | Since 2004 |
| Known for |
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| Website |
nishkumar |
Nishant "Nish" Kumar (born 26 August 1985) is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and radio presenter. He hosts Newsjack on BBC Radio 4 Extra.[1] He has appeared on Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week, Virtually Famous, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, Russell Howard's Stand Up Central, Sweat the Small Stuff, and The Alternative Comedy Experience. He is of Indian descent.
Career
Nish Kumar performs with Tom Neenan as the double act, Gentlemen of Leisure, having met at Grey College at the University of Durham in 2004 and performed in the Durham Revue. The act was at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2012.[2][3]
He has been performing solo stand-up shows since 2013.[4] Kumar stood in for David Trent at the Charity Chuckle at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2014.
Kumar held a regular spot on Josh Widdicombe's show on Radio X from 2013 to 2015 where he presented the feature "Nishipedia".
In February 2015, Kumar was announced as the host for the twelfth season of the BBC Radio 4 Extra series Newsjack.[1]
Kumar's 2015 Edinburgh show was titled "Long word... Long word... Blah Blah Blah... I'm so clever" and took place at The Pleasance Theatre before a UK tour running from October to December 2015.[5] The show was nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award and follows 2014 show "Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity".[6]
His 2016 Edinburgh show, "Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Unless You Shout the Words Real Loud", received favourable reviews.[7][8][9] A joke from the show was featured in The Telegraph's list of the 37 funniest jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe.[10]
References
- 1 2 "Nish Kumar to host Newsjack". Chortle.co.uk. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ Richard Barber (1 August 2013). "My Scottish girlfriend's very posh - she likes deep-fried Ferrero Rocher... and other vintage rib-ticklers from the Edinburgh Festival". MailOnline. Daily Mail. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "Gentlemen of Leisure". Gentlemen-of-Leisure.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ Kettle, James (22 June 2013). "This week's new live comedy". guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ↑ "Nish Kumar: Long Word...". The Pleasance Theatre.
- ↑ "Nish Kumar: Ruminations...". Soho Theatre.
- ↑ "Nish Kumar: Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Unless You Shout the Words Real Loud". Edinburgh Festival. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ Logan, Brian (2016-08-17). "Nish Kumar review – smart skewering from Britain's cheery clown-preacher". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ "Comedy review: Nish Kumar: Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Unless You Shout the Words Real Loud". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ "Edinburgh Festival Fringe: the 37 funniest jokes". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-11-03.