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Eshaan Akbar
Eshaan Akbar

Eshaan Akbar

  • 40 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
  1. 9th October: Eshaan Akbar accused of 'mocking' October 7 victims (Chortle)
  2. 16th September: Sarah Mills: Bad Bod Squad coming soon to Radio 4
Esshan Akbar. Eshaan Akbar

Eshaan Akbar is a 40-year-old English actor, writer and stand-up comedian.

Year Production Role
2025 Eshaan Akbar Coming Soon Self
2025 Leicester Comedy Festival Self
2024 Southport Comedy Festival Self
2024 Comedy At The Castle Self
2024 Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains - Series 5
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2024 The Last Leg - Series 30
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2024 Leicester Comedy Festival Self
2024 Just A Minute - Series 92
  1. E2 - A Hundred Boy Scouts From Liechtenstein
  2. E5 - Angela Barnes Never Scrimps On Colonics
 Guest
2023 QI - Series U
  1. Special - All I Want For Christmas Is U
  2. Special - QI VG: Part I
  3. Special - QI VG: Part II
 Guest
2023 Birmingham Comedy Festival Self
2023 Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2023 The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected - Series 14
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2023 Comedy Central Live - Series 2
  1. E14 - Eshaan Akbar
 Self
2023 Glasgow International Comedy Festival Self
2023 Just For Laughs London Self
2023 Eshaan Akbar: The Pretender Self
2023 Guessable? - Series 4
  1. E4 - Darren And His Bigfoot
 Guest
2023 Unsafe Space - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Self
2023 Leicester Comedy Festival Self
2022 Live At The Apollo - Series 17
  1. Special - Noel At The Apollo: Rosie Jones, Eshaan Akbar, Cally Beaton
 Guest
2022 QI - Series T
  1. E6 - Tricks & Treats
  2. Special - VG: Part II
 Guest
2022 Mock The Week - Series 21
  1. Special - The History Of... Part 2
 Guest
2022 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 6
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - Best Of Series 6
 Brian
2022 Eshaan Akbar Self
2022 Jokes Only A ... Can Tell
  1. E2 - Jokes Only Disabled People Can Tell
 Self
2022 QI - Series S
  1. E3 - Shady & Shaky
  2. Special - VG: Part I
 Guest
2021 Mock The Week - Series 20
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. Special - Christmas Special
  3. Special - End Of Year Special
 Guest
2021 Union Jack Radio Comedy Club
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2021 The Complaints Department
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2021 Spitting Image - Series 22 (BritBox Series 2)
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Halloween Special
  8. Special - Christmas Special
 Various (Voice)
2021 The News Quiz - Series 106
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2021 A League Of Their Own - Series 16
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer
2021 Eshaan Akbar - I've Never Heard Of You, And I Think You're A Plonker Self
2021 Standon Calling Self
2021 Mock The Week - Series 20
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. Special - Christmas Special
  3. Special - End Of Year Special
 Guest
2021 The Empire Jhunwala
2021 The Now Show - Series 58
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer
2021 The Now Show - Series 58
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2021 The Stand Up Sketch Show - Series 3
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Self
2020 The Now Show - Series 57
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
2020 The Now Show - Series 57
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Self
2020 Mock The Week - Series 19
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - Christmas Special
  3. Special - Compilation
 Guest
2020 QI - Series R
  1. E17 - Rock 'n' Roll
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2020 Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa
  1. E25 - Episode Twenty Five
 Guest
2020 Newsjack Unplugged - Series 5
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer (Additional Material)
2020 Newsjack Unplugged - Series 5
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
 Host / Presenter
2019 The Arts Hour Holiday Comedy Self
2019 Dan vs Food Self
2019 Eshaan Akbar: Infidel-ity Self
2019 Utterly Outrageous Comedy
  1. E2 - Celebrity & Politics
  2. E3 - Religion & Death
 Self
2019 Mock The Week - Series 18
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. Special - Compilation
  3. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2019 Asian Network Comedy - 2019 Specials
  1. E2 - Live from Edinburgh 2019
  2. Special - 2019 Highlights Special, Part 2
 Self
2019 The Now Show - Series 54
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Writer
2019 The Now Show - Series 54
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Self
2019 ...At The Stand - Fred At The Stand 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2019 Frankie Boyle's New World Order - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2018 The Rob Rinder Verdict
  1. Rob Rinder's Good Year, Bad Year
 Writer
2018 Pie And A Pint - Series 1
View episodes
  1. E2 - Nights Out
  2. E6 - Growing Up
 Self
2018 The Big Asian Stand-Up
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2018 Stand Up and Slam Self
2018 Eshaan Akbar: Prophet Like It's Hot Self
2018 Valentine's Day Scam Shopkeeper
2017 The Now Show - Series 51
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer
2017 The Now Show - Series 51
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Self
2017 Eshaan Akbar: Not for Prophet Self
2017 Welcome To Chalvey
  1. E2 - Don't Make Me Over
 Make-up Man
2016 Asian Network Comedy - Series 1
  1. E3 - Leicester
 Self
2016 Eshaan Akbar and Friends Self
2016 BBC New Comedy Award - 2016
  1. E4 - Heat 4
 Self
2015 Abnormally Funny People Self
2014 Asian Network Comedy
  1. E5 - Curve, Leicester 2016
  2. E11 - Live from Edinburgh 2019
 Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Eshaan Akbar on IMDb

Born
Tuesday 14th August 1984 (40 years-old)
Nationality
English
JOE Comedy Awards 2019
Podcast (Winner (Quotas Full))
BBC New Comedy Award 2016
Main Prize (Heat four)
So You Think You're Funny? 2014
Main Prize (Nominee)
Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year 2014
Main Award (Special Mention)

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