Eshaan Akbar
- 40 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Union JACK Radio launches live comedy nights
Digital radio station Union JACK is launching a series of stand-up comedy nights in Manchester, Bristol, Hull and Leicester, highlights from which it'll broadcast in a new weekly show.
British Comedy Guide, 9th August 2021Nina Gilligan wins Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2021
Nina Gilligan has won the Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2021 stand-up competition.
British Comedy Guide, 6th June 2021Sunday Antics review
Britain's Got Talent botherer Nabil Abdulrashid leads an impressively forthright and sometimes edgy night of stand-up dealing with race and identity.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 26th October 2020Netflix or Hill? The stand-ups streaming on NextUp
Bec Hill, Laura Davis and Eshaan Akbar can be watched on this online home for comedy's rising stars and circuit regulars
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th July 2020Comedy club stages gig to raise funds for comedians
Dulwich Hamlet Comedy Club is staging another Comics' Relief gig to raise money for comedians hit in the pocket by the pandemic.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th April 2020Over £20,000 raised for Leicester Comedy Festival
Geoff Rowe said "Whilst the festival continues to grow and develop each year, we need continued support to keep the thing going, and engage with as many community groups as possible."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2020Did you hear about the comics sharing a flat at Fringe?
Performing at the fringe can cost a fortune - little wonder so many comics bunk in together. We drop in on Jon Richardson, Rose Matafeo and Josie Long, among others, to see how they live.
Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 13th August 2019Three to see 2019: men and masculinity
This time three shows about men and masculinity.
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 1st August 2019Fringe: 32 must-see Edinburgh shows
The Edinburgh Fringe is just around the corner and that means two things: performers everywhere are having nervous breakdowns trying to get their shows ready in time, and we're awash with previews telling us who and what to go and see.
Nooruddean Choudry, JOE, 2nd July 2019Eshaan Akbar on deaf awareness
Comments like 'You don't look deaf' and 'how do you have a conversation with your husband?' - just some of the cringeworthy things that deaf people say they've had when talking to others about their disability.
ITV, 10th May 2019