Eshaan Akbar
- 40 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Pleasance announces final Edinburgh Fringe shows
The Pleasance has announced their final batch of shows for this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th June 2022Rosie Holt makes a podcast as her anti-woke 'opinionist'
Her new podcast, Absolutely NonCensored, revolves around her alter-ego, the right wing Harriet Langley-Swindon.
Chortle, 7th June 2022Channel 4 launches Jokes Only A ... Can Tell series
Channel 4 has ordered the online series Jokes Only A ... Can Tell, showcasing Muslim, disabled, Jewish, Nigerian and lesbian acts.
British Comedy Guide, 16th May 2022Review: The Alter Comedy Club at The Hub at St Mary's
Performances from Shelf, Kate Lucas, Eric Rushton and headliner Eshaan Akbar.
Ben Macnair, Lichfield Live, 8th May 2022Union 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 2020