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Hardeep Singh Kohli
Hardeep Singh Kohli

Hardeep Singh Kohli

  • 55 years old
  • Scottish
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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Comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli appears in court charged with sexual offences

Scottish comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli has appeared in court charged with sexual offences.

The 55-year-old is accused of three charges of indecent assault. The broadcaster is further claimed to have committed a sexual assault. Kohli, of Glasgow, is also charged with two charges of breach of the peace.

STV, 6th March 2024

Hardeep Singh Kohli proposes setting up home delivery food service in Greater Glasgow

Hardeep Singh Kohli, the comedian and celebrity chef, who has been charged with alleged sexual offences against women, has proposed setting up a home delivery food service.

Marc Horne, The Times, 26th September 2023

Is Hardeep Singh Kohli's arrest for sexual offences the start of a #MeToo moment in comedy?

A male-dominated landscape, night-time work, and the presence of alcohol have long exacerbated issues.

Rachael Healy, Glamour Magazine, 11th August 2023

Comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli charged with sex offences

Scottish comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli has been arrested and charged in connection with "non-recent" sexual offences.

BBC, 9th August 2023

"The feeling of Hardeep Singh Kohli touching my hair makes me feel sick"

The BBC offered to provide a female employee with "warnings" when Hardeep Singh Kohli was working near her after she reported that he had sexually assaulted her on the set of a children's TV show, it has been claimed. Dawn Elrick alleges that Kohli, 54, groped her while they filmed the game show Get 100 at BBC Scotland's studios in Glasgow and said he wanted to perform a degrading sex act on her.

Marc Horne, The Sunday Times, 16th July 2023

Police examine Hardeep Singh Kohli harassment claims

A chef says she will speak to detectives investigating allegations of sexual harassment against broadcaster and comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli.

BBC, 11th July 2023

Hardeep Singh Kohli gets Fringe venue ban over abuse claims

Kohli - a 54-year-old presenter, chef and comedian - has been banned from all of the Pleasance's 27 venues after multiple women came forward to accuse him of predatory and sexually abusive behaviour in the past few years.

James Walker, The National (Scotland), 6th July 2023

Hardeep Singh Kohli faces new harassment claims

A Labour Party official and the chief executive of an addiction charity have accused him of further alleged misconduct.

Marc Horne, The Times, 4th July 2023

Is comedy the last hiding place for predators?

Anotonia Hoyle investigates Kathryn Roberts, the female stand-up raped by a fellow comic and groping stage comperes.

Anotonia Hoyle, Daily Mail, 15th June 2022

Hardeep Singh Kohli caught speeding in Glasgow

Hardeep Singh Kohli pled guilty at Glasgow's Justice of the Peace court.

Connor Gordon, Daily Record, 28th October 2021

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