Nish Kumar

Review 2018: Best Comedy Gigs 2018

It's not easy to pick out the best gigs from the ones I've seen this year. I've probably seen around 250 comedy shows in 2018.

Best live comedy to see in 2019

Chances are that 2019 will maintain recent form and bring us a relentless barrage of bad news stories. Thankfully, there are clowns among us to help us laugh in the face of adversity.

Top 10 comedy shows of 2018

We had volcanic eruptions from Nish Kumar, open-heart anguish from Jessie Cave and cold lasagne from James Acaster. But no one could beat the wild blazing brilliance of Flight of the Conchords

Mash Report: 'comedy' more like Corbyn Party Political

Is there anything less funny than BBC comedy?

London comedy shows: Best stand-up comedy of the year

It has been yet another stellar year of laughs and, oh boy, have we needed them.

My name is Nish Kumar - stop calling me Nish Patel

In a post-Brexit age, I've got a zero tolerance policy on unconscious bias - especially when I'm paying you.

Nish Kumar interview

The comedian who made a name for himself as a clever dissector of politics today is back with his new show, It's In Your Nature To Destroy Yourselves. This time round Kumar is angrier than ever before and he'll make no apologies for that

For those moments when you feel yourself growing a new bile duct while flicking between Twitter and Question Time, here's something of a palliative. Nish Kumar and his correspondents are back with a new series, taking apart the week's fresh outrages with a pneumatic drill and a smile.

Probably the closest thing the UK has to a Daily Show/Last Week Tonight, the Nish Kumar-fronted topical comedy show returns for a new series of satirical snarking. Perfect timing, just as the US gears up for the midterms and Brexit reaches its frothing, farcical climax (Lord help us all).

Nish Kumar interview

The comedian on his hoarding habit and why housing policy is letting young people down.