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Nish Kumar

Nish Kumar

  • 39 years old
  • English
  • Stand-up comedian, actor and writer

Press clippings Page 36

Nish Kumar: could this be the year for inoffense?

He isn't bold. He isn't confrontational. And he once read out survey data on stage. But Nish Kumar is the hot ticket at this year's Edinburgh festival fringe.

Nish Kumar, The Observer, 9th August 2015

Stand-ups star in secret sex confessions show

Comedians Nick Helm, James Acaster, Nish Kumar and Marcus Brigstocke are among the performers appearing in a new unrehearsed show about heterosexual female sexuality at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th August 2015

Nish Kumar 'My mum says I'm a left wing comic'

Nish Kumar chats to self-confessed comedy nerd, Martin Walker about politics and comedy. Does comedy need to be politically neutral? Why is comedy leaning to the left and is that even a problem? Is the left is worse at branding its ideas than Islamic fundamentalists?

Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 3rd August 2015

Nish Kumar interview

Interview with Nish Kumar.

Kate Copstick, Edinburgh Festivals, 30th July 2015

Fringe 2015 - For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig

Line-up confirmed so far includes: Nish Kumar (MC), Tony Law, Trygve Wakenshaw, Tiernan Douieb, Alex Edelman, Sofie Hagen, ACMS in the guise of Thom Tuck and John-Luke Roberts, and the Weirdos collective (whose 2012 Christmas shows saw them perform Spielberg's Hook live on stage, with the award-winning John Kearns in Williams' role of Peter Pan).

Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter, 29th July 2015

BBC unveils star-studded line-up for Edinburgh Festival

An eclectic mix of great names, including Paul Merton, Joanne Harris, Jo Brand, Rory Bremner, The Proclaimers, Sylvie Guillem, Denise Mina, Imran Yusuf, Nish Kumar and Ian Rankin will star in the BBC's wide-ranging output at the Edinburgh Festivals next month.

BBC, 29th July 2015

Meet Nish Kumar - Ed Fringe 2015

My name is Nish Kumar - my show is about politics, diversity and the American Pie film franchise.

Short Com, 23rd July 2015

Latitude 2015: comedy round-up - day 2

An 11am Saturday morning crowd is possibly the hardest to please, that's all saying you can tempt them out of bed in the first place, so it is surprising to see a more than healthy crowd of both children and adults first thing in The Comedy Tent. Nicole Evans offers a round-up on the first half of the day's comedic proceedings. Featuring Nish Kumar, Funz and Gamez, Rob Beckett, Ivo Graham and Rob Delaney.

Nicole Evans, The Public Reviews, 18th July 2015

The art of the comedy fringe poster

Last year, Holly Walsh posed with an upside-down cigarette, this year Nish Kumar is going retro ... what makes for a good comedy poster? And does a comic's offering actually draw audiences to their Edinburgh show?

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th July 2015

Interview: Nish Kumar

'Why am I stressed about something so fundamentally useless?'

Brian Donaldson, The List, 29th June 2015

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