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Nish Kumar

Nish Kumar

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

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London Roundhouse announces its first comedy festival

North London's Roundhouse entertainment venue is launching its first comedy festival, set to take place this August.

British Comedy Guide, 3rd April 2023

Late Night Mash dropped after 2 series

Satirical comedy programme Late Night Mash will not return for a third series, Dave has confirmed.

British Comedy Guide, 10th March 2023

Harry Hill, Rose Matafeo and Lolly Adefope to appear with Yard Act

Harry Hill, Rose Matafeo, Lolly Adefope and Nish Kumar are amongst a number of comedians announced to open for post-punk band Yard Act later this year.

British Comedy Guide, 8th March 2023

The Wrestling at Indigo2 review

Glorious chaos as comedians swapped punchlines for punches.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 6th March 2023

The venue's no joke but Just For Laughs' London festival delivered megastar stand-ups

A new sibling to Montreal's big comedy shindig has launched in the UK and despite the corporate guff there was a lot to laugh about.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th March 2023

Just For Laughs London, review

It's a tough job launching a comedy festival in London, given the the city has hundreds of gigs a week anyway. Where Just For Laughs absolutely dominates downtown Montreal for a couple of weeks in July, you could easily be in London and be entirely unaware it was on.

Chortle, 6th March 2023

The Wrestling in pictures

Edinburgh hit The Wrestling made a triumphant return last night, with its first London show coming as part of the Just For Laughs festival at the Indigo venue at The O2.

Chortle, 6th March 2023

Comedians' wrestling bouts to be livestreamed

Streaming service NextUp is to broadcast The Wrestling from London's Just for Laughs Festival this weekend.

Chortle, 2nd March 2023

More comedians revealed as Pointless guest hosts

Nish Kumar, Lucy Porter, Ria Lina, Rose Matafeo and Sally Phillips have been confirmed as future guest hosts of the BBC One quiz show, as well as Gyles Brandreth, Andi Oliver and Vick Hope.

BBC, 23rd February 2023

Bleak Expectations stage play gets West End run

Dickensian pastiche Bleak Expectations, a Radio 4 hit from 2007, is to take to the West End stage this summer with a run of headline guest stars.

British Comedy Guide, 15th February 2023

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