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Nish Kumar

Nish Kumar

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

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Hold The Front Page review

Are these two comedians the saviours of local journalism?

Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 18th January 2023

Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe find being hacks is no joke

The comedians chase local paper scoops in their new TV series Hold The Front Page. But many of their stories were destined for what reporters call the spike ...

Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 15th January 2023

Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe show local journalism is harder than it looks

What should viewers take away from this show? Hopefully it helps people realise the pressures local journalists (real ones, no offence to Kumar and Widdicombe) are under.

Charlotte Tobitt, The Press Gazette, 4th January 2023

Christmas Carole review

Of the many, many, many versions of Charles Dickens's classic tale produced each year, Sky's retelling adds an intriguing twist or two - but can't help but feel like a plodding adaptation.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th December 2022

Christmas Carole review

Suranne Jones is pitch perfect in this instant festive classic.

Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 24th December 2022

Christmas Carole review

Modern-day Scrooge is as flimsy as a party-hat cracker.

Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 24th December 2022

The best comedy shows of 2022

From dazzling comic debuts at the Edinburgh fringe to occult sketches, soul-searching stand-up and deeply strange revelations, it was a top year for laughing matters.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th December 2022

For comedians, being cancelled is good for business - and 2022 proved it

Soul-baring is out, nudity is in: our comedy critic Tristram Fane Saunders looks over the trends of 2022 - and picks out the year's best and worst shows.

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 14th December 2022

Morecambe & Wise join Sky Christmas comedy with Jo Brand & Nish Kumar

Christmas Carole, Sky Comedy's reimagining of Charles Dickens' festive story, starring Suranne Jones, features Jo Brand, Nish Kumar and Morecambe and Wise, as portrayed by Jonty Stephens and Ian Ashpitel.

British Comedy Guide, 16th November 2022

Garth Marenghi: 'I've spent a lot of time in the darkness'

After years of absence, Garth Marenghi comes out of the shadows to speak to Nish Kumar all about his latest literary masterwork TerrorTome.

Nish Kumar, The List, 9th November 2022

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