Paul Sinha

Entering its second series, Dilemma is a Radio 4 panel game hosted by Sue Perkins where the guests are forced to admit what they'd do in various - unlikely - ethical situations.

In this opening episode Paul Sinha was asked what it would take for him to stop supporting Liverpool FC; the poet Lemn Sissay was queried on plastic surgery; actor Margaret Cabourn-Smith was asked how far she would help her daughter if she was involved in a drunken hit-and-run; and Graeme Garden had to decide if would only watch ITV in order to preserve the BBC's future.

Aside from Lemn Sissay, the panellists all had their moments. But my favourite 'bit' was when the show opened out to the audience, and the panel then had to pass judgement on their dilemma - including a man who was at the show with two women and didn't know which one to take back home after. Safe to say he didn't come off well.

Dilemma's basically just a round-table discussion programme with jokes. It's nowhere near as fierce as other panel shows like Mock the Week, and if you like your panel shows to be a bit more relaxing then Dilemma is one to seek out.

Paul Sinha interview

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Paul Sinha on Gay Marriage

I am happy that we have now reached a stage where to be homophobic is considered more risible than to be homosexual.

Paul Sinha interview

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One thing has become very clear from writing this blog. Nobody wants to hear about your good gigs.

Paul Sinha interview

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On Radio 4, doctor-turned-comedian Paul Sinha presented a one-off show about the Olympics, which serves as a sequel to his 2011 cricket programme, The Sinha Test.

In this half-hour, Sinha talks about his own obsession with the games and how he has collated so much Olympic trivia over the years, perhaps the most interesting being about the 1956 water polo match between the Soviet Union and Hungary, which took place when the former country was invading the latter country...

Then there's the story of the world's least known Olympic gold medallist from Team GB, Andy Archibald, a reserve member of the 1976 pentathlon team, who also just happened to by Sinha's House Master at school.

There's quite a bit of interesting material to this one, but I can't help but feel that this could've been a bit longer. If it was a full hour, like a normal live stand-up show, it might have been able to get through some of Sinha's funnier material. Still, it was decent half-hour show from the comedy doctor.

Paul Sinha's pick of the shows

I'm not doing Edinburgh this year. I am already knee deep in Olympics. But I am determined not to be a smug absentee , and here is my list of comedians to take a chance on.

Paul Sinha: Racism and club comedy

For the first time in my comedy career I got heckled with "it's a fucking paki".

Paul Sinha talks about 'the final stretch...'

Only four gigs to go now and would you believe it? It has been hugely enjoyable.