Romesh Ranganathan
- 47 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and executive producer
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Avoidance: Film crews take over Berkhamsted High Street
The new show will be airing sometime in 2022.
Jaimie Kay, Hertfordshire Mercury, 7th February 2022Radio 2 show for Rob Beckett
The comedian will host a Sunday afternoon slot from February 20 to May 15, having previously covered for Claudia Winkleman on the channel. The broadcaster has also announced that Romesh Ranganathan will return with a new series of For The Love Of Hip Hop across four Saturday evenings from April.
Chortle, 1st February 2022Comedy club rehomed after splitting with Brighton venue
A popular comedian has found a new venue after a shock split with a local club - and Romesh Ranganathan is set to perform at the opening night. Stephen Grant announced a move to Ironworks Studios, after his long-standing relationship with Komedia Brighton was terminated.
Zac Sherratt, Brighton Argus, 18th January 2022Romesh Ranganathan to star in sitcom Avoidance
Romesh Ranganathan has created a new BBC One sitcom. He will star as beta male father Jonathan in Avoidance, forced to change his life for the sake of their son when his partner throws him out.
British Comedy Guide, 17th January 2022Romesh Ranganathan heckled with vile racist abuse during gig in shocking clip
Romesh Ranganathan was reportedly subjected to vile racial abuse from a woman during his comedy gig at London's Hammersmith Apollo on Thursday night. The comedian, 43, was forced to stop the show and apologise to other audience members as the woman stood up from the crowd and heckled him, with the star forced to ask security to intervene.
Felicity Cross, The Sun, 7th January 2022Romesh Ranganathan at the Eventim Apollo review
This is a stand-up at the top of his game.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 6th January 2022Will Romesh Ranganathan usher in a kinder The Weakest Link?
The comedian says he has no interest in copying Anne Robinson's 'Queen of Mean' style - but without a bit of edge, the show risks becoming dull.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 17th December 2021Dave to pilot Dead Canny, Holier Than Thou, Perfect and The Other Half
Channel Dave has commissioned four half-hour pilots off the back of its UKTV WriterSlam competition: Dead Canny, Holier Than Thou, Perfect and The Other Half.
British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2021Weakest Link: Romesh Ranganathan 'not trying to emulate' Anne Robinson
"It's the first thing I've been involved with that my wife has shown genuine excitement about," he says ahead of the show's relaunch. "She couldn't believe it, and that's the thing about the Weakest Link, everybody knows it and everybody loved watching it when it used to be on.
Steven McIntosh, BBC, 4th December 2021Channel 4 orders Celebrity Rebrand from Amelia Dimoldenberg
Comedian Amelia Dimoldenberg has made a new 6-part series for Channel 4's social media channels. Celebrity Rebrand will see the comic make-over a range of other comedians and celebrities, including Jimmy Carr and Clare Balding.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd December 2021