Romesh Ranganathan
- 46 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and executive producer
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Adil Ray organises video to dispel Covid vaccine myths
Romesh Ranganathan and Meera Syal are amongst those who have made a video urging people to get the Covid vaccine. The video was co-ordinated by Citizen Khan creator Adil Ray, who said he wanted to dispel vaccination myths for those from ethnic minority communities.
BBC, 26th January 2021Review: Staged
Back in mid-December when the launch date for the second series of Staged was announced I jokingly tweeted: "So clever of BBC to schedule it to coincide with new lockdown". Little did I know how accurate that tweet would be.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th January 2021Review: Staged helps us through another lockdown
Was a second series of Staged needed? I think so.
Erin Zammitt, The Custard TV, 5th January 2021Staged Series 2 review
David Tennant and Michael Sheen return laden with celebrity cameos.
Barbara Speed, i Newspaper, 4th January 2021Opinion: the comedy week I will never forget
2020 might be a year we want to forget, but there is one week that I will never forget. Maybe it was a premonition and like a squirrel storing up nuts I wanted to get some comedy in the bank, but the week before Covid-19 really hit the UK I saw many more live shows than I usually see in a week in London.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st January 2021King Gary Christmas Special, review
This sitcom has some strong lines and an endearing cast, but it courted some unenviable comparisons.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 23rd December 2020A League Of Their Own announces UK Road Trip
Sky panel show A League Of Their Own will travel from Loch Ness to London for its next special Road Trip series, which is now filming.
British Comedy Guide, 1st December 2020King Gary Christmas special confirmed
BBC One has confirmed that King Gary will return for a Christmas special this December, ahead of a second series in 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 24th November 2020Romesh Ranganathan: painful past made me the comic I am
Speaking on the Changes With Annie Macmanus podcast, the stand-up said his life 'kind of got turned upside down' when he was at secondary school after his family home was repossessed, his parents' relationship was thrown into turmoil, and his father was sent to prison.
Tom Horton, Metro, 16th September 2020The stand-ups who took over children's TV
Is performing for young audiences easier? Far from it say the comedians who do clubs at night and CBBC shows by day.
Ryan Gilbey, The Guardian, 10th September 2020