The Ranganation
- TV comedy
- BBC Two
- 2019 - 2022
- 30 episodes (5 series)
Topical comedy hosted by Romesh Ranganathan. Also features Shanthi Ranganathan.
Press clippings
Romesh Ranganathan lands BBC chat show
The BBC has ordered a new chat show from Romesh Ranganthan, even as the fate of his long-running series The Ranganation remains in the balance. Once again featuring his mother Shanthi, Ranganathan told fellow comic James Gill that the chat show "is coming", following a successful pilot in December.
British Comedy Guide, 7th April 2023BBC cuts make Have I Got News For You the last satire standing
Topical comedy is the big TV casualty as Romesh Ranganathan faces the axe.
Alex Farber, The Times, 31st March 2023I Talk Telly Awards nominations revealed
Nominations have been announced for the 2022 awards of television news and blog site I Talk Telly.
British Comedy Guide, 13th November 2022BAFTA TV Awards 2022 nominations
Alma's Not Normal, Motherland, Stath Lets Flats and We Are Lady Parts have gained BAFTA nominations. Meanwhile Aimee Lou Wood, Aisling Bea, Anjana Vasan, Natasia Demetriou, Rose Matafeo, Jamie Demetriou, Joe Gilgun, Ncuti Gatwa, Samson Kayo, Steve Coogan and Tim Renkow are up for acting awards.
British Comedy Guide, 30th March 2022Broadcast Awards 2022 comedy nominees revealed
Alma's Not Normal, Dreaming Whilst Black, Ghosts, Ladybaby, Starstruck and We Are Lady Parts are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2022.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd December 2021Inside No. 9 wins BAFTA award
Inside No. 9 has won the BAFTA award for Scripted Comedy. Aimee Lou Wood and Charlie Cooper won acting awards, with Romesh Ranganathan picking up the Entertainment Performance prize. Meanwhile The Big Narstie Show triumphed in the Comedy Entertainment Programme category.
British Comedy Guide, 6th June 2021Friday Night Dinner wins at Broadcast Awards 2021
Friday Night Dinner has won in the Comedy category at the Broadcast Awards 2021. The Ranganation won a prize for Best Lockdown Programme.
British Comedy Guide, 27th May 2021BAFTA TV Awards 2021 nominations
Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees in the BAFTA TV Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 28th April 2021Broadcast Awards 2021 comedy nominees revealed
Feel Good, Friday Night Dinner, Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 15th April 2021Mae Martin and Joe Lycett amongst RTS winners
Mae Martin, The Ranganation, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Youssef Kerkour, The Young Offenders and Joe Lycett's Got Your Back were amongst the winners at the Royal Television Society Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 17th March 2021