Nish Kumar. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne
Nish Kumar

Nish Kumar

  • 36 years-old
  • English
  • Stand-up comedian

Known for: Newsjack (Host / Presenter), Spotlight Tonight With Nish Kumar (Host / Presenter), The Mash Report (Host / Presenter), Joel & Nish Vs The World (Host / Presenter)

  1. 27th January via Beyond The Joke: Comedians lined up for new series of Celebrity Mastermind
  2. 16th January via The Independent: Kumar & Iannucci criticise Tories' plans to scrap BBC licence fee
  3. 18th December via Powys County Times: Nish Kumar and Rosie Jones sign up for Machynlleth Comedy Festival
  4. 3rd November via Chortle: Comics help tackle sexual harassment on the circuit
The Big Asian Stand-Up. Nish Kumar. Copyright: BBC

Nish Kumar is an English stand-up comedian and presenter of Indian descent. He is best known for performing and presenting topical comedy series such as Newsjack and The Mash Report.

More information

Born
Monday 26th August 1985
Full name
Nishant Kumar
Nationality
English

Awards

National Comedy Awards, The 2021
Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Performance: Longlisted
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2016
Best Comedy Show: Nominee
Chortle Awards 2015
Breakthrough Act: Nominee
Chortle Awards 2015
Best Compere: Nominee
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2015
Best Comedy Show: Nominee
Dave Funniest Joke Of The Fringe Award 2012
Main Award: Nominee

Credits

Year Production Role
2022 Backstage With Katherine Ryan Announced Guest
2022 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 21 (Channel 4: Series 22) Coming Soon
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2022 Nish Kumar: Control Coming Soon Self
2022 Nish Kumar: Control Coming Soon Writer
2022 The Last Leg - Series 24
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2022 The News Quiz - Series 107 Guest
2022 The Big Burns Supper Self
2021 The Last Leg - Series 23
  1. Special - The Last Leg Of The Year
 Guest
2021 The Person Behind The Celebrity
  1. E1 - James Acaster
 Self (Voice)
2021 Question Team
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2021 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 29
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2021 Greenwich Comedy Festival Self
2021 QI - Series S
  1. E4 - Sideshows, Stunts & Scavenger Hunts
 Guest
2021 Late Night Mash Host / Presenter
2021 A League Of Their Own - Series 16
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2021 Channel Hopping With Jon Richardson - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2021 Nish Kumar: Control (WIP) Self
2021 Brighton Comedy Garden Self
2021 There's Something About Movies - Series 4
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2021 Guessable? - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2021 The Last Leg - Series 21
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2021 Just A Minute - Series 86 Guest
2021 Just A Minute - Series 86 Host / Presenter
2021 The Jonathan Ross Show - Special Guests
  1. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2021 The Ranganation - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2021 The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
  1. E1 - The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything 2021
 Guest
2021 The News Quiz - Series 104 Guest
2021 The News Quiz - Series 104 Host / Presenter
2021 Hold The Front Page In Development Host / Presenter
2020 The Mash Report Host / Presenter
2020 The Graham Norton Show - Series 28
  1. Special - Tom Hanks, Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Nish Kumar, Jessica Chastain, Sophie Ellis-Bextor
 Guest
2020 Fighting Talk - Series 18
  1. E11 - Episode Eleven
  2. E18 - Episode Eighteen
 Guest
2020 Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years Self
2020 Larmer Tree Festival Self
2020 You'll Do
  1. E4 - Living Together with Nish Kumar and Amy Annette
 Guest
2020 The Machynlleth Comedy Festival - 2020
  1. E1 - 10 Years Of Mach Fest
 Guest
2020 Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa
  1. E12 - Episode Twelve
 Guest
2020 The Mash Report - Series 4 Host / Presenter
2020 Comedy Against Living Miserably
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Host / Presenter
2020 Hypothetical - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2020 The News Quiz - Series 101 Host / Presenter
2020 The News Quiz - Highlights Special Host / Presenter
2019 The Last Leg - Series 18
  1. Special - The Last Leg Of The Year
 Self
2019 The Last Leg - Series 18
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2019 Comedians Giving Lectures - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2019 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 15
  1. E7 - Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Liam Payne, Nish Kumar, Jonathan Van Ness, Tom Walker
 Guest
2019 QI - Series Q
  1. E5 - Questions & Qualifications
  2. E16 - Quads And Quins
  3. Special - Highlights Special
  4. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2019 The Mash Report - Series 3 Host / Presenter
2019 Greenwich Comedy Festival Self
2019 The News Quiz - Series 100 Host / Presenter
2019 Fighting Talk - Series 17
  1. E21 - Episode Twenty One
  2. E27 - Episode Twenty Seven
 Guest
2019 Stand Up for Shelter Self
2019 The Secret Policeman's Tour Self
2019 Nish Kumar: It's In Your Nature To Destroy Yourselves Self
2019 For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in aid of Mind and SAMH Host / Presenter
2019 Comic Relief Live Host / Presenter
2019 Larmer Tree Festival Self
2019 Glastonbury Festival Self
2019 Big Funny Fest Self
2019 Mock The Week - Series 18
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - Compilation
  3. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2019 There's Something About Movies - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2019 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 21
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - Best Bits, Part 1
  3. Special - Best Bits, Part 2
 Guest
2019 Hypothetical - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2018 The Last Leg - Series 15
  1. Special - The Last Leg Of The Year
 Guest
2018 The News Quiz - Series 98 Guest
2018 Goodness Gracious Me - 20 Years Innit! Self
2018 Insert Name Here - Series 4
  1. E4 - Emma
 Guest
2018 The Time It Takes
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2018 The Mash Report - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2018 Stand Up At BBC Wales
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2018 Joel & Nish Vs The World - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2018 Nish Kumar: It's In Your Nature To Destroy Yourselves Self
2018 Fighting Talk - Series 16
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E13 - Episode Thirteen
 Guest
2018 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 13
  1. E8 - Eric Idle, Katherine Jenkins, Nish Kumar, Chris O'Dowd
 Guest
2018 Edinburgh Nights With Nish Kumar - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2018 The Big Asian Stand-Up Host / Presenter
2018 Show And Tell at The Queen's Hall Self
2018 Nish Kumar: It's in Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves (Work in Progress) Self
2018 For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in Aid of Mind and SAMH Host / Presenter
2018 From Russia With Lou & Annie
  1. E14 - Matchday 14
 Self
2018 Mock The Week - Series 17
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
  3. E9 - Episode Nine
  4. Special - Highlights Special
  5. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2018 Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier - Series 1
  1. E4 - Humanity
 Guest
2018 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Series 3
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2018 The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
  1. The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
 Guest
2018 Room 101 - Series 7
  1. E5 - Roisin Conaty, Chris Kamara, Nish Kumar
  2. Special - Bonus Bellyaches
 Guest
2018 Would I Lie To You? - Series 11
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2017 Comedians Solve World Problems Cancelled Host / Presenter
2017 The Great Xmas Rant Self
2017 Live At The Apollo - Series 13
  1. E2 - Nish Kumar, Luisa Omielan, David O'Doherty
 Host / Presenter
2017 Insert Name Here - Series 3
  1. E1 - Tom
 Guest
2017 QI - Series O
  1. E2 - Organisms
  2. E5 - Odorous And Odious
  3. Special - Highlights Special
  4. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2017 Stand Up Central - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2017 Joel & Nish Vs The World - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2017 Eat Your Heart Out With Nick Helm
  1. E8 - Little Europe
 Guest
2017 Taskmaster - Series 5 Self
2017 Comedians Solve World Problems - Series 1 Self
2017 Fighting Talk - Series 15
  1. E11 - Episode Eleven
  2. E27 - Episode Twenty Seven
 Guest
2017 Soho Theatre Live - Series 1
  1. E2 - Nish Kumar
 Writer
2017 Soho Theatre Live - Series 1 Self
2017 The Mash Report - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2017 Mock The Week - Series 16
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E6 - Episode Six
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E10 - Episode Ten
  7. E11 - Episode Eleven
  8. Special - Highlights Special
  9. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2017 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 20
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - Best Bits
 Guest
2017 Frankie Boyle's New World Order - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2017 Go 8 Bit DLC
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2017 Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2017 Romesh: Talking To Comedians
  1. E2 - In Caffs About Growing Up
 Guest
2017 Spotlight Tonight With Nish Kumar - Series 1 Writer
2017 Spotlight Tonight With Nish Kumar - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2017 Fighting Talk - Series 14
  1. E22 - Episode Twenty Two
 Guest
2017 The Chris Ramsey Show - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2017 Nish Kumar: Actions Speak Self
2017 Insert Name Here - Series 2
  1. E3 - Mary
 Guest
2017 QI - Series N
  1. E11 - Nonsense
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 15
  3. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 16
 Guest
2017 We Have Been Watching Self
2016 Drunk History - Christmas Special
  1. Christmas Special
 Self
2016 The Now Show - Series 49 Writer
2016 The Now Show - Series 49 Self
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 19
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - Best Bits
  3. Special - More Best Bits
 Guest
2016 Steen Raskopoulos's Horror: Scare BnB Connor
2016 Have I Got News For You - Series 52
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2016 The Outcast Comic Self
2016 It's Not What You Know - Series 4
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2016 Newsjack - Series 15 Host / Presenter
2016 Comedy Central At The Comedy Store - Series 4
  1. E4 - Russell Kane At The Comedy Store
  2. E11 - Sara Pascoe At The Comedy Store
 Guest
2016 Just A Minute - Series 76 Guest
2016 Top Ten
  1. E6 - Nish Kumar - Top Ten Crazy Conspiracy Theories
 Writer
2016 Top Ten Self
2016 Fresh From The Fringe - 2016 Host / Presenter
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 9 (Channel 4: Series 10)
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2016 Breaking The News - Series 4
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2016 Nish Kumar: Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Unless You Shout the Words Real Loud Self
2016 The Museum Of Curiosity - Gallery 9
  1. E1 - Meeting Fifty
 Guest
2016 The Go Home Office Man
2016 Fighting Talk - 2016 Summer Specials
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2016 BBC New Comedy Award - 2016
  1. E2 - Heat 2
 Host / Presenter
2016 Jack Dee's HelpDesk - Jack Dee's Referendum HelpDesk
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2016 The Funny Thing About...
  1. E1 - Kids
  2. E2 - Holidays
  3. E3 - Dating
  4. E4 - Christmas
  5. E5 - Relationships
  6. E6 - Growing Up
 Guest
2016 Mock The Week - Series 15
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E10 - Episode Ten
  3. Special - Highlights Special
  4. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2016 Spotlight Tonight With Nish Kumar - Pilot Writer
2016 Spotlight Tonight With Nish Kumar - Pilot Host / Presenter
2016 @elevenish
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
  2. Special - The Bestish Bits
 Writer
2016 @elevenish
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
  2. Special - The Bestish Bits
 Ensemble Actor
2016 Don't Make Me Laugh - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2016 Radio 4 At The Machynlleth Comedy Festival With Elis James Self
2016 Drunk History - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Self
2016 Just A Minute - Series 74 Guest
2016 Live From The BBC - Series 1
  1. E1 - Nish Kumar & Mae Martin
 Self
2016 Newsjack - Series 14 Host / Presenter
2016 The News Quiz - Series 89 Guest
2015 Nish Kumar's Christmas Writer
2015 Nish Kumar's Christmas Nish
2015 Radio 4's Night Of Comedy For Children In Need Guest
2015 Live At The Apollo - Series 11
  1. E1 - Alan Carr, Francesca Martinez, Nish Kumar
 Guest
2015 Have I Got News For You - Series 50
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2015 Fighting Talk - Series 13
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E13 - Episode Thirteen
 Guest
2015 Newsjack - Series 13 Host / Presenter
2015 The Big Charity Gala Self
2015 Manwatching Self
2015 For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in aid of Mind and SAMH Self
2015 Nish Kumar: Long Word... Long Word... Blah Blah Blah... I'm so Clever Self
2015 The John Bishop Show
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2015 Virtually Famous - Series 2
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2015 Stand Up Central - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2015 Newsjack - Series 12 Host / Presenter
2015 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - Unseen
 Guest
2015 The Now Show - Series 45 Writer
2015 The Now Show - Series 45 Self
2015 Blue Go Mad In Ibiza
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Shamen Polaris
2014 Sweat The Small Stuff - Series 4
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2014 Comedy Central At The Comedy Store - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E16 - Episode Sixteen
 Guest
2014 The Now Show - Series 44 Self
2014 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2014
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2014 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2014
  1. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Self
2014 Asian Network Comedy
  1. E2 - Live in Edinburgh 2014
  2. E3 - Big Comedy Night Edinburgh 2015
 Self
2014 Comedy Gala 2014: In Aid of Waverley Care Self
2014 Josh Widdicombe's XFM Show Live! Self
2014 Nish Kumar: Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity Self
2014 The Alternative Comedy Experience - Series 2
  1. E2 - Mistaken Identity
 Guest
2014 Life: An Idiot's Guide - Series 3
  1. E1 - Multiculturalism
 Guest
2014 4 Extra Stands Up - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2014 Dilemma - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer
2014 The Kumars Writer
2013 Nish Kumar - Nish Kumar is a Comedian Self
2012 Fresh From The Fringe - 2012
  1. Fresh From The Fringe: 2012
 Guest
2012 Nish Kumar - Who is Nish Kumar? Self
2011 The Gentlemen of Leisure Present: The Death of the Novel Self
2010 The Gentlemen Of Leisure Present: An Hour Of Too Much Culture Self
2010 For 21 Nights Only! Self
2004 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
  1. E24 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Decade
 Guest

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Nish Kumar on IMDb

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