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Nish Kumar: taking UK satire to the US
The British comedian and broadcaster on Quibi series Hello America and why the BBC deserves credit for taking a chance on The Mash Report.
Max Goldbart, Broadcast, 7th August 2020Nish Kumar on missing the Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh's cancelled. So why am I still dreaming about performing naked there?
Nish Kumar, The Guardian, 28th July 2020The refugee stand-up night
Coached by Tom Parry, the comedy collective No Direction Home are bucking stereotypes about refugees and migrants - and thriving online during lockdown
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th June 2020Comedians play Dungeons & Dragons for Comic Relief
Nish Kumar, Sue Perkins, Ed Gamble and Sara Pascoe will take part in a Dungeons & Dragons live stream on the 8th May to benefit vulnerable people affected by Covid-19.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th April 2020Online comedy night attempts Guinness World Record
For one night only on 1st May at 8pm become part of an official Guinness World Records title attempt for the most visitors to a virtual pub.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th April 2020Political comedians on humour in horrific times
The Mash Report has always turned tough topics into comedy. As it returns in lockdown, host Nish Kumar and stand-ups Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Tom Mayhew talk about satire's role in a crisis.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 14th April 2020Nish Kumar on comedy and mental health
Nish Kumar has said that comedy is an "incredibly important and useful" tool for discussing mental health.
The Irish News, 13th April 2020Nish Kumar interview
Nish Kumar will be recapping the headlines as his satirical and surreal news show The Mash Report returns to BBC Two on Friday for a fourth season. The comic talks to us about making the hit, and how coronavirus might affect it.
The Irish News, 1st April 2020How comedians are fighting coronavirus from their sofas
Being an observational comedian is a lot tougher when there's nothing to observe but the same four walls every day. But necessity is the mother of invention, as comedians have shown this week in a flurry of online shows - many available now for catch-up viewing, and with more happening every day.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 26th March 2020Nish Kumar on polarised politics
The presenter of The Mash Report said he doesn't give Labour such a hard time because: "I'm not sure those people need to be further beat up".
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 24th March 2020