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Nish Kumar

Nish Kumar

  • 38 years old
  • English
  • Stand-up comedian, actor and writer

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The Wrestling at Indigo2 review

Glorious chaos as comedians swapped punchlines for punches.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 6th March 2023

The venue's no joke but Just For Laughs' London festival delivered megastar stand-ups

A new sibling to Montreal's big comedy shindig has launched in the UK and despite the corporate guff there was a lot to laugh about.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th March 2023

Comedians' wrestling bouts to be livestreamed

Streaming service NextUp is to broadcast The Wrestling from London's Just for Laughs Festival this weekend.

Chortle, 2nd March 2023

More comedians revealed as Pointless guest hosts

Nish Kumar, Lucy Porter, Ria Lina, Rose Matafeo and Sally Phillips have been confirmed as future guest hosts of the BBC One quiz show, as well as Gyles Brandreth, Andi Oliver and Vick Hope.

BBC, 23rd February 2023

Bleak Expectations stage play gets West End run

Dickensian pastiche Bleak Expectations, a Radio 4 hit from 2007, is to take to the West End stage this summer with a run of headline guest stars.

British Comedy Guide, 15th February 2023

Hold The Front Page review

Are these two comedians the saviours of local journalism?

Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 18th January 2023

Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe find being hacks is no joke

The comedians chase local paper scoops in their new TV series Hold The Front Page. But many of their stories were destined for what reporters call the spike ...

Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 15th January 2023

Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe show local journalism is harder than it looks

What should viewers take away from this show? Hopefully it helps people realise the pressures local journalists (real ones, no offence to Kumar and Widdicombe) are under.

Charlotte Tobitt, The Press Gazette, 4th January 2023

Christmas Carole review

Suranne Jones is pitch perfect in this instant festive classic.

Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 24th December 2022

Christmas Carole review

Modern-day Scrooge is as flimsy as a party-hat cracker.

Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 24th December 2022

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