That's No Job For An Asian
- Radio documentary
- BBC Radio 4
- 2008
- 1 episode
Yasmeen Khan investigates the state of British Asian comedy. Features contributions from comedians including Sanjeev Bhaskar. Features Yasmeen Khan, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ahir Shah, Maria Kempinska, Rohan Acharya and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2008
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Yasmeen Khan, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ahir Shah, Maria Kempinska, Rohan Acharya, Caroline Raphael, Paul Sinha and Sajeela Kershi
- Producers
- Neil Gardner and Yasmeen Khan
- Company
This documentary focused on the British Asian comedy scene, particularly British Asian stand-up comics and how easy or otherwise it is for them to make a career.
Presented by Yasmeen Khan, this 30-minute programme explores why more young British Asians are choosing comedy as a profession and how this fits in with their traditional culture.
Additional details
- Production setting
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 29th November 2008 at 10:30am on BBC Radio 4
- Episode length
- 30 minutes
- Most recent repeats
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- Wednesday 20th May 2015 at 1:30am on Radio 4 Extra
- Tuesday 19th May 2015 at 8:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Tuesday 19th May 2015 at 1:30pm on Radio 4 Extra