Nish Kumar

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Nishant Kumar (born 1985-1986) is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and radio presenter.

He is the host of BBC Two's exclusive comedy show Newsjack and the Comedy Central series Joel & Nish vs. The World's Mash Report is a syndicated comedy program that has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra's topical comedy show Newsjack and the Comedy Central show Newsjack.

Early life and education

Kumar was born in Wandsworth in 1985 and raised in Croydon, south London. He attended St Olave Grammar School in Orpington before studying English with history at Durham University as a member of Grey College. He is of Indian origin: his parents are from Kerala.

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Career

Having performed in the Durham Revue while a student at the University of Durham and performed as a Gentlemen of Leisure, Kumar performed as a double act, Gentlemen of Leisure.

Since 2013, he has been performing as a solo stand-up performer in shows. He appeared on Josh Widdicombe's Radio X show from 2013 to 2015, where he also appeared on "Nichipedia" as a regular guest.

Kumar has also appeared in a number of current affairs shows: he has appeared on various current affairs shows.

Since 2012, he has appeared on Edinburgh alone:

Kumar has appeared at a number of festivals and shows, including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, New Zealand Comedy Festival, Leicester Comedy Festival, and Latitude Music Festival's comedy tent. He appeared in series 5 of Taskmaster with Bob Mortimer, Sally Phillips, Aisling Bea, and Mark Watson in 2017. Joel & Nish vs. The World is a fictional story about Kumar and Benish. He appeared on Netflix's Comedians of the World in 2018.

Alan Davies has appeared on Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, Virtually Famous, 8 Out of ten Cats, Russell Howard's Stand Up Central, Sweat the Small Stuff, Live from the BBC, and is a regular guest on The Bugle.

Comedians Watching Football With Friends, a new Sky One sport show, was announced in February 2019.

Kumar was booed off stage at a Christmas charity luncheon for the Lord's Taverners in December 2019. Boris Johnson, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Theresa May, and the continuing Brexit process were among the jokes on display, which Kumar did not pay. Following the booing, heckling, and the throwing of a bread roll, the Lord's Taverners released a statement stressing the apolitical nature of the company and stating that they did not endorse some members of the crowd's behavior, which included booing, heckling, and the throwing of a bread roll. "I'm actually amazed by how fascinated people are by the whole thing," Kumar said in reaction to the incident. This is not the first time I've been booed off stage; rather, it's the act of being a comedian – they have the right to boo me."

Hello America, a quibi topical comedy series that aired from August 2020 to the channel's cancellation in December of this year.

From its inception in 2017 to its cancellation in 2021, Kumar hosted The Mash Report, a British comedy show. Although the BBC made no official statement on this, it was speculated that the series was cancelled due to its ostensible left-leaning political position. "They have to make a concrete statement that it was not a political decision," Kumar expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of clarity, adding, "They should make a strong argument that it was not a political decision." Because what precedent has otherwise existed. The rights to the show were won by television network Dave, who began airing new episodes as Late Night Mash, with Kumar and the main cast returning in September 2021. Kumar revealed in October 2021 that he had stepped down from Mash after five seasons, four on the BBC and one on Dave, to "spend more time with [his] emotional disorders."

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