For the Indian cricketer, see Nishant Kumar (cricketer). For the Indian politician, see Nitish Kumar.
Nish Kumar
Kumar in 2019
Born
Nishant Kumar[1]
1985 (age 38–39)[2]
London, England
Education
Durham University (BA)
Occupation
Comedian
Years active
2004–present
Known for
Gentlemen of Leisure
Newsjack
The Bugle
The Mash Report
Website
nishkumar.co.uk
Nishant Kumar (born 1985)[2] is a British stand-up comedian, television presenter, political commentator, and podcast host. He became known as the host of satirical comedy The Mash Report, now known as Late Night Mash. He has also presented BBC Radio 4 Extra's topical comedy show Newsjack, the Comedy Central series Joel & Nish vs The World, the BBC Radio 4 programme The News Quiz and Hello America on Quibi. Since May 2023, he has been the co-host of the political podcast Pod Save the UK.
^Pattenden, Mike. "My Hols: Nish Kumar". The Times. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ abHerring, Richard; Kumar, Nish (17 February 2021). "Nish Kumar – RHLSTP". Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
Pattenden, Mike. "My Hols: NishKumar". The Times. Retrieved 2 June 2022. Herring, Richard; Kumar, Nish (17 February 2021). "NishKumar – RHLSTP". Richard Herring's...
the podcasts Pod Save America and Pod Save the World hosted by comedian NishKumar and journalist Coco Khan, each episode generally features a discussion...
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celebrity game show Guessable alongside host Sara Pascoe, Alan Davies and NishKumar amongst others. On 16 December 2021, Channel 4 commissioned a three-part...
September 2019, she hosted a series in spring 2020, with Andy Zaltzman and NishKumar hosting the other two series in 2020. In January 2020 Barnes began co-hosting...
contestants for this series were Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, NishKumar and Sally Phillips, with the series' overall winner being Mortimer – both...
by NishKumar. It features an array of comedians satirising the week's news. The show later continued on Dave as Late Night Mash, hosted by Kumar and...
departure at the end of 2019. Three different hosts took the chair in 2020; NishKumar (series 101), Angela Barnes (series 102), and Andy Zaltzman (series 103)...
included Wyatt Cenac (US), Hari Kondabolu (US), Tiff Stevenson (UK), NishKumar (UK), Alice Fraser (Australia), Anuvab Pal (India), Tom Ballard (Australia)...
Private Eye Jon Holmes (born 1973) Rosie Holt Armando Iannucci (born 1963) NishKumar, The Mash Report, Hello America Victor Lewis-Smith (born 1959) Inside...
James Ed Gamble, NishKumar and Zoe Lyons 1.36 16x03 22 June 2017 Angela Barnes and Gary Delaney Ed Gamble, Kerry Godliman and NishKumar 1.77 16x04 29 June...
Mitchell Tom Allen 25–68 1.93 62 2 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) Roisin Conaty NishKumar Adam Buxton 22–32 1.57 63 3 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) David O'Doherty...
on artists to withdraw", after artists including Charlotte Church and NishKumar had announced that they would boycott the festival because of the sponsor's...
include actor/musician Riz Ahmed, journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge, comedian NishKumar and playwright Vinay Patel. The compilation inspired the American sequel...
Durham University, where he studied philosophy and met fellow comedians NishKumar, Nick Mohammed and Tom Neenan. He was a member of Hatfield College. Gamble's...
and Frankie Boyle's New World Order, and has supported Ellie Taylor and NishKumar on tour. Bohart had her professional breakthrough at the 2018 Edinburgh...
focused on British politics, co-hosted by journalist Coco Khan and comedian NishKumar. Crooked Media has produced multiple live tours. The first tour by Crooked...
2001) Jeremy Hardy (won in 1988) Jordan Brookes (won in 2019) Nick Helm NishKumar Pappy's Phil Nichol (won in 2006) Rich Hall (won in 2000) Sarah Kendall...
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