Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy (Work in Progress)
Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy (Work in Progress) at Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, Edinburgh
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Work-in-progress show from ‘the pre-eminent comic political polemicist of our time’ **** (Guardian). The world's in chaos. Inequality is widening, autocracy is rising, political parties are collapsing. In these divided times, what this country desperately needs is Angry Humour from a Really Nice Guy. Nish Kumar – co-host of hit podcast Pod Save the UK, former host of axed BBC show The Mash Report, and one of Taskmaster’s greatest losers – is back with a formidable batch of passionate, progressive stand-up for the ages. ‘Roaringly funny’ **** (Times).
Featuring - Nish Kumar
Since beginning his comedy career in 2006, Nish has achieved global success on the stand-up circuit with his rave-reviewed solo stand-up shows receiving huge recognition from industry and fans alike.
Nish is a double Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee, panel show regular, and hosts The Mash Report (BBC Two) with comics Ellie Taylor, Steve N Allen, Jason Forbes, Tom Neenan and Rachel Parris. He has also hosted BBC Radio 4 Extra's topical comedy show Newsjack.
"Critically acclaimed comic, internationally famed meme & wonderfully nice gentleman, Nish Kumar is a comedian, and a bloody good one at that." (Time Out).
"The affable comic expertly blends comedy and commentary in a routine that snipes unpityingly at Britain’s political class." (The Guardian).
'Impressive and accomplished... full of confidently delivered, wryly witty tales that delight in the quirks and possibilities of language' (The Scotsman)
Nish Kumar was placed in Ents24's top 10 hardest-working comedians 2016.