Nish Kumar

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 59

Gender Male

Birthday August 26, 1985 (39 years old)

Place of Birth Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Nishant Kumar

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Nish Kumar

Biography

Nishant "Nish" Kumar is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and radio presenter. He hosts Newsjack on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Known For

Acting

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(2 episodes) as Self - Panellist

2024		And Mrs as Tim Giggs
2024		After Midnight (1 episode) as Self
2024		The Traitors: Uncloaked (2 episodes) as Self
2024		How To Make It In Comedy

2023		Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control as Self
2023		PopMaster TV (1 episode) as Self
2023		Enter the Spider-Verse: A Spider-Man Special as Self
2023		Brave Creatures as Nells
2023		Comedy Heaven: 30th Anniversary Special
2023		Hold the Front Page (12 episodes) as Self - Presenter

2022		Christmas Carole as Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come
2022		The Wrestling - Edinburgh Fringe 2022 as Self
2022		The Fringe, Fame and Me as Self
2022		Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Self

2021		Question Team (1 episode) as Self
2021		Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1 episode) as Self - Panellist
2021		Late Night Mash (9 episodes) as Host

2020		King Rocker as Self
2020		Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson (1 episode) as Self
2020		Between the Covers (1 episode) as Self
2020		Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years (3 episodes) as Self
2020		Hello America (1 episode) as Himself - Host
2020		Beat the Chasers (1 episode) as Themselves - Contestant

2019		The Ranganation (1 episode) as Self
2019		It's In Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves, Pt. 2
2019		Hypothetical (3 episodes) as Self
2019		COMEDIANS of the world (1 episode) as Self

2018

(1 episode) as Self

2017		Joel & Nish Vs The World (12 episodes) as Himself
2017		Richard Osman's House of Games (10 episodes) as Self - Contestant
2017		LEGO Masters (1 episode) as Self - Host
2017		The Mash Report (22 episodes) as Presenter
2017		Frankie Boyle's New World Order (1 episode) as Self
2017		Romesh: Talking to Comedians (1 episode) as Self - Guest
2017		Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule (1 episode) as Self
2017		We Have Been Watching (5 episodes) as Self

2016		It’s In Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves, Pt. 1 as Himself
2016		Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit (1 episode)
2016		Insert Name Here (3 episodes) as Self - Panelist

2015		Taskmaster (8 episodes) as Self
2015		Nish Kumar - Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity as Self
2015		Travel Man: 48 Hours in... (1 episode) as Self - Guest

2014		Virtually Famous (1 episode) as Self - Panelist
2014		Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (1 episode) as Self

2013		8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (1 episode)
2013		The Last Leg (4 episodes) as Self

2010

(1 episode) as Themselves - Guest

2009

(11 episodes) as Self - Assistant

2007

(1 episode) as Self

2005		Mock the Week (2 episodes) as Self - Panelist (5 episodes) as Himself
2005		8 Out of 10 Cats (3 episodes) as Self

2004

(3 episodes) as Self - Contestant

2003

(9 episodes) as Self

1994

(1 episode) as Self

1990

(1 episode) as Himself

1979

(3 episodes) as Self - Panellist

Directing

2025		Stuart Laws? Is That Guy Still Going? … Director
2025		Stuart Laws Has to Be Joking? … Director

Writing

2023

… Writer

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