Nish Kumar

Acting

Nish Kumar

Born 1985-08-26 · Wandsworth, London, England, UK

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

Acting credits

The Big Night In poster
9.0

Comic Relief and Children in Need join forces to deliver a very special night of television, hosted by Lenny Henry and Matt Baker.

The Big Night In

2020

And Mrs. poster
5.4

When a reluctant bride-to-be's fiancé drops dead, she insists on going ahead with the wedding anyway – vowing to overcome public opinion, the law of the land, and her loved ones' objections.

And Mrs.

2024

Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine poster
7.4

We rejoice in the best moments, hear from the cast, creatives and celebrity fans, and explore what made it a TV staple.

Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2022

Clash of the Comics poster
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The Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning, total sell-out, global cult sensation is coming to the Eventim Apollo for its biggest and most spectacular show yet. CLASH OF THE COMICS is an epic, jaw-dropping night in which the biggest names in comedy really – yes, really – step into the ring, to take on each other and some of the UK’s biggest and best professional wrestlers

Clash of the Comics

2025

Christmas Carole poster
6.3

Carole Mackay is an unashamedly outspoken and wealthy entrepreneur. Her online business selling all things festive has earned her a fortune, as well as the nickname 'Christmas Carole'. But her success hasn't made her a better human being. In fact, it's made her worse. The truth is that Carole is a monumentally mean person. Positively Scrooge-like. And, just like Ebeneezer, she doesn't love Christmas at all. But this Christmas Eve, Carole's past, present and future are about to collide. Will some rather familiar Christmas spirits help her discover the true spirit of Christmas?

Christmas Carole

2022

The Fringe, Fame and Me poster
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The Fringe, Fame and Me is the story of how a small Scottish arts festival that began 75 years ago this year became a national institution – a crucible where new stars are forged, careers made, and sometimes, dreams dashed. Told by the stars who first found fame at the Edinburgh Fringe, this is the inside story of what it takes to make a name here, from those who enjoyed overnight success to those who slogged for years to make it. Through their triumphs, favourite jokes, and sometimes painful failures, we’ll discover a hidden history of British comedy – revealing how the gags we find funny and the comedians we love reflect our changing culture.

The Fringe, Fame and Me

2022

King Rocker poster
7.3

How does a working class autodidact, with no visible means of support, maintain his role as the leader of a cult British underground band into its fifth decade? Comedian and writer Stewart Lee, director Michael Cumming and James Nicholls investigate the mysterious existence of Robert Lloyd, Britain’s ultimate post-punk survivor. Robert Lloyd’s Prefects played with The Clash on the White Riot tour in 1977, and their ongoing incarnation, as Birmingham’s Captain Beefheart suffused post-punk poets The Nightingales, recorded more John Peel sessions than any other band. Ever. But what were the social, cultural and economic circumstances that enabled and sustained such outsider artists in the punk and post-punk eras, and how has the world changed to the point where such figures are unlikely to flourish in the same way today? Lloyd’s own odyssey echoes how abstract notions of social mobility, of the value of culture and music, have changed in the last five decades.

King Rocker

2020

Nish Kumar: Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe poster
8.0

In Nish, Don’t Kill My Vibe, Nish Kumar brings his trademark blend of righteous fury and self-deprecating chaos to a world that feels like it’s permanently on fire.

Nish Kumar: Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe

2026

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7.7

With Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse swinging into cinemas this summer, join our team of celebrity Spidey fans as they look back on over 20 years of web-slinging Spider-Man movies.

Enter the Spider-Verse: A Spider-Man Special

2023

Brave Creatures poster
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In the heartlands of Elysia, a world on the brink of war, Aja risks all to reach a mysterious source which calls to her.

Brave Creatures

2023

Comedy Heaven: 30th Anniversary Special poster
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Comedy Heaven is back, this time with a twist celebrating a very special birthday. Join Leicester Comedy Festival on the final night of 2023’s mammoth event to celebrate 30 of years of the festival. Guests include Nish Kumar (The Mash Report), Arthur Smith (QI, Have I Got News for You), multi award-winner Laura Lexx, and more.

Comedy Heaven: 30th Anniversary Special

2023

The Wrestling - Edinburgh Fringe 2022 poster
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It's back. The biggest show in the history of Edinburgh - now in the biggest room at the Assembly Hall. Comedians. Wrestlers. Blood. Book now. In aid of Comic Relief.

The Wrestling - Edinburgh Fringe 2022

2022

It’s In Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves, Pt. 1 poster
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Recorded live at the Duchess Theatre, London on December 12th 2016, this is the show that I did in Edinburgh, and then on tour that year, culminating in this performance captured on whatever the modern word is for tape. The show is about gentrification, history and the rise of the far right and what happened to me on Brexit night. Technically speaking, this is a recording of ‘Actions Speak Louder Than Words… Unless You Shout The Words Real Loud‘. Recorded by Zak Annette and mixed and edited by Chris Hamilton and the artwork was by Jasmine Thompson.

It’s In Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves, Pt. 1

2016

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Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and host of The Mash Report, Nish Kumar presents a stand-up comedy show for people who like stand-up comedy shows by a man that does stand-up comedy.

Nish Kumar - Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity

2015

Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control poster
6.7

"It has been a period of upheaval and uncertainty with COVID and the political situation. You will be amazed by my capacity to somehow take all these things personally." Your Power, Your Control is a new show from the former host of Late Night Mash and one of The Guardian's Top Top Fifty Comedians of the 21st Century.

Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control

2023

It's In Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves, Pt. 2 poster
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Recorded at the Hackney Empire over two nights - March 29th and April 1st 2019, this is the show that I toured the UK with in 2018 & 2019 and then took to New York and Montreal. It’s about Brexit, Trump losing heroes and getting arrested. It also covers my unlikely (and ill-advised) transformation from comedian into news commentator.

It's In Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves, Pt. 2

2019

Behind the camera