Nish Kumar

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Nish Kumar: Nish, Don’t Kill My Vibe review – navel-gazing with political punch
The pre-eminent comic political polemicist of our time rants as much as ever, but with added introspection

Brian Logan

08, Sep, 2024 @10:59 AM

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Hay festival drops main sponsor after boycotts over Israel and fossil fuel links
Literary event ‘suspends’ arrangement with Baillie Gifford after Charlotte Church and Nish Kumar joined performers pulling out

Lucy Knight

24, May, 2024 @4:07 PM

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Nish Kumar: ‘Nando’s is the only thing uniting this increasingly fragmented nation’
The comedian on how he rates his cooking skills, food disasters and the link between the chicken restaurant and David Attenborough

Tim Lewis

18, May, 2024 @3:00 PM

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Nish Kumar: ‘It would be very cool if I was named the next James Bond’
The standup on being a vibe killer, studying Richard Pryor and why comedy isn’t for good-looking people

Interview by Liam Pape

29, Apr, 2024 @5:00 AM

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The 20 best podcasts of 2023
From fake porn stars to staggering environmental exposés, it’s been a year of extraordinary audio – not least the ‘poodunnit’. It’s our top pods of the year!

Alexi Duggins, Hollie Richardson and Nell Frizzell

21, Dec, 2023 @9:00 AM

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Nish Kumar: ‘Tony Blair increasingly resembles the supervillain in an 80s action film’
The comedian on his new podcast about political activism, the symbolism of Sunak and Braverman, and rowdy post-pandemic audiences

Michael Hogan

07, May, 2023 @8:30 AM

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The venue’s no joke but Just for Laughs’ London festival delivered megastar standups | Brian Logan
A new sibling to Montreal’s big comedy shindig has launched in the UK and despite the corporate guff there was a lot to laugh about

Brian Logan

06, Mar, 2023 @10:24 AM

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Men reporting badly! Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe find being hacks is no joke
The comedians chase local paper scoops in their new TV series Hold the Front Page. But many of their stories were destined for what reporters call the spike …

Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent

15, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM

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The best comedy shows of 2022
From dazzling comic debuts at the Edinburgh fringe to occult sketches, soul-searching standup and deeply strange revelations, it was a top year for laughing matters

Brian Logan

17, Dec, 2022 @6:00 AM

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‘It’s where I learned how to be a comedian’: Nish Kumar on why the Edinburgh fringe still matters
The festival stands at a crossroads, with costs for performers soaring and many younger acts staying away. But it still offers comics a boot camp like no other

Nish Kumar

16, Aug, 2022 @5:00 AM

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‘Too angry to be funny’: Edinburgh fringe split on politics in satire
As this year’s festival opens, Boris Johnson is a popular target of comedians while others prefer a lighter touch in these turbulent times

Vanessa Thorpe

07, Aug, 2022 @10:00 AM

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Edinburgh fringe 2022: 20 theatre, comedy and dance shows you shouldn’t miss
In the first of our festival previews, we round up some of the best offerings we’ve already reviewed – including Tim Key, Liz Kingsman, La Clique and Hungry

Brian Logan, Catherine Love, Mark Fisher, Anya Ryan, Rachael Healy, Kate Wyver, Claire Armitstead, Arifa Akbar and Lyndsey Winship

08, Jun, 2022 @7:00 AM

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