Romesh Ranganathan
Romesh Ranganathan (* 27. March 1978 in Crawley , West Sussex , England ) is a British stand-up - entertainers and actors .
Private life
Ranganathan comes from the Sri Lankan Tamils , lives vegan , is Hindu and supporter of Arsenal FC
Ranganathan grew up in Crawley , West Sussex and studied mathematics at Birkbeck College of the University of London . He taught his subject at the Hazelwick School in Crawley and made it to the finals of a nationwide freestyle rap competition in the United Kingdom as a freestyle rapper under the name "Ranga" .
He is married and has three children.
Career
Ranganathan started as a teacher with the first comedian attempts.
He was nominated for Best Newcomer in 2013 at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards .
Ranganathan hosted the satirical sketch show Newsjack on BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2014 .
In 2015 he appeared at The Royal Variety Performance . In the same year he shot the three-part series Asian Provocateur about the homeland of his ancestors in Sri Lanka for BBC Three .
In 2016 he co-hosted alongside Rachel Riley and Ben Miller in It's Not Rocket Science . In October 2016, he traveled to North America with his mother in a BBC documentary and met relatives there.
In 2017 he co-hosted the series The Museum of Curiosity with John Lloyd .
In 2018 he started his first own stand-up comedy show with Irrational Live and started another documentary series for Showtime , Just Another Immigrant , which was released in June 2018.
Live guest appearances
- Live at the Apollo (2013, 2015)
- Mock the Week (since 2013)
- Sweat the Small Stuff (2013-14)
- The Dog Ate My Homework (since 2014)
- The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (2014)
- Virtually Famous (2014)
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2015)
- The Last Leg (2015)
- Have I Got News For You (2015, 2016)
- Insert Name Here (2016)
- Would I Lie to You? (2015, 2016)
- Alan Carr's 12 Stars of Christmas (2016)
- Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2016)
- QI (2016, 2017, 2018)
- Frankie Boyle's New World Order (2018)
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2018)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2018)
- Sunday Brunch (2018)
Stand-up DVD
| year | title | role | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Irrational | Stand up | Debut DVD |
Television appearances
| year | title | TV program |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Damned | Sky One |
| 2015–17 | Play to the whistle | ITV |
| 2015 | The Apprentice: You're Fired! | BBC Two |
| 2015–16 | Asian provocateur | BBC Three |
| 2015 | Task master | Dave |
| 2015 | Josh | BBC Three |
| 2015 | Yonderland | Sky One |
| 2016 | It's Not Rocket Science | ITV |
| 2017 | Comic relief | BBC One / BBC Two |
| 2017 | Romesh: Talking to Comedians | BBC Three |
| 2017 | Comedy Playhouse: Mister Winner | BBC One |
| 2018 | Just Another Immigrant | Show time |
| 2018 | The Reluctant Landlord | Sky One |
| 2018 | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan | BBC Two |
| 2018 | Judge Romesh | Dave |
| 2018 | A League of Their Own | Sky One |
Web links
- Romesh Ranganathan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- http: //www.romeshranganathan.co.uk%7CRomesh - Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Romesh Ranganathan: "Birthday gift from @thenickhelm. What an absolute prick." . Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ↑ Michael Hodges: Asian Provocateur : What comic Romesh Ranganathan learned about Sri Lanka in his new BBC3 show . In: Radio Times . Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ↑ Soya think you're funny? Introducing the UK's first Vegan Comedy Festival . In: The Independent , February 12, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ The Spotlight on ... Romesh Ranganathan . In: londonisfunny.com . November 11, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ↑ Comic Romesh celebrates success and birth of a son . In: Crawley Observer , October 3, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ↑ Sam Truelove: 7 famous people you may not realize went to school in Crawley. October 3, 2016, accessed February 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Sam Truelove: 7 famous people who you may not have realized went to school in Crawley . In: Kent Live , October 3, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ↑ Comedy awards shortlist unveiled . In: Irish Independent , August 21, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ↑ BBC Radio 4 Extra - Newsjack, Series 10, Episode 1. Retrieved February 24, 2019 (UK English).
- ^ Romesh Ranganathan: 'I was a bumbling Englishman in a Sri Lankan disguise' . In: The Guardian , September 30, 2015.
- ^ Stand Up for the Week announces new line-up , British Comedy Guide . October 7, 2013.
- ↑ Romesh Ranganathan to host BBC Three chat show . In: Comedy.co.uk . March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ↑ British Comedy Guide: Mister Winner - BBC1 Sitcom. Retrieved February 24, 2019 (UK English).
- ^ BBC announces new popular factual and factual entertainment commissions - Media Center . 5th October 2017.
- ↑ UKTV announces new commissions for 2018 . 23rd January 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ranganathan, Romesh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British stand-up entertainer and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Crawley , West Sussex , England |