For the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, see, The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Interview: 'We never visit? Jonathan Romesh Ranganathan (born 27 March 1978) is a British stand-up comedian, presenter and actor of Sri Lankan descent. He suffers from a right-sided ptosis, which caused lazy eye as a child.[18]. On this page you can: Dive to the Future! Ranganathan studied mathematics at Birkbeck College, University of London. Hipsters in Space: Airing: 0.00 (0 votes) Tanked Dining with the Fishes: Airing: 7.40 (5 votes) Dirty Laundry 10 Most … Additional content and tools are available across the site for Supporters and BCG Pro subscribers. One Night In…Hamleys sees comedians Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett and Tom Allen locked overnight in world-famous toy shop Hamleys on London’s Regent Street. It's always going to be Crawley, "Former Crawley teacher now a comedian who has supported Ricky Gervais and appeared on Live at the Apollo", "I've yet to add my youngest son's name to my tattoos. [16], Ranganathan was born in Crawley, West Sussex, to Sri Lankan Tamil parents. And now he's learned to read | Romesh Ranganathan", "Romesh Ranganathan to host BBC Three chat show", "The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan", "UKTV announces new commissions for 2018", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Romesh_Ranganathan&oldid=1006563801, English people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent, Television personalities from West Sussex, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox person with unknown parameters, Articles needing additional references from January 2019, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 13 February 2021, at 15:35. She's not talking to all of us; she's talking to YOU. We’ve come to … He's the unmistakable voice of Celebs Go Dating and team captain on … Ranganathan started performing as a comedian whilst working as a mathematics teacher. Ranganathan has been a guest on several episodes of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. During his live show, Irrational, Ranganathan recalled that his parents explained to him that this was because they were concerned his name would otherwise sound too ‘ethnic’ when applying for jobs as an adult. Ranganathan also joined A League of Their Own as a regular panellist in 2018, replacing Jack Whitehall. A hilarious and poignant window into the mind of a dry-witted, sexual, angry, porn-watching, grief-riddled woman, trying to make sense of the world. Admitting it is tough to keep the spark … Sunday February 7. In 2015, he presented a series for BBC Three, Asian Provocateur, in which he travelled to Sri Lanka to explore his ancestral country. The show is a spin-off from The Apprentice. Get Up, Stand Up! Top Podcasts. In December 2015, he appeared in Josh Widdicombe's sitcom, Josh. [21][22][23] He is a supporter of Arsenal FC. Ranganathan also joined The Apprentice: You're Fired! Lyric Theatre 28/05 - … THE RANGANATION: Romesh is back with his socially distancing panel show to discuss the matters of the day. The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians From left: Bad Santa, Back to the Future, Sisters, Raising Arizona, Mrs. Doubtfire. [24], His first name, stated on Ranganathan’s birth certificate, is Jonathan. You will be guaranteed a night of side splitting laughter, with 6 of the worlds best comedians providing a night of entertainment in an open air theatre style setting. The delivery is meant to be blunt, sarcastic, … In 2017, he became the eleventh co-presenter to John Lloyd on the BBC Radio series, The Museum of Curiosity. US MARINE Jamel Herring says Carl Frampton’s pot-shots won’t put a dent in him as the tension begins to rise ahead of their battle for … Not enough podcasts are just people talking with no real purpose. Alex and Michael Ball will be chatting to adventurer Simon Reeve and postman turned sea shanty singing sensation Nathan Evans will be talking about how it feels to be flying high in the charts. Rob Beckett burst onto the comedy circuit ten years ago and hasn't looked back since. 5 episodes available. Below you'll find the most listened to podcasts in February 2021 and where you can listen to them. [17] He has a younger brother, Dinesh, and was raised in the Hindu faith. Dive to the Future! Inspired by a true story, Everybody's Talking About Jamie is the award-winning hit musical that everybody is talking about. [28], He stated that he got obsessed with getting tattooed and subsequently has tattoos with the names of his sons, Richard Pryor, Nas, the Roots and the Transformers’ Autobot logo on his body. Ronia, Nighean a' Mheirlich/Ronja, the Robber's Daughter . UK Podcasts lists the most popular British podcasts right now. What an absolute prick", "Thanks so much to @CoughlansBakery for hooking me up with the best birthday cake of all time. Ranganathan's autobiography, Straight Outta Crawley, was published in 2018. In 2016, he completed his first major tour, Irrational Live, in which he performed in large venues such as the Hammersmith Apollo. 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Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide topical commentary on the week [25], He is married, has three sons,[26] and lives in Crawley. I Love Deadpan': Richard Ayoade and Craig Roberts on Submarine. In 2016, he co-presented It's Not Rocket Science, a new entertainment series for ITV, alongside Ben Miller and Rachel Riley. [11] He appeared on The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice in 2014, during which he presented his homemade vegan chocolate brownies. We love making the podcast and our hope is to create a space for the Asian community where we can come together to laugh, celebrate and enjoy the experiences, idiosyncrasies and nuances of our culture. In 2018, Ranganathan joined Season 13 of A League of Their Own;[14] starred in his own 10-episode docu-comedy called Just Another Immigrant that premiered on Showtime June 8,[15] and presented Judge Romesh, an unscripted television show in which he decides the outcome of court cases between a claimant and a defendant. Comedians Tom Davis (The Wolf) and Romesh Ranganathan (The Owl) shoot the breeze for an hour a week because they couldn’t work out a format. A list of British TV Comedies. His autobiography is entitled, Straight Outta Crawley. Rice to Meet You is a self-produced podcast run by Evelyn and Nigel. Billy's routines always felt spontaneous. Ranganathan is vegan, having been vegetarian up until 2013. Airing: 0.00 (0 votes) Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's: Airing: 7.60 (56 votes) Hero: The Superstar: Airing: 5.30 (105 votes) SuperNews! He also starred in his own series ‘The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan’ where he travelled to rarely visited locations around the globe, with subsequent series aired in 2019 and 2020. in 2015 as a regular panellist. He also performed at The Royal Variety Performance in 2015. He was a contestant on the first series of Taskmaster and also appeared in the third episode of Jon Richardson Grows Up. [27] He and his wife Leesa first met when they were both working at Hazelwick School, where she was a drama teacher. He did not find this out until he started school. [19] He taught mathematics at Hazelwick School in Crawley, and The Beacon School, Banstead, Surrey,[10] and was a freestyle rapper under the rap name "Ranga", once reaching the finals of the UK freestyle competition. The adventures of Ronia, the robber’s daughter, who is born on a stormy night. He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2013 Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Romesh: Talking to Comedians. Romesh is his middle name. The chart is updated regularly with data from several sources. | Romesh Ranganathan", "I'm thinking of cheating on my wife with this third Arsenal goal against Leicester", "Comic Romesh celebrates success and birth of a son", "Sussex comic Romesh Ranganathan: 'LA or Crawley?