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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">British stand-up comedian and presenter</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Nishant Kumar" redirects here. For the Indian cricketer, see <a href="/wiki/Nishant_Kumar_(cricketer)" title="Nishant Kumar (cricketer)">Nishant Kumar (cricketer)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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class="nickname">Nishant Kumar<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div><br />1985 (age 38–39)<sup id="cite_ref-yob_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yob-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, England</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Durham_University" title="Durham University">Durham University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Comedian</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">2004–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td 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Kumar</b> (born 1985)<sup id="cite_ref-yob_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yob-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a British stand-up comedian, television presenter, and podcast host. He became known as the host of <a href="/wiki/Satire" title="Satire">satirical</a> comedy <i>The Mash Report</i>, now known as <i><a href="/wiki/Late_Night_Mash" class="mw-redirect" title="Late Night Mash">Late Night Mash</a></i>. He has also presented <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_4_Extra" title="BBC Radio 4 Extra">BBC Radio 4 Extra</a>'s topical comedy show <i><a href="/wiki/Newsjack" title="Newsjack">Newsjack</a></i>, the Comedy Central series <i>Joel & Nish vs The World</i>, the <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_4" title="BBC Radio 4">BBC Radio 4</a> programme <i><a href="/wiki/The_News_Quiz" title="The News Quiz">The News Quiz</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Hello_America_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hello America (TV series)"><i>Hello America</i></a> on <a href="/wiki/Quibi" title="Quibi">Quibi</a>. Since May 2023, he has been the co-host of the political podcast <i><a href="/wiki/Pod_Save_the_UK" title="Pod Save the UK">Pod Save the UK</a></i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nish_Kumar&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kumar was born in <a href="/wiki/Tooting" title="Tooting">Tooting</a> in 1985<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and raised in <a href="/wiki/Croydon" title="Croydon">Croydon</a>, south <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/St_Olave%27s_Grammar_School" title="St Olave's Grammar School">St Olave's Grammar School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Orpington" title="Orpington">Orpington</a> before reading English with history at <a href="/wiki/Durham_University" title="Durham University">Durham University</a> as a member of <a href="/wiki/Grey_College,_Durham" title="Grey College, Durham">Grey College</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-age_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-age-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-times_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-times-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is of <a href="/wiki/British_Indians" title="British Indians">Indian</a> descent:<sup id="cite_ref-times_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-times-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> his parents are from <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His father chose the surname Kumar for the family when he immigrated to the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-theguardian.com_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theguardian.com-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nish_Kumar&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm/220px--CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="124" data-durationhint="179" data-mwtitle="CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_(5).webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_(5).webm"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/92/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/92/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-width="1920" data-height="1080" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/92/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm.1080p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="1080p.vp9.webm" data-width="1920" data-height="1080" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/92/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="256" data-height="144" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/92/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/92/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/92/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm/CC4K_in_Edinburgh-_Nish_Meets_Jamie_%285%29.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span><figcaption>Kumar performing for an audience of children in 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>Kumar performed with Tom Neenan as a double act, Gentlemen of Leisure, having met while students at the <a href="/wiki/Durham_University" title="Durham University">Durham University</a> and performed in <a href="/wiki/List_of_social_activities_at_Durham_University#The_Durham_Revue" title="List of social activities at Durham University">the Durham Revue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GOL_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GOL-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar has been performing as a solo stand-up performer in shows since 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_2013-06-22_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_2013-06-22-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also held a regular guest spot on <a href="/wiki/Josh_Widdicombe" title="Josh Widdicombe">Josh Widdicombe</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Radio_X_(United_Kingdom)" title="Radio X (United Kingdom)">Radio X</a> show between 2013 and 2015, where he presented the feature "Nishipedia". </p><p>Kumar has also taken part in a number of topical news programmes: </p> <ul><li>In February 2015, he was announced as the host for the twelfth series of the BBC Radio 4 Extra series <i><a href="/wiki/Newsjack" title="Newsjack">Newsjack</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-chortle_2015-02-06_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chortle_2015-02-06-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>He has been a regular co-host of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bugle" title="The Bugle">The Bugle</a></i> podcast since October 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>His series <i>Spotlight Tonight with Nish Kumar</i> first aired on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_4" title="BBC Radio 4">BBC Radio 4</a> in March 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>He was a guest on the BBC comedy show <i><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Boyle%27s_New_World_Order" title="Frankie Boyle's New World Order">Frankie Boyle's New World Order</a></i> in June 2017<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2020, he hosted the first of 3 series of <i><a href="/wiki/The_News_Quiz" title="The News Quiz">The News Quiz</a></i>, with <a href="/wiki/Angela_Barnes" title="Angela Barnes">Angela Barnes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andy_Zaltzman" title="Andy Zaltzman">Andy Zaltzman</a> hosting the other two series. Since then, Zaltzman became the permanent host, therefore replacing <a href="/wiki/Miles_Jupp" title="Miles Jupp">Miles Jupp</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc._BBC-_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc._BBC--17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>He has performed solo Edinburgh shows since 2012: </p> <ul><li>2012: 'Who Is Nish Kumar?'<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2013: 'Nish Kumar Is a Comedian'</li> <li>2014: "Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2015: "Long word... Long word... Blah Blah Blah... I'm so clever"<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at <a href="/wiki/Pleasance_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Pleasance Theatre">The Pleasance Theatre</a>, which continued as a UK tour running from October to December 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show was nominated for an <a href="/wiki/List_of_Edinburgh_Comedy_Award_winners" title="List of Edinburgh Comedy Award winners">Edinburgh Comedy Award</a>.</li> <li>2016: "Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Unless You Shout the Words Real Loud", which received a number of favourable reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A joke from the show was featured in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s list of the 37 funniest jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This show continued as a national tour.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nish_Kumar_at_the_2024_Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Nish Kumar, comedian, at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Nish_Kumar_at_the_2024_Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe_2.jpg/252px-Nish_Kumar_at_the_2024_Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="252" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Nish_Kumar_at_the_2024_Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe_2.jpg/378px-Nish_Kumar_at_the_2024_Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Nish_Kumar_at_the_2024_Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe_2.jpg/504px-Nish_Kumar_at_the_2024_Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Nish Kumar at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland.</figcaption></figure> <p>As a live performer, Kumar has appeared at a number of festivals and events, including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New Zealand Comedy Festival, Leicester Comedy Festival and the comedy tent at Latitude Music Festival. In 2017, he competed in series 5 of <i><a href="/wiki/Taskmaster_(TV_series)" title="Taskmaster (TV series)">Taskmaster</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Bob_Mortimer" title="Bob Mortimer">Bob Mortimer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sally_Phillips" title="Sally Phillips">Sally Phillips</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aisling_Bea" title="Aisling Bea">Aisling Bea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Watson" title="Mark Watson">Mark Watson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same year, Kumar completed a six-part travel series for <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> with fellow comedian <a href="/wiki/Joel_Dommett" title="Joel Dommett">Joel Dommett</a>, titled <i>Joel & Nish vs The World</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-jnworld_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jnworld-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018 he appeared on <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a>'s <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Comedians_of_the_World&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Comedians of the World (page does not exist)">Comedians of the World</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He has also appeared as a guest on <i><a href="/wiki/Have_I_Got_News_for_You" title="Have I Got News for You">Have I Got News for You</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mock_the_Week" title="Mock the Week">Mock the Week</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Virtually_Famous" title="Virtually Famous">Virtually Famous</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/8_Out_of_10_Cats" title="8 Out of 10 Cats">8 Out of 10 Cats</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Alan_Davies:_As_Yet_Untitled" title="Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled">Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hypothetical_(TV_series)" title="Hypothetical (TV series)">Hypothetical</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Fat_Quiz" class="mw-redirect" title="The Big Fat Quiz">The Big Fat Quiz</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Russell_Howard%27s_Stand_Up_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Russell Howard's Stand Up Central">Russell Howard's Stand Up Central</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sweat_the_Small_Stuff" title="Sweat the Small Stuff">Sweat the Small Stuff</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/QI" title="QI">QI</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Live_from_the_BBC" title="Live from the BBC">Live from the BBC</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Alternative_Comedy_Experience" title="The Alternative Comedy Experience">The Alternative Comedy Experience</a></i>. </p><p>In February 2019, it was announced he would be appearing in a new <a href="/wiki/Sky_One" title="Sky One">Sky One</a> sport show, <i>Comedians Watching Football With Friends.</i><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2019, Kumar was booed off stage at a Christmas charity lunch event for the <a href="/wiki/Lord%27s_Taverners" title="Lord's Taverners">Lord's Taverners</a>. The performance, for which Kumar was not paid, included political jokes on <a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Rees-Mogg" title="Jacob Rees-Mogg">Jacob Rees-Mogg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Theresa_May" title="Theresa May">Theresa May</a> and the ongoing <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">Brexit</a> process.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the event, the Lord's Taverners released a statement emphasising the <a href="/wiki/Apolitical" class="mw-redirect" title="Apolitical">apolitical</a> nature of the organisation and expressing that they did not support the behaviour of some members of the crowd,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which included booing, heckling and the throwing of a <a href="/wiki/Bread_roll" title="Bread roll">bread roll</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to the event, Kumar told <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>: "I'm sort of amazed by how fascinated people are by the whole thing. It's not the first time I've been booed off stage [...] I consider it the life of being a comedian – they have a right to boo me."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar hosted the <a href="/wiki/Quibi" title="Quibi">Quibi</a> topical comedy series <i>Hello America</i>, which ran from August 2020 until the channel's closure in December that year.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kumar hosted the topical BBC comedy show <i>The Mash Report</i> from its launch in 2017 to its cancellation in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was speculated that the series was dropped due to its perceived left-leaning political position, although the BBC made no official statement on this.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kumar expressed frustration over the lack of clarity, saying "They need to make a definitive statement that it was not a political decision. Because what precedent does that set otherwise?"<sup id="cite_ref-:3_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rights to the show were picked up by the television channel <a href="/wiki/Dave_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave (TV channel)">Dave</a>, who began broadcasting new episodes as <i>Late Night Mash</i>, with Kumar and the main cast returning, in September 2021. In October 2021, Kumar revealed that he was stepping down from <i>Mash</i> after five seasons, four on the BBC and one on Dave, to "spend more time with [his] emotional problems."<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2023, Kumar debuted as the co-host of <a href="/wiki/Crooked_Media" title="Crooked Media">Crooked Media</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Pod_Save_the_UK" title="Pod Save the UK">Pod Save the UK</a></i> with Coco Khan, a spin-off of <i><a href="/wiki/Pod_Save_America" title="Pod Save America">Pod Save America</a></i> focusing on British politics.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nish_Kumar&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kumar is in a relationship with fellow comedian Amy Annette, whom he met in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-theguardian.com_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theguardian.com-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was raised, and still identifies, as a Hindu.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nish_Kumar&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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