Stand-up show by political comic Nish Kumar, co-host of 'Pod Save the UK', at the Northcott Theatre.
Nish Kumar brings his latest tour, Angry Humour from a Really Nice Guy, to the Northcott Theatre on Thursday 29 October. It's a stand-up show, and Kumar is the sole bill for the night.
If you've come across his name but aren't sure where to place him, he's one of the UK's most visible political comics. He co-hosts the podcast Pod Save the UK and spent years as the face of The Mash Report, the BBC Two satire show that eventually got the axe. He also hosted Newsjack on BBC Radio 4 Extra, so the political angle is a big part of what he does.
He's been at this since 2006, and that time shows in the CV. He's a double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and a regular on the panel show circuit. Beyond the political stuff, he's well known as one of Taskmaster's most memorable losers, and back in 2016 Ents24 named him one of the ten hardest-working comedians in the country. Now in his 40s, both The Guardian and The Telegraph have listed him among the 50 best comedians of the 21st century, and his previous tours have sold out across the UK, North America, Australasia and mainland Europe.
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The critics have a few ways of describing him: The Guardian calls him "the pre-eminent comic political polemicist of our time", The Times says he's "roaringly funny", and the New York Times noted he carries the spirit of Bill Hicks. The title of the tour, Angry Humour from a Really Nice Guy, gives you a fair idea of the contrast he plays with on stage.
It's at the Northcott Theatre on Thursday 29 October, starting at 7:30 PM, and tickets are £28.50.
