Nishant Kumar is a British stand-up comedian and radio presenter. He hosts The Mash Report on BBC Two, Hello America on Quibi and has hosted BBC Radio 4 Extra's topical comedy show Newsjack, the Comedy Central series Joel & Nish vs The World and the BBC Radio 4 programme The News Quiz.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
After Midnight (2024)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 1x23: W. Kamau Bell, Nish Kumar, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes (Feb 29, 2024)
Hold the Front Page (2023)
Starring as Nish Kumar
(12 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: South Wales - The South Wales Argus (May 29, 2024)
- Episode 2x05: Bradford - Telegraph & Argus (May 22, 2024)
- Episode 2x04: Devon - The Moorlander (May 15, 2024)
- Episode 2x03: Costa Blanca - Euro Weekly News (May 8, 2024)
- Episode 2x02: Cumbria - The Westmoorland Gazette (May 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x01: Isle of Wight County Press (Apr 24, 2024)
- Episode 1x06: The Scotsman (Feb 8, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: Northamptonshire Telegraph (Feb 1, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Farming Life (Jan 25, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Yorkshire Post (Jan 18, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: West Sussex (Jan 11, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: Blackpool (Jan 4, 2023)
Backstage with Katherine Ryan (2022)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Clips, Canapes & Carnage (Jun 9, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Joel & Katherine BOTH Lactate (Jun 9, 2022)
Question Team (2021)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x03: Nish Kumar, Helen Bauer, Katherine Parkinson, Marc Wootton (Sep 26, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Nish Kumar, Rosie Jones, Maisie Adam (Oct 26, 2021)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2021)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 1x01: Anne-Marie, Jade Thirlwall, Nish Kumar (Sep 21, 2021)
Late Night Mash (2021)
Starring as Host
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Best of Series 1 (Oct 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Oct 21, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Oct 14, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Oct 7, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Sep 23, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Sep 16, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Sep 9, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Sep 2, 2021)
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable (2021)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 4x03: Nish Kumar, Ruby Wax, Reuben Kaye (Mar 26, 2024)
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (2021)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 4x08: Nish Kumar, Angela Barnes, Snoochie Shy (Oct 19, 2022)
Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson (2020)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Aug 9, 2021)
Between the Covers (2020)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(2 episodes)
- Episode 7x05: Kerry Godliman, Ben Miller, Nish Kumar, Laura Smyth (Dec 4, 2023)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Jun 7, 2021)
Guessable (2020)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x08: Turns Out I'm Not a Good Loser (Jun 26, 2023)
- Episode 4x02: In Retrospect That Was an Error (Feb 1, 2023)
- Episode 2x01: Darren and the Purply Rainbow (Apr 13, 2021)
Hello America (2020)
Starring as Host
(33 episodes)
- Episode 1x33: TBD (Oct 30, 2020)
- Episode 1x32: Jon Lovett Mourns Quibi (Oct 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x31: Donald, You're on Mute (Oct 23, 2020)
- Episode 1x30: The WTF Circle Back Special (Oct 21, 2020)
- Episode 1x29: The Death of Democracy: UK vs US (Oct 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x28: Town Halls: The Good, The Bad and the Crazy Uncle (Oct 16, 2020)
- Episode 1x27: Bad News From Britain (Oct 13, 2020)
- Episode 1x26: Trump is a Bioweapon (Oct 9, 2020)
- Episode 1x25: The White House Red Wedding (Oct 6, 2020)
- Episode 1x24: Donald and Melania Go Viral (Oct 2, 2020)
- Episode 1x23: The (Allegedly) Broke Ass President (Sep 29, 2020)
- Episode 1x22: Trump is not THAT powerful (Sep 25, 2020)
- Episode 1x21: Why Mitch McConnell is a Piece of Sh*t (Sep 21, 2020)
- Episode 1x20: Trump's Plan to Kill, Biden's Plan to Despacito (Sep 18, 2020)
- Episode 1x19: Dying to Go to School (Sep 7, 2020)
- Episode 1x18: Trump Endorsed Violence (Sep 4, 2020)
- Episode 1x17: Never Trust a Russian (Aug 31, 2020)
- Episode 1x16: The RNC: Extreme Fear Porn (Aug 28, 2020)
- Episode 1x15: How to Ruin a Convention (Aug 24, 2020)
- Episode 1x14: DNC: The F*ck That Guy Party (Aug 21, 2020)
- Episode 1x13: How the Chinese Government Gave me Camel Toe (Aug 17, 2020)
- Episode 1x12: Kamala Harris: The Next Next President? (Aug 14, 2020)
- Episode 1x11: US vs UK: Whose Racism is Easier to Swallow? (Aug 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x10: How to Bring Down the Donald (Aug 7, 2020)
- Episode 1x09: Why America Needs to Go to Church (Aug 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x08: Welcome to Slippin' Season (Jul 31, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: The Trouble with Karen... (Jul 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: Nish vs. Fake Bar Charts (Jul 24, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: Make Trump King (Jul 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Fauci Fever: The New Pandemic (Jul 17, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: Why I'm Voting for an Alleged Sex Offender (Jul 13, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: Injecting Bleach Doesn't Mean You're Not Gay (Jul 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Couples Counseling for the Special Relationship (Jul 6, 2020)
Comedy Against Living Miserably (2020)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Apr 22, 2020)
Comedians Giving Lectures (2019)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 1x01: Nish Kumar, Natasia Demetriou & Tom Allen (Sep 18, 2019)
There's Something About Movies (2019)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x06: David Tennant, Nish Kumar, Kevin Bridges (Jun 24, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Jonathan Ross, Rupert Everett, Lily Collins, Nish Kumar (May 9, 2019)
Hypothetical (2019)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: Nish Kumar, Jen Brister, Rob Beckett, Lou Sanders (Mar 4, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: Dara Ó Briain, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Suzi Ruffell, Nish Kumar (Mar 6, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Sara Pascoe, Lou Sanders, Nish Kumar, Ed Gamble (Feb 20, 2019)
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier (2018)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 1x04: Humanity (Jun 6, 2018)
Chris Ramsey's Stand Up Central (2017)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 1x04: Tom Lucy, Nish Kumar (Oct 18, 2017)
Joel & Nish vs the World (2017)
Starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 1x01: Mongolian Nomads (Sep 18, 2017)
LEGO Masters (2017)
Starring as Host
- Episode S02 Special: Celebrity Lego Masters at Christmas (Dec 24, 2022)
The Mash Report (2017)
Starring as Presenter
(28 episodes)
- Episode 4x06: Episode 6 (May 8, 2020)
- Episode 4x05: Episode 5 (May 1, 2020)
- Episode 4x04: Episode 4 (Apr 24, 2020)
- Episode 4x03: Episode 3 (Apr 17, 2020)
- Episode 4x02: Episode 2 (Apr 10, 2020)
- Episode 4x01: Episode 1 (Apr 3, 2020)
- Episode 3x06: Episode 6 (Oct 10, 2019)
- Episode 3x05: Episode 5 (Oct 4, 2019)
- Episode 3x04: Episode 4 (Sep 26, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: Episode 3 (Sep 19, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: Episode 2 (Sep 12, 2019)
- Episode 3x01: Episode 1 (Sep 5, 2019)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Dec 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Nov 30, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Nov 23, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Nov 9, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Nov 2, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Oct 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: Episode 10 (Feb 22, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: Episode 9 (Feb 15, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Feb 8, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Feb 1, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Jan 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Jan 18, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Aug 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Aug 3, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Jul 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Jul 20, 2017)
Romesh: Talking to Comedians (2017)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 1x02: Taking in Caffs About Growing Up (Aug 19, 2017)
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule (2017)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 1x06: Fay Ripley, Nina Wadia, Nish Kumar, Des O'Connor (Apr 6, 2017)
The Chris Ramsey Show (2017)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 1x06: Carl Hutchinson, Nish Kumar, Ashley Roberts (Feb 15, 2017)
The Crystal Maze (2016)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode S05 Special: Celebrity Christmas Special: Catherine Tyldesley, Shirley Ballas, Gareth Malone, Scarlett Moffatt, Nish Kumar (Dec 23, 2019)
Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit (2016)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 3x06: Anna Richardson vs. Nish Kumar (Mar 19, 2018)
Live from the BBC (2016)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 1x01: Mae Martin and Nish Kumar (Feb 17, 2016)
The Saturday Show (2015)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 1x05: Tamzin Outhwaite, Nish Kumar, Martin Hughes-Games (Nov 28, 2015)
Taskmaster (2015)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(8 episodes)
- Episode 5x08: Their Water's So Delicious (Nov 1, 2017)
- Episode 5x07: Boing Boing (Oct 25, 2017)
- Episode 5x06: Spoony Neeson (Oct 18, 2017)
- Episode 5x05: A Wind-Dried Puffin (Oct 11, 2017)
- Episode 5x04: Residue Around the Hoof (Oct 4, 2017)
- Episode 5x03: Phoenix (Sep 27, 2017)
- Episode 5x02: The Leprechaun or the Lesbian (Sep 20, 2017)
- Episode 5x01: Dignity Intact (Sep 13, 2017)
Russell Howard's Stand Up Central (2015)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 1x01: Sara Pascoe, Nish Kumar (Apr 29, 2015)
Jack Dee's HelpDesk (2015)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 2x03: Referendum 2016: Episode 3 (Jun 21, 2016)
It Was Alright in the... (2014)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 3x02: 1970s - Laughing at the Enemy (Dec 10, 2016)
Virtually Famous (2014)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 2x08: Joe Lycett, Sam Faiers, Jake Wood, Nish Kumar (Jun 2, 2015)
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (2014)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 2x04: A British Asian Comedian Can't Buy a House Because of James Brown (Jan 27, 2015)
Just for Laughs Australia (2013)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 9x08: Rove McManus, Nish Kumar & Two Hearts (Jul 3, 2023)
Sweat the Small Stuff (2013)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 4x07: Dr. Christian Jessen, Nish Kumar, Katherine Ryan, Jamie Reynolds (Dec 10, 2014)
The Last Leg (2013)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(6 episodes)
- Episode 27x07: Nish Kumar, Fern Brady (Mar 17, 2023)
- Episode 24x01: Nish Kumar, Sandi Toksvig (Jan 28, 2022)
- Episode S23 Special: The Last Leg of the Year 2021 (Dec 31, 2021)
- Episode 21x08: Joanna Lumley, Nish Kumar (Mar 5, 2021)
- Episode 18x03: Aisling Bea, Nish Kumar (Nov 8, 2019)
- Episode S15 Special: The Last Leg of the Year (Dec 31, 2018)
Sunday Brunch (2012)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2021-04-04: Katherine Parkinson, Rick Edwards, Nish Kumar, Ray Mears, Tim Key, James Arthur (Apr 4, 2021)
- Episode 2020-04-12: Joe Lycett, Steph McGovern, Nish Kumar, Fleur East (Apr 12, 2020)
- Episode 2018-11-11: Nish Kumar, Martine McCutcheon, Professor Green, Ed Speleers, Ghetts (Nov 11, 2018)
- Episode 2017-07-23: Rita Ora, Nish Kumar, Jada Pinkett Smith, John Craven, Slaves (Jul 23, 2017)
- Episode 2016-07-03: Richard Madeley, Sharon Rooney, Nish Kumar, Alex James (Jul 3, 2016)
Room 101 (2012)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 7x05: Chris Kamara, Roisin Conaty, Nish Kumar (Feb 16, 2018)
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2012)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(2 episodes)
- Episode 22x05: Sarah Millican, Nish Kumar, Maisie Adam, David O'Doherty (Feb 4, 2022)
- Episode 10x02: Roisin Conaty, Nish Kumar, Adam Buxton (Aug 12, 2016)
Alan Carr's Specstacular (2011)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 2015-12-31: New Year Specstacular 2015 (Dec 31, 2015)
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(2 episodes)
- Episode 15x07: Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Liam Payne, Nish Kumar, Jonathan Van Ness, Tom Walker (Oct 26, 2019)
- Episode 13x08: Eric Idle, Katherine Jenkins, Nish Kumar, Chris O'Dowd (Oct 20, 2018)
Pointless Celebrities (2011)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 2023-02-25: Special (Feb 25, 2023)
Conan (2010)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 2019-05-23: Jason Mantzoukas, Nish Kumar (May 23, 2019)
Comedy Central at the Comedy Store (2010)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x12: Sara Pascoe, Tom Ward, Shappi Khorsandi, Nish Kumar (Nov 16, 2016)
- Episode 4x04: Russell Kane, Shappi Khorsandi, Phil Wang, Nish Kumar (Aug 24, 2016)
A League of Their Own (2010)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(2 episodes)
- Episode 17x07: Eve Muirhead, Tom Davis, Nish Kumar, Joel Dommett (Sep 29, 2022)
- Episode 16x04: Ashley Cole, Nish Kumar, Jo Brand, Catherine Bohart (Sep 9, 2021)
QI XL (2009)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(8 episodes)
- Episode 16x07: Ufology (Feb 13, 2024)
- Episode 15x12: Thrills & Spills (Apr 16, 2023)
- Episode 14x10: Sideshows, Stunts & Scavenger Hunts (May 16, 2022)
- Episode 12x16: Quads and Quins (May 4, 2020)
- Episode 12x05: Questions and Qualifications (Dec 7, 2019)
- Episode 10x05: Odorous and Odious (Nov 25, 2017)
- Episode 10x02: Organisms (Oct 28, 2017)
- Episode 9x11: Nonsense (Jan 8, 2017)
Would I Lie to You? (2007)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 11x06: Nikki Fox, Miles Jupp, Nish Kumar, Joe Lycett (Jan 3, 2018)
Have I Got a Bit More News for You (2007)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(2 episodes)
- Episode 20x07: Alexander Armstrong, Jess Phillips, Nish Kumar (Nov 28, 2016)
- Episode 18x02: Charlie Brooker, Diane Abbott, Nish Kumar (Oct 12, 2015)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode S28 Special: New Year's Eve Show - Tom Hanks, Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Nish Kumar, Jessica Chastain, Sophie Ellis-Bextor (Dec 31, 2020)
Mock the Week (2005)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(14 episodes)
- Episode 21x02: James Acaster, Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne, Nish Kumar, Milton Jones (Sep 30, 2022)
- Episode 18x03: Nish Kumar, Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne, Ellie Taylor, Rhys James (Jun 6, 2019)
- Episode 17x09: Nish Kumar, Rachel Parris, Kerry Godliman, Ed Gamble, Ed Byrne (Sep 21, 2018)
- Episode 17x07: Rhys James, Angela Barnes, Nish Kumar, Ed Gamble, Tiff Stevenson (Sep 7, 2018)
- Episode 17x06: Angela Barnes, Rhys James, Ed Byrne, Nish Kumar, Suzi Ruffell (Jul 12, 2018)
- Episode 16x11: Ed Gamble, Milton Jones, Miles Jupp, Nish Kumar, Felicity Ward (Oct 6, 2017)
- Episode 16x10: Angela Barnes, Nish Kumar, James Acaster, Kerry Godliman, Glenn Moore (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 16x07: Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne, Ed Gamble, Milton Jones, Nish Kumar (Sep 8, 2017)
- Episode 16x06: Rhys James, Tom Allen, Ed Byrne, Nish Kumar, Tiff Stevenson (Jul 13, 2017)
- Episode 16x04: Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Nish Kumar, Romesh Ranganathan (Jun 29, 2017)
- Episode 16x03: Angela Barnes, Gary Delaney, Ed Gamble, Kerry Godliman, Nish Kumar (Jun 22, 2017)
- Episode 16x02: James Acaster, Ed Gamble, Rhys James, Nish Kumar, Zoe Lyons (Jun 15, 2017)
- Episode 15x10: Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Nish Kumar, Zoe Lyons, Josh Widdicombe (Sep 30, 2016)
- Episode 15x01: Gary Delaney, Ed Gamble, Nish Kumar, Tiff Stevenson, Josh Widdicombe (Jun 9, 2016)
8 Out of 10 Cats (2005)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(3 episodes)
- Episode 21x03: Kerry Godliman, Nish Kumar, Natasia Demetriou, Fred Sirieix, Judi Love (Apr 7, 2019)
- Episode 20x05: Lethal Bizzle, Tiff Stevenson, Jessica Knappett, Nish Kumar (Jun 13, 2017)
- Episode 19x02: Joey Essex, Cathy Newman, Roisin Conaty, Nish Kumar (Nov 15, 2016)
The Big Fat Quiz (2004)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2021-01-07: The Big Fat Quiz of Everything 2021 (Jan 7, 2021)
- Episode 2020-01-02: The Big Fat Quiz of the Decade (Jan 2, 2020)
- Episode 2018-01-12: The Big Fat Quiz of Everything 2018 (Jan 12, 2018)
Live at the Apollo (2004)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
- Episode 11x01: Alan Carr, Francesca Martinez, Nish Kumar (Nov 9, 2015)
Guest starring as Host
- Episode 13x02: Nish Kumar, Luisa Omielan, David O'Doherty (Dec 7, 2017)
QI (2003)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(8 episodes)
- Episode 21x07: Ufology (Feb 13, 2024)
- Episode 20x04: Thrills & Spills (Dec 2, 2022)
- Episode 19x04: Sideshows, Stunts & Scavenger Hunts (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 17x16: Quads and Quins (Feb 14, 2020)
- Episode 17x05: Questions and Qualifications (Oct 4, 2019)
- Episode 15x05: Odorous and Odious (Nov 24, 2017)
- Episode 15x02: Organisms (Oct 27, 2017)
- Episode 14x11: Nonsense (Jan 6, 2017)
Saturday Kitchen Live (2001)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(2 episodes)
- Episode 25x06: 11/02/2023 (Feb 11, 2023)
- Episode 23x19: 08/05/2021 (May 8, 2021)
Have I Got News for You (1990)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(2 episodes)
- Episode 52x07: Alexander Armstrong, Jess Phillips, Nish Kumar (Nov 25, 2016)
- Episode 50x02: Charlie Brooker, Diane Abbott, Nish Kumar (Oct 9, 2015)
Question Time (1979)
Guest starring as Nish Kumar
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2019-01-10: 10th January 2019 - London (Jan 10, 2019)
- Episode 38x15: 11/01/2018 - Islington (Jan 11, 2018)