Nish Kumar

Nish Kumar, born Nishant Kumar in 1985, is a British stand-up comedian, television presenter, and podcaster. He became known as the host of The Mash Report on BBC Two and Dave. He has also presented Newsjack on BBC Radio 4 Extra, Joel & Nish vs The World on Comedy Central, The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4, and Hello America on Quibi. Since May 2023, he has been the co-host of the political podcast Pod Save the UK.

Kumar was born in Tooting in 1985 and raised in Croydon, south London. He attended St Olave's Grammar School in Orpington before reading English with history at Durham University as a member of Grey College. He is of Indian descent, with parents from Kerala. At university he performed with Tom Neenan as a double act called Gentlemen of Leisure, having met in the Durham Revue. He has been performing as a solo stand-up since 2013 and held a regular guest spot on Josh Widdicombe's Radio X show, where he presented the feature "Nishipedia."

Kumar hosted the topical BBC comedy show The Mash Report from its launch in 2017 until its cancellation in 2021. He has performed solo Edinburgh shows since 2012, with his 2015 show nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award, and has appeared at festivals including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. In 2017 he competed in series 5 of Taskmaster and completed a six-part travel series for Netflix titled Joel & Nish vs The World. He has also appeared on Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, QI, and 8 Out of 10 Cats, among other programmes.