Paul Chowdhry

Stand-up comedian from United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Edgware, London, England1974Active since 1998English, Punjabi

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About Paul Chowdhry

Paul Chowdhry (born Tajpaul Singh Chowdhry on 21 August 1974 in Edgware, northwest London) is a British comedian and actor of Indian Punjabi descent. He has made numerous appearances on television comedy shows including hosting Stand Up for the Week, and he twice headlined Live at the Apollo, in 2012 and 2015. In 2017 he became the first comedian of Asian heritage to sell out the 10,000-seater Wembley Arena. He uses the signature phrase "what's happening white people?" at the start of his stand-up routines.

Chowdhry began his stand-up career in 1998, performing in pubs and clubs around London. He was the first British act to perform at the Caribbean Comedy Festival in Trinidad in 2003, and has been a guest panellist on shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats and Comedy World Cup. In 2016 he competed on series three of Taskmaster alongside Dave Gorman, Sara Pascoe, Al Murray and Rob Beckett. He has released four stand-up specials: What's Happening White People (2012), PC's World (2015), Live Innit (2019) and Family-Friendly Comedian (2024), and has performed six world tours.

Chowdhry has received numerous awards, including the Comedy award at the Eastern Eye Arts, Culture & Theatre Awards 2019 and Comedian of the Year at the Asian Voice Political & Public Life Awards 2019, while his show Live Innit? won Best Live Event 2018 at the ITV Asian Media Awards. Since 2021 he has hosted the podcast The Paul Chowdhry PudCast, in which he interviews comedians. He has spoken about his battles with mental health, telling the New Statesman: "Mental health problems aren't really discussed in the Asian community." He lists his influences as Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, George Carlin and Sam Kinison.

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Videos (553)

Identity

Bonnie Blue Documentary

Parents and Michael Jackson

Have You Taken My Country?

Public Apology

Racism & The BNP - Paul Chowdhry

Stormzy Shut Up vs Paul Chowdhry

Stay Alert, Control the Virus, Save Lives.

Audience member stops comedy show because he's late!

Banned Indian Ghee TV Talk Show - Made in Chelsea

Liverpool

British Heatwave

When the news called him “a Sikh”

Paul Chowdhry Questioned about a Murder Suspect on South African News!

Woman Apologises For Interrupting Comedy Show

What's Your Pronoun?

Not PC - Paul Chowdhry

Comedian Trolls Award Ceremony

Comedian Call For Peace Goes Wrong!

Birthday Curfew

ICE CANCELLED COMEDY SHOW

When a relative needs a lift to the Airport. Paul Chowdhry

The Jihadis Next Door. Celebrity Terrorists.

London Bridge. Don't let these Pudi's win.

Guest appearances (15)

Paul Chowdhry - Pretty extreme

Ice Baths With Paul Chowdhry - The Russell Howard Hour

Cryotherapy With Paul Chowdhry - The Russell Howard Hour

Paul Chowdhry Must Win The Award For Weirdest Lockdown Gig | The Russell Howard Hour

Paul Chowdhry & Russell Howard Go To Stunt School | Play Date | The Russell Howard Hour

Why PAUL CHOWDHRY is BARRED from Dating Sites | The Russell Howard Hour

Paul Chowdhry - Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Russell Howard’s Adventures With Paul Chowdhry

THE BLACK COMEDY CIRCUIT WAS HOW I STARTED | PAUL CHOWDHRY | Beginning Middle and End Pod

Life Lessons with Paul Chowdhry | The Russell Howard Hour

Paul Chowdhry’s Life Lessons | The Russell Howard Hour

Paul Chowdhry on Matt Hancock and doing TV - from RHLSTP 425

Paul Chowdhry on Comedy, Culture & Global Stand-Up | You Made It Weird

Paul Chowdhry on his worst hotel experience - from RHLSTP 425

Paul Chowdhry - RHLSTP 425

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