Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1985-08-26 (39 years old)

Place of Birth

Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Nishant Kumar

Nish Kumar

Biography

Nishant "Nish" Kumar is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and radio presenter. He hosts Newsjack on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Known For

7.9%

QI

Sep 11, 2003

8.4%

Taskmaster

Jul 28, 2015

7.7%

Would I Lie to You?

Jun 16, 2007

7.2%

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Apr 12, 2013

7.0%

Mock the Week

Jun 5, 2005

7.0%

Mock the Week

Jun 5, 2005

7.1%

Have I Got News for You

Sep 28, 1990

7.1%

8 Out of 10 Cats

Jun 3, 2005

6.6%

Pointless

Aug 24, 2009

6.6%

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

Mar 30, 2015

7.6%

Big Fat Quiz

Dec 27, 2004

5.3%

The Last Leg

Jan 25, 2013

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Acting

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Panellist

2024		And Mrs as Tim Giggs
2024		After Midnight as Self
2024		The Traitors: Uncloaked as Self
2024		How To Make It In Comedy

2023		Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control as Self
2023		PopMaster TV as Self
2023		Enter the Spider-Verse: A Spider-Man Special as Self
2023		Brave Creatures as Nells
2023		Comedy Heaven: 30th Anniversary Special
2023		Hold the Front Page as Self - Presenter

2022		Christmas Carole as Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come
2022		The Wrestling - Edinburgh Fringe 2022 as Self
2022		The Fringe, Fame and Me as Self
2022		Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Self

2021		Question Team as Self
2021		Blankety Blank as Self - Panellist
2021		Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Panellist
2021		Late Night Mash as Host

2020		King Rocker as Self
2020		Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson as Self
2020		Between the Covers as Self
2020		Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years as Self
2020		Hello America as Himself - Host
2020		Beat the Chasers as Themselves - Contestant

2019		The Ranganation as Self
2019		It's In Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves, Pt. 2
2019		Hypothetical as Self
2019		COMEDIANS of the world as Self

2018

Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier as Self

2017		Joel & Nish Vs The World as Himself
2017		Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Contestant
2017		LEGO Masters as Self - Host
2017		The Mash Report as Presenter
2017		Frankie Boyle's New World Order as Self
2017		Romesh: Talking to Comedians as Self - Guest
2017		Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule as Self
2017		We Have Been Watching as Self

2016		It’s In Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves, Pt. 1 as Himself
2016		Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
2016		Insert Name Here as Self - Panelist

2015		Taskmaster as Self
2015		Nish Kumar - Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity as Self
2015		Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest

2014		Virtually Famous as Self - Panelist
2014		Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self

2013		8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013		The Last Leg as Self

2010

A League of Their Own as Themselves - Guest

2009

Pointless as Self - Assistant

2007

Would I Lie to You? as Self

2005		Mock the Week as Himself
2005		Mock the Week as Self - Panelist
2005		8 Out of 10 Cats as Self

2004

Big Fat Quiz as Self - Contestant

2003

QI as Self

1994

Room 101 as Self

1990

Have I Got News for You as Himself

1979

Question Time as Self - Panellist

Directing

2025		Stuart Laws Has to Be Joking? as Director
2025		Stuart Laws? Is That Guy Still Going? as Director

Writing

2023

Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control as Writer