Paul Chowdhry
Tajpaul Singh Chowdhry (born 21 August 1974),[1][2] better known as Paul Chowdhry, is a British Indian comedian actor. He began his stand up career in 1998 and hosts the Channel 4 comedy series Stand Up for the Week as of the fifth series, having been a regular act for the third and fourth series. He was the first British act to perform at the Caribbean Comedy Festival in Trinidad in 2003. He has been a guest panelist on 8 out of 10 Cats and Comedy World Cup. In December 2012, he was one of the acts on an episode of Live at the Apollo. In 2016, he was one of the contestants of the comedy show Taskmaster. In 2017, he was a guest stand-up performer in The Russell Howard Hour. In 2020, Chowdhry appeared in the television drama series Devils. He uses the signature phrase "What's happening white people?" at the start of his stand-up routines.
Paul Chowdhry | |
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Born | Tajpaul Singh Chowdhry 21 August 1974 Bedford, Bedfordshire, England |
Website | paulchowdhry |
Filmography
Year | Film | Role |
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1999 | The Colour of Funny | Raj Mahal |
2000 | It Was an Accident | Rafiq Roy |
2005 | Colour Me Kubrick | Pub Announcer |
2008 | The Blue Tower | Dil |
2011 | Swinging with the Finkels | Henry |
2020 | Devils |
Stand-Up DVDs
- What's Happening White People? (19 November 2012)
- PC's World (30 November 2015)
See also
References
- "Paul Chowdhry". Chortle. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- "The 'Prince' of Comedy". The Asian Today. The Asian Today Ltd. 5 December 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2012.