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Paul Chowdhry

Aug 21, 1974 (50 years old) in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Tajpaul Singh Chowdhry, better known as Paul Chowdhry, is an English comedian of Indian descent. He began his stand up career in 1998 and hosted 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. Chowdhry 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, Comedy World Cup, and Sorry, I Didn't Know. He has appeared on Live at the Apollo twice, in 2012 and 2015. In 2016, he was one of the contestants on series three 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. Since 2021, he has been hosting the podcast The Paul Chowdhry PudCast, in which he interviews comedians. He uses the signature phrase "what's happening white people?" at the start of his stand-up routines.

Known For

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8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
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Taskmaster
Self
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Cruella
Restaurant Owner
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The Sea Beast
Surgeon (voice)
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Devils
Kalim Chowdhrey
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The Cleaner
Man Boy
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Don't Sit in the Front Row
Self - Panellist
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Roast Battle
Self
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Colour Me Kubrick
Pub Announcer
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Madness in the Method
Store Clerk

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