Paul Chowdhry

Biography

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.

Most Known For

Taskmaster

as Self

8 Out of 10 Cats

as Self

Cruella

as Restaurant Owner

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

The Russell Howard Hour

as Self

Devils

as Kalim Chowdhrey

The Cleaner

as Man Boy

The Sea Beast

as Surgeon (voice)

Live at the Apollo

as Self - Presenter

Roast Battle

as Self

The Big Narstie Show

as Self - Guest

Colour Me Kubrick

as Pub Announcer

Comedy World Cup

as Self

Madness in the Method

as Store Clerk

Celeb Cooking School

as Self

Don't Sit in the Front Row

as Self - Panellist

Jadoo

as Kam

Touché

as Mr. Mohan

Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013

as Self

The Inbetweeners Go Global

as Self