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Paul Chowdhry
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…
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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.
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2026
Touché
Movie Mr. Mohan
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2024
Paul Chowdhry: Family Friendly Comedian
Movie Self
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2023
The Unofficial Science of Die Hard
Movie Self
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2022
Celeb Cooking School
TV show Self
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2022
The Sea Beast
Movie Surgeon (voice)
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2021
The Cleaner
TV show Man Boy
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2021
Cruella
Movie Restaurant Owner
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2020
Devils
TV show Kalim Chowdhrey
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2019
Madness in the Method
Movie Store Clerk
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2019
Paul Chowdhry: Live Innit
Movie Self
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2018
The Big Narstie Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2018
Roast Battle
TV show Self
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2017
The Russell Howard Hour
TV show Self
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2017
When Gameshows Go Horribly Wrong
Movie Himself
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2015
Paul Chowdhry: PC's World
Movie Himself
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2015
Taskmaster
TV show Self
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2014
The Inbetweeners Go Global
Movie Self
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2013
Jadoo
Movie Kam
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2013
Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013
Movie Self
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2012
Paul Chowdhry: What's Happening White People?
Movie Himself
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2012
Don't Sit in the Front Row
TV show Self - Panellist
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2012
Comedy World Cup
TV show Self
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2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV show Self - Participant
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2008
The Blue Tower
Movie Dil
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2005
Colour Me Kubrick
Movie Pub Announcer
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2005
8 Out of 10 Cats
TV show Self
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2004
Live at the Apollo
TV show Self - Presenter
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2000
It Was an Accident
Movie Rafiq Roy
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The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
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