Paul Chowdhry
Born: 1974-08-21 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
2023
2022
- The Sea Beast as Surgeon (voice)
- Celeb Cooking School as Self
2021
- Cruella as Restaurant Owner
- The Cleaner as Man Boy
2020
- Devils as Kalim Chowdhrey
2019
- Madness in the Method as Store Clerk
- Paul Chowdhry: Live Innit as Self
2018
- The Big Narstie Show as Self - Guest
- Roast Battle as Self
2017
- The Russell Howard Hour as Self
- When Gameshows Go Horribly Wrong as Himself
2015
- Taskmaster as Self
- Paul Chowdhry: PC's World as Himself
2014
- The Inbetweeners Go Global as Self
2013
- Jadoo as Kam
- Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013 as Self
2012
- Paul Chowdhry: What's Happening White People? as Himself
- Don't Sit in the Front Row as Self - Panellist
- Comedy World Cup as Self
2011
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
2008
- The Blue Tower as Dil
2005
- 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- Colour Me Kubrick as Pub Announcer
2004
- Live at the Apollo as Self - Presenter
2000
- It Was an Accident as Rafiq Roy