Kai Samra

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Kai Samra
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Samra in 2023
Born Handsworth, Birmingham
Years active2018–present
Websitewww.kaisamra.com

Kai Samra is a stand-up comedian, writer, musician from Handsworth, Birmingham based in London. [1]

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Music

Kai was the lead singer/guitarist of Paris Pickpockets.An Indie/Dance band which formed in 2014 and were signed to the same management as Charli xcx and The 1975. They went on the support the Libertines, Bloc Party, Jungle and The View.

Career

Samra took his critically acclaimed, debut stand up comedy hour show, Underclass, to Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 [2] produced by Soho Theatre. It was in The Guardian top recommended shows of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. [3] Underclass was filmed for an Amazon Prime Video Special in 2021. [4] The show covers Samra’s time at youth homeless shelter Centrepoint [5] and a Vice show where Samra interviewed the former leader of the EDL Tommy Robinson. [6]

Samra took his second show, Native, with Soho Theatre to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022. He performed the show in Los Angeles at the Hayworth Theatre. [7]

Samra has appeared on series 1 and 3 of ITV2’s Stand-up sketch show. [8] Samra wrote and performed his own episode on the BBC3 series Quickies. [9] Samra has written and performed on Now Show on BBC Radio 4. [10] In 2022, Samra was a writer for Romesh Ranganathan’s The Ranganation. [11] Samra was a judge for the BBC New Comedy Awards 2022. [12] Samra was on Pointless Celebrities [13] in 2024.

References

  1. ↑ Dessau, Bruce (2021-06-11). "Kai Samra at Soho Theatre review – hot potatoes deftly handled". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Kai Samra at the Edinburgh Fringe 2019". Soho Theatre. Archived from the original on 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  3. ↑ Logan, Brian; Needham, Alex; Love, Catherine; Billington, Michael; Wiegand, Chris; Fisher, Mark; Fleckney, Paul; Winter, Anna; Wyver, Kate (2019-08-12). "Edinburgh festival 2019: the shows we recommend". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  4. ↑ Bennett, Steve. "Ten new UK stand-up specials to be recorded for Amazon Prime : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  5. ↑ Guide, British Comedy (2019-10-18). "Candid Samra: Kai takes Underclass from the Soho streets to the Soho Theatre". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  6. ↑ "Kai Samra review – shrewd standup puts his industry through the wringer". the Guardian. 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  7. ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Kai Samra: Native". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  8. ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "The Stand Up Sketch Show Cast and Crew Credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  9. ↑ "BBC Three". coupe. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  10. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 – The Now Show, Series 56, Episode 4". BBC. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  11. ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Kai Samra". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  12. ↑ "BBC Three – BBC New Comedy Awards, 2022, Coventry". BBC. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  13. ↑ Dankwa, Abigail (2024-04-13), Episode #16.19, Pointless Celebrities, Alexander Armstrong, Richard Osman, Maggie Alphonsi, retrieved 2024-08-01
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