Raul Kohli

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Raul Kohli is an English stand-up comedian and broadcaster from Newcastle upon Tyne. In 2024, he was nominated for Best Show at the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

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Career

Broadcasting

Kohli presents the podcast Tyne Travel, A Comedian’s History Of The North-East with co-host Mike Milligan. [1] He also presented the podcast Comic Sanskrit for BBC Asian Network . [2] He also wrote and starred in his own BBC radio show How We Ruined the Internet and performed stand-up comedy recorded live for BBC Asian Network. [3]

He was a member of the Channel 4 presenting team for England national football team friendly international against Bosnia and Herzegovina in June 2024. [4] He is a supporter of Newcastle United and presented podcasts for BBC Sounds on the club. He also appeared as a guest on the live football coverage for BT Sport . [5] [6]

Stand-up comedy

He made his Edinburgh Fringe Festival with his debut one man show Newcastle Brown Male in 2016. [7] [8]

Kohli performed a completely improvised stand-up comedy hour at the Edinburgh Festival for four consecutive years. [9]

He performed his stand-up comedy show Raul Britannia at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival. [10] [11] It was nominated for Best Show by the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards. [12]

Personal life

He became interested in comedy by watching Comedy Store stand-up on television as a teenager. [13] He is the son of a Hindu Indian and a Sikh Singaporean, raised in Newcastle upon Tyne. [14] [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Meet Raul Kohli, the comedian behind Asian Network's new podcast Comic Sanskrit". bbc.co.uk. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "BBC Asian Network announce Tez Ilyas, Raul Kohli, Fathiya's Comedy and Daman Bamrah for Asian Network Comedy 2022". bbc.com. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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  5. ↑ "The history of Newcastle United". bbc sport. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Total Sport Newcastle United Podcast - Born and Bred - BBC Sounds". bbc.co.uk. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  7. ↑ Healey, Rachel (4 February 2020). "Howay the laughs! Is there a Geordie sense of humour?". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Bennett, Steve (26 August 2016). "Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Male". Chortle. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "A Crowdwork Hour". Chortle. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  10. ↑ McArthur, Claire (7 August 2024). "REVIEW: Raul Kohli: Raul Britannia". ayoungishperspective.
  11. ↑ "My Fringe show deradicalised an EDL member!". Chortle.co.uk. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards announces 2024 shortlists". Chortle. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "If more people got their morals from South Park, the world would be a better place". Chortle. 16 August 2024.
  14. ↑ Healey, Rachel (14 July 2024). "'Is it nostalgia or were the 90s just wicked?': millennial artists revive 'Cool Britannia' era". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "'For all the stress and responsibility, it seems to be the place I thrive the most on the planet': Edinburgh Fringe Q&A – Raul Kohli". Sunday Post. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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