If you're reaching for a local reference to drop for a place that is typical of everything wrong with Britain, you would… — Nish Kumar Country Copy Share Image
I think that there's a real appetite for opinion-driven satire, not just generic making jokes about what's in the news but actually… — Nish Kumar I think Copy Share Image
Doing political comedy you do feel guilty that you aren't trying to change problems, you are merely exploiting them for your own… — Nish Kumar Change Copy Share Image
I wasn't as cynical about Britain as a lot of friends of mine who are also people of colour. — Nish Kumar About Copy Share Image
I consider it, the life of being a comedian - they have a right to boo me. — Nish Kumar Being Copy Share Image
When refugees are at a distance it's easy to be compassionate. — Nish Kumar Compassion Copy Share Image
If you can build up a sense of self-confidence if you're non-white by the time you're 15, 16 then that can't be… — Nish Kumar Build Copy Share Image
We were in denial about the extent to which Britain had cured itself of the poison of racism. — Nish Kumar About Copy Share Image
There's a 'Seinfeld' episode, where he talks about why he can't get angry, because his voice rises to a comedic pitch and… — Nish Kumar Angry Copy Share Image
When I am on stage, I am often thinking about what I will eat after the show. — Nish Kumar I am Copy Share Image
You have to have your own internal barometer of what is too far. I try and consider feelings of people in the… — Nish Kumar Feelings Copy Share Image
There's a fear when you're a comedian of just being hectoring, so you do try to fight against that. — Nish Kumar Being Copy Share Image
I'm a standup comedian who can't drive. I have never learned. I don't trust my hand-eye coordination. You're looking at someone who… — Nish Kumar Cricket Copy Share Image
I'm quite good at Lego and Fifa, but they don't translate in the real world. — Nish Kumar Good Copy Share Image
As a kid who illegally streamed 'The Daily Show' it has always been a goal of mine. — Nish Kumar Always Copy Share Image
I got out of university and there was a general panic throughout my family as to what I was going to do.… — Nish Kumar Family Copy Share Image
I like having my mistakes corrected, but I wonder if it's because you're forced to have a certain humility if you're not… — Nish Kumar Failure Copy Share Image
I'm sure when alternative comedy started, before which - Billy Connolly aside - standup was essentially a person being racist and sexist… — Nish Kumar Comedy Copy Share Image
Having spent half my time at university studying English literature, I know from experience that reading lists often contain more white men… — Nish Kumar Birthday Copy Share Image
Brexit is a ceaseless grind of conversations about customs unions and backstops. Anything that can add an air of whimsical, childlike wonder… — Nish Kumar Brexit Copy Share Image
And I can tell you from firsthand experience that our train system is a mess. Carriages are full of unhappy travellers packed… — Nish Kumar Experience Copy Share Image
