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Romesh Ranganathan
Jonathan Romesh Ranganathan(born 27 March 1978) is a British-Sri Lankan stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his deadpan, often self-deprecating humour.
Ranganathan has made numerous appearances on television comedy panel shows, and in 2016 he co-presented It’s not Rocket Science on ITV, alongside Rachel Rilay and Ben Miller.He has also been a regular panellist on The Apprentice: You’re Fired!, Play to the Whistle, and The Museum of Curiosity . He completed his first major tour, Irrational Live, in 2016 in which he performed in large venues such as the Hammersmith Apollo . In 2018, Ranganathan joined A League of Their Own as a regular panellist, replacing Jack Whitehall. He has presented comedy programmes Judge Romesh and The Ranganation, as well as starring in the travel programme The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan. His autobiography is entitled Straight Outta Crawley. In December 2021, Ranganathan began hosting the revival of The Weakest Link, replacing Anne Robison as host.
About Romesh Ranganathan
Romesh is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer who is perhaps best known for appearing on many comedy and panel shows such as A League of Their Own, The Ranganation, The Weakest Link, and more.
Prior to his career on television, Romesh studied mathematics at Birkbeck University and went on to teach the subject and a school in Crawley. He also is a big hip-hop fan, having performed freestyle rap under the name 'Ranga' and hosting his own podcast series, Hip-Hop Changed My Life.
In 2020, Ranganathan won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Features for The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan; in 2021, he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Entertainment Performance for The Ranganation.
Romesh Ranganathan Facts
- Ranganathan is known by his middle name, Romesh. He did not find out until he started school that his first name, as stated on his birth certificate, was Jonathan.
- During his live show, Irrational, Ranganathan recalled that his parents explained to him that this was because they were concerned his name would otherwise sound too "ethnic" when applying for jobs as an adult.
- Ranganathan is vegan, having been vegetarian until 2013.He is a supporter of Arsenal Football Club.Ranganathan was raised Hindu.
- He stated that he became obsessed with being tattooed and subsequently has tattoos with the names of his sons, Richard Pryor, Nas, the Roots, the Albanian flag and the Transformers’ Autobot logo on his body.
