Paul Chowdhry
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.
Acting
Movie
Cruella
as Restaurant Owner
2021
Movie
The Sea Beast
as Surgeon (voice)
2022
TV
Taskmaster
as Self
2015
TV
Devils
as Kalim Chowdhrey
2020
Movie
Colour Me Kubrick
as Pub Announcer
2005
TV
The Cleaner
as Man Boy
2021
TV
8 Out of 10 Cats
as Self
2005
Movie
Madness in the Method
as Store Clerk
2019
TV
Live at the Apollo
as Self - Presenter
2004
Movie
Jadoo
as Kam
2013
TV
The Russell Howard Hour
as Self
2017
TV
Roast Battle
as Self
2018
Movie
It Was an Accident
as Rafiq Roy
2000
Movie
Paul Chowdhry: Live Innit
as Self
2019
TV
The Big Narstie Show
as Self - Guest
2018
TV
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011
Movie
Paul Chowdhry: What's Happening White People?
as Himself
2012
Movie
Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013
as Self
2013
Movie
Paul Chowdhry: PC's World
as Himself
2015
Movie
The Blue Tower
as Dil
2008
Movie
Paul Chowdhry: Family Friendly Comedian
as Self
2024
Movie
The Inbetweeners Go Global
as Self
2014
Movie
The Unofficial Science of Die Hard
as Self
2023
Movie
When Gameshows Go Horribly Wrong
as Himself
2017