鬼ごっこ: Ranganathan
‘I’m not just grumpy and deadpan’: standup Romesh Ranganathan reveals another side to his comedy
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Not so long ago, Romesh Ranganathan was having lunch in a burrito place. As he was tucking into his wrap, the manager recognised the 44-year-old comedian, said he was a big fan, and they had a friendly chat. A few min...
The best bit of our trip? A break from travel admin
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I am typing these words in Portugal. I cannot quite believe it myself. When it comes to foreign holidays at the moment, there are two groups of people, certainly among my friendship group, which I am not for one secon...
GB News likes to think it’s challenging the consensus. But what if it is the consensus?
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Have you been watching GB News? It fascinates me. Whatever you say about the TV channel’s politics; whatever debate you’ve been having about who annoys you the most on there, you have to respect somebody deciding to s...
In a house move blunder, I’ve blown it with my wife. Can I scapegoat the delivery men?
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My wife and I rarely have a proper argument, so it came as quite a shock to both of us when one did come along. I would describe it as less of an argument and more of a calm conversation during which she pretended to ...
My critical inner voice is driving me to distraction. Can I get it to shut up?
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I have dealt in the past with the ongoing issues related to my inner prick – a voice inside my head that is consistently telling me that I am terrible at everything and should give up as soon as possible. (Sometimes t...
I’ve taken up golf – am I at risk of becoming everything I once hated?
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A while ago I did a show with my friend Rob Beckett, the comedian, and had a look at the world of golf. Rob had been playing a bit and trying to persuade me of the benefits of taking it up. I was unsure. The whole thi...
Hurrah! I’m doing live gigs again… but what if I can’t do standup any more?
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It has been very exciting over the last couple of weeks to be able to start doing standup gigs again. Comedians, like all performers, have experienced the longest period offstage, and being back in the spotlight has v...
‘Fiery as ever’: Romesh Ranganathan replaces Anne Robinson for Weakest Link reboot
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Romesh Ranganathan is to host a rebooted version of the TV quizshow The Weakest Link, formerly presented by Anne Robinson. The 43-year-old comic will present the series, which is said to be returning to the BBC in a S...
テレビの勝者を祝いましょう (私!) 多様性のために背中を軽くたたくのではなく
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私は今月初めにBaftasに出席していました (私は、私がワンカーのように聞こえることに気づきました。バフタスについてコラムを書いているのは、彼が1つ勝ったからです。) そして、私が後にいくつかの記者会見をすることができるかどうか尋ねられました。.
Even with gravy so thick it needs spreading, my wife triumphs in the kitchen wars
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When my wife and I first got together, we came back from the shops starving and I offered to make her a stir-fry. I wanted to really impress her with something “cheffy” and so while she had a quick shower (expecting d...
My six-year-old son has taken up football– I’ve become his team’s biggest fan
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It was just about the moment when I loudly cheered the crunching tackle that took out a child and left him on the floor that I realised that I may have crossed a line in my spectating of my son’s football team. For th...
I’m not saying I’m an emotional wreck, but almost anything can reduce me to tears
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パキスタンは女性を暴力から守るために具体的な措置を講じなければなりません, I was on my way to Australia to perform at the Melbourne comedy festival, and was feeling a bit nervous about what Australian audiences were going to make of me. On the plane I decided to try to take ...
A pint and a madras in a hurricane: is this my first trip to the pub or an endurance event?
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I have made my first visit to a pub since Lockdown 3: The Lockening was announced. A lot of people I know have been talking longingly about the taste of that first proper pint, and I would have been, あまりにも, had I not su...
My son has a cool new haircut and suddenly he can’t stand me
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It’s been very exciting getting haircuts, hasn’t it? I genuinely feel like my car goes faster and better when I have filled it up with petrol, and that’s how I felt when I got my hair cut: I was immediately more confi...
Arguing with my wife rarely ends well – but at least it’s something to do
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The end of lockdown could not come soon enough for the Ranganathans. We have moved into the realm of actively hunting for things to argue about, just to feel something. After long, mute days, we prowl the house, looki...
I’m bingeing on TikTok and cat videos: here’s my way back from the abyss
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Before I met my wife, my capacity to do nothing was infinite. After I met my wife, my capacity to do nothing remained infinite, but I was retrained to believe that staring into space doesn’t count as a hobby. Over the...