I don’t feel I’m in competition with anyone. My sense is of it being like school: I don’t want to beat anyone but I don’t want to get left behind. That’s a great motivator. I like impressing my friends. Nish Kumar Read Quote
I wish sometimes I had a passion for hats and cheese and I could do a fun show about putting hats on cheese. Nish Kumar Read Quote
If you’re reaching for a local reference to drop for a place that is typical of everything wrong with Britain, you would switch between Croydon or Bromley. There is a lot of deprivation there, but it’s not one of the poorest parts of the country. Nish Kumar Read Quote
There’s a ‘Seinfeld’ episode, where he talks about why he can’t get angry, because his voice rises to a comedic pitch and no one takes him seriously – and that’s true of me, too. Nish Kumar Read Quote
I wasn’t as cynical about Britain as a lot of friends of mine who are also people of colour. Nish Kumar Read Quote
There’s a fear when you’re a comedian of just being hectoring, so you do try to fight against that. Nish Kumar Read Quote
When you’re walking down the street and a kid shouts ‘paki’ it does start to get to you. Nish Kumar Read Quote