Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Paul Chowdhry: Family Friendly Comedian
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2024
The Unofficial Science of Die Hard
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2023
Celeb Cooking School
Character: Self
TV • 2022
The Sea Beast
Character: Surgeon (voice)
MOVIE • 2022
The Cleaner
Character: Man Boy
TV • 2021
Cruella
Character: Restaurant Owner
MOVIE • 2021
Devils
Character: Kalim Chowdhrey
TV • 2020
Madness in the Method
Character: Store Clerk
MOVIE • 2019
Paul Chowdhry: Live Innit
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2019
Roast Battle
Character: Self
TV • 2018
The Russell Howard Hour
Character: Self
TV • 2017
When Gameshows Go Horribly Wrong
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2017
Paul Chowdhry: PC's World
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2015
Taskmaster
Character: Self
TV • 2015
The Inbetweeners Go Global
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2014
Jadoo
Character: Kam
MOVIE • 2013
Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2013
Paul Chowdhry: What's Happening White People?
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2012
Don't Sit in the Front Row
Character: Self - Panellist
TV • 2012
Comedy World Cup
Character: Self
TV • 2012
Crew