Nish Kumar

Aiken Promotions Presents

Nish Kumar
"Angry Humour From A Really Nice Guy"

10^th September 2026

The UK’s leading political comic Nish Kumar – co-host of hugely popular podcast Pod Save the UK, former host of axed BBC show The Mash Report, and one of Taskmaster’s greatest losers – is back on tour with a formidable batch of passionate, progressive stand-up for the ages. 

Kumar is 40. His mind is breaking. His body is worse. Expect existential angst and political disquiet from comedy's cheekiest boy.

Nish Kumar was named one of the 50 Best Comedians of the 21st Century by both The Guardian and The Telegraph, with his previous tour playing to sold out crowds across the UK, North America, Australasia and mainland Europe.  

‘The pre-eminent comic political polemicist of our time’ ★★★★ Guardian

‘Roaringly funny’ ★★★★ Times

‘Virtuoso....carried the spirit of the ferocious comic Bill Hicks in a way that I haven’t seen in many years.’ New York Times

‘A superb, motormouthed roller-coaster of a standup hour’ New Yorker

​​Age guidance: 14+

Includes strong language

Presented by Plosive Live in association with PBJ Management

Additional Quotes:

‘Kumar is the smartest, and often the silliest, political comic we’ve got: acute, furious and often the ridiculous fall guy of his own jokes’ Guardian

‘Kumar is a commanding, self-knowing storyteller who threads big jokes through even the knottiest moments... roaringly funny’ ★★★★ Times

‘Bleakly funny, with much of the humour coming at his own expense’ Chortle

‘He challenges his audiences, he makes you think – and miraculously he manages to make people laugh about politics in an era when hardly anyone can bear to think about it’ Scotsman

‘Intelligent, inventive, thought-provoking and delivered with a passion, urgency and enthusiasm that makes an hour feel like a fantastic ten minutes’ Time Out

‘While he may not always have the answers it is rarely less than hilarious to see him asking the questions’ Evening Standard

‘Nish Kumar stands out for his combative nature and jokes that bristle with anger’ New York Times