Paul Chowdhry - Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Brian Glover’s Walkman.
Richard is mourning the non-existent victims of the Oxford Circus incident and the personal connection he had to them, but life goes on for all of us not killed in that delusional event and so it’s time to welcome a man with the second best moustache in comedy, it’s Paul Chowdhry.
They chat about making movies with Tim from the Office, John Malkovich and Jim Davidson, sadness versus depression, how Paul filled Wembley arena despite a relatively low-key TV appearances, how racism in the seventies compares to 21st century racism Celebrity Squares, Noel’s House Party, New Year’s Eve with the Landises, the tasering of hecklers in Lowestoft and why the critics don’t always see what the public see.
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[@johnmackay496]

Last few days I've been on a cracking run of Paul's videos, considering how miserable it may otherwise seem I couldn't be happier that it's led me back to rewatching this alone on Christmas morning. Top geezers both 😎. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤ (camaraderie, not whingeing)

[@randyschwaggins]

BBC Staffer: I really think we should commission a series with this guy, Paul Chowdhry. He's very funny, hard-hitting and represents the frustrations of the young British Asian populus really well. BBC Head of Comedy: Oh no, we've got Citizen Khan for that....and if we really get stuck we can do something with Meera Syal and Sanjeev Bhaskar. BBC Staffer: Yeah....

[@randyschwaggins]

@@kingofgoogle7715 nah...too busy taking this place over mate!! 😂😂😂

[@MadcapShambleton]

@@kingofgoogle7715 You specifically mean England, rather than referring to the UK in general?

[@NeoDragoN7676]

I only knew Paul from Taskmaster where i really liked him and i continue to like him here.

[@sarahc5852]

You've got to watch some of his stand up, its hysterical!

[@pompeymik]

He's one of my favourites, also since taskmaster ✊

[@greig2007]

It's really interesting how many times Richard says things are really interesting during an interview. It would be really interesting to find out how many times he said it in this one

[@lwaves]

I keep noticing that too. He could compete with Paul saying 'innit'.

[@CortezHoratio]

That is a really interesting observation Lionel.

[@jefyhunt6219]

Well I for one am genuinely interested.

[@Herring1967]

I do not find this interesting

[@mick9708]

It's interesting that your team died in 2012

[@sarahc5852]

I love that they mention Lowestoft. That's where I saw him.

[@sarahc561]

Met him, why do I forget that?

[@zetetick395]

Not heard of this guy - really great interview I'll have to check him out!

[@TheStevenWhiting]

Looking forward to Trev & Simon. Used to love watching them growing up.

[@readventurekids]

I loved this! First saw Chowdhry on the epic Taskmaster and absolutely loved him in it. I watched some of his stand up which was obviously very well written but I wasn't too into it. However, I think he's brill and would love to see more of his stuff. Anyway, great interview, Rich - liked the Axbridge mushroom farm reference, that place smelled awful back in the 90's as I am sure it still does.

[@romfordgal]

Loved this interview... Now hooked on Paul chowdhry... Not keen on the other bloke with sexy hands....

[@SusiPineapple]

lol "sexy hands"

[@fightermma]

Gal how has your year been so far?

[@kamackei]

Please let Supreme Eggsecutive Producer Pliny be code for Stewart Lee.

[@kamaladevi1110]

All I have to do is look at Paul's face and I just automatically start laughing can't help it

[@Fractometry]

So Brian Blessed is a 3 hour special, right?

[@charmainethomson1920]

1,000 degrees of cool.

[@larmoran4885]

Handsome fella

[@gazriley624]

come to Liverpool

[@speedrob]

Tommy Robinson dislikes this

[@madderhat5852]

Comedy should be a scalpel and a dagger.

[@sharp7866]

The emergency questions are very white. I’d like to see Paul interviewed by a brown person like this!

[@thesouluniversal]

Crazy idea but could it be that Tommy Robinson isnt quite what the media portrays him as and he likes your stuff because youre funny? Go watch his talk at Oxford.

[@dorbid]

What if we've watched it and he still comes across as a reductive imbecile?

[@thesouluniversal]

turning him a racist caricature and then virtue signalling against that isnt reductive and imbecilic?

[@wankan2983]

Metanina . do you know what your saying

[@mytayube]

Paul is sikh and Tommy likes to make friends with them and use them in his islamophobia > it's enough for some to believe he's not racist. Whereas Paul being a bit clever knows that islamophobia is just plain racism

[@JohnHirstUK]

"Someone's doing well." A great line, missed by the audience, in this.

[@goodlookingcorpse]

The book Richard mentioned is called Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.

[@Twistedhippy]

Looking great for his age, as is Richard

[@RuthBradford-HarrisPhotography]

It's always Lowestoft, isn't it?! Any chance of getting James Bachman on? He's always reminded me of you. It'd be interesting to see if you're anything alike when you're actually together....

[@jake5265]

she's 28 years old... CLASSIC!

[@MCHAGGIS]

Very Funny…,,,,,,!!!

[@TheBassHeavy]

Will Jim Jefferies ever be a guest? It's an interesting journey he has had from very un-PC drunken live stuff and being both robbed at knife point and punched in the face on stage in Manchester, to now doing some American chat show. I guess now he is 'big' in the US, this wouldn't appeal.

[@eagle653]

He was a guest on RHEFP (the Edinburgh version of this show) once so it's not out of the question

[@ericthompson5875]

Assumed he was like 25ish from taskmaster, lucky bastard. That Landis stuff ... and now with the news about Max, oh dear oh dear.

[@TheBassHeavy]

I like the guy(s) in the audience joining in. It was just right, not awkward, just funny. The same can be said for the whole podcast.

[@themadplotter]

in fairness to your child, you draw all over t-shirts and shit like that.

[@readventurekids]

Great line up! I hope nothing fatal happens to me before the Brian Blessed one. Well fucking done for finally getting him!

[@buildatrap]

That was a good one

[@tracybailey680]

such a cool guy

[@breakz2720]

Guest enters at 1:18:11

[@jake5265]

02:12 - I sometimes tell my girlfriend when I'm coming quick imminently, it's very polite of you Richard.

[@mohsinrao4334]

Please get Miriam Margolyes!

[@peterdavies4306]

A thousand thumbs up for this! Miriam Margolyes would be a FANTASTIC guest! :) :) :)

[@kamaladevi1110]

I used to live in Luton many many years ago shit hole lol

[@bearhustler]

This was a really enjoyable episode.

[@rajeevpaltrow8728]

It’s shameful that paul doesn’t have more mainstream recognition. He’s been doing it for over 20 years . It seems today you have to be a progressive liberal to be accepted and given a stage

[@rajeevpaltrow8728]

Rahul Kemp I am mixed indian / Jewish

[@andrewlaing23]

brian blessssssssssed

[@OldManFifa]

Blessed will wear thin.

[@SliceradioAu]

I wonder if Paul is on email?

[@kevinosullivan677]

Slice Radio I'd hope so, you simply have to be these days

[@TheBassHeavy]

Linkedin is a really great to tell everyone how you are doing in both a moan-y and brag-y way.

[@gazriley624]

i suppose he is ha ha ha ha

[@sratus]

Is it though?

[@witewabbit]

I have never found Paul Chowdhry funny and was annoyed by him on Taskmaster but after seeing him chat for an hour I feel like giving him another go.

[@sarahc5852]

Watch his own stand up shows, they're hilarious. He's not himself on tv.