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Scotsman
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Comedian Paul Chowdhry brings 2025 stand-up tour to Glasgow
Multi-award-winning stand-up comedian, actor and writer Paul Chowdhry has announced his brand-new 'Englandia' UK stand-up tour for 2025. The show will head to Glasgow's SEC Armadillo on Thursday 22nd May, with tickets available now. Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Renowned as the most successful British Indian stand-up comedian in British history, Paul's career is marked by numerous accolades and groundbreaking achievements. In a remarkable feat, Paul completed his Family-Friendly Comedian nationwide UK tour from 2021 to 2023, which saw three extensions due to overwhelming demand. This tour garnered widespread praise, culminating in a sold-out run at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2023, where it earned rave reviews and ratings ranging from 4 to 5 stars. This follows Live Innit, a record-breaking tour that saw Paul perform five nights at the Hammersmith Apollo and become the first British-Asian stand-up to sell out London's Wembley Arena. Paul's talent has earned him prestigious awards, including 'Best Live Event' at the ITV Asian Media Awards, 'Comedian of the Year' at the Asian Voice Awards, and the esteemed 'Eastern Eye Comedian of the Year' award. Described by The Eastern Eye as 'the greatest British Asian comedian of all time,' Paul's impact on the comedy scene is undeniable.
The Guardian
20-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Sunday with Paul Chowdhry: ‘I'll have a big brunch, then lie around watching YouTube'
Sunday highlights? The farmers' market in north London, now that I've worked my way into being middle-class. I'll buy smoked trout, organic chickens, pheasant, vegetables and a very good Chinese chilli do you get there? On one of those electric bikes, like Uber cyclists. I'm usually stealthed up with a mask, else people go: 'There's Paul Chowdhry on a bike. What you doing on a bike, bruv?'Do you cook? I live on my own, so I have no choice. I'll have a big brunch, then lie around watching do you watch? That's a good question. Nowadays, you don't even know. You just scroll through stuff. Then I might go to the at the gym Sunday? Losers, loners, and reclusives, like evening? I'll make dinner from what I bought from the farmers' market. Before freezing most of the stuff you think: 'Might as well eat that.' Chuck some chicken in the air fryer, maybe some mash. You need some veg, so chuck on a tomato, and Bob's your auntie, you've made a you batch cook? I can't be bothered. Plus, I'm usually on tour, so I'll just eat whatever the tour manager brings in for dinner from the local Turkish or Indian restaurant. I had a curry the other night that I could still feel two days cleaning? My cleaner ghosted me. She didn't even say: 'I'm not available.' I'm a bit of a germophobe, my house is so clean, there's not much to do. I've got a Dyson, which is bloody expensive for a Hoover, but it gets the job growing up? We'd go to temple in north London, then a big family lunch with cousins and relatives with lots of Indian food. When you get older you realise that's all disappeared and you're on your own. Paul Chowdhry: Englandia tours until late May (
The Guardian
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Police called out after fight at Essex comedy gig
Police were called to a comedy show in Essex after a fight broke out in the audience, which reportedly led to a man being assaulted. Inquiries are ongoing after the altercation at the end of standup comic Paul Chowdhry's performance of his Englandia tour at the Cliffs Pavilion in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend. Theatre management said a 'small number of customers expressed their frustration' towards another customer who had been heckling the act throughout the evening. Police officers attended the scene after reports of a disturbance. An Essex police spokesperson said: 'It was reported a fight had broken out and a man was assaulted. No serious injuries were reported, officers attended and inquiries are ongoing.' Chowdhry recorded footage on his phone while he was being heckled on stage, which he posted to Instagram. The comedian playfully swore at his heckler and said: 'I'm gonna take a picture and make sure you're never gonna get back in.' Chowdhry also captured some of the disruption in the crowd afterwards. 'Big fight is broken out after the show,' he said in the video. 'It's properly kicked off out here this evening. There was some riots here and now some people are probably kicking off tonight … I want to keep out of harm's way because I might get jumped.' In a statement the comedian added: 'We live in a time when some people feel entitled to disrupt live performances, affecting the experience for everyone else. Let me be absolutely clear: I do not condone violence in any form. 'Live entertainment should be a space where people come together to enjoy and engage – not to create conflict. Hopefully, nothing like this happens at the O2 Arena in London this Thursday – it's a little trickier managing 10,000 people.' A spokesperson from Trafalgar Entertainment, operators of the Cliffs Pavilion, said staff 'responded swiftly to defuse the situation'. They added: 'We take the safety of our audiences, staff and performers very seriously and condemn acts of violence and discrimination in the strongest possible terms. 'We will not hesitate to take action, including liaising with the police, should this be deemed necessary. We would like to remind all our customers to be respectful to each other, to performers and to our staff at future events.' It was reported that staff appeared to physically restrain an audience member while he continued to shout. Chowdhry is not the only comedian to have an issue with hecklers in recent weeks. Peter Kay threw two rowdy audience members out of his show at the AO Arena in Manchester, saying the repeated disruptions had made it impossible to continue.
The Independent
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Police called to comedy gig as fight breaks out over heckler
A comedy show in Essex descended into chaos on Saturday night, requiring police to be called after a fight in the audience. The altercation, which reportedly resulted in an assault, followed Paul Chowdhry's performance of his "Englandia Tour" at the Cliffs Pavilion in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend. A video posted to Instagram by Chowdhry himself captured a portion of the incident. The footage shows several audience members engaged in a heated argument in the stalls area of the venue. While the exact trigger for the fight remains unclear, it appears to have stemmed from a heckler disrupting the performance. Essex Police confirmed they attended the scene following reports of a disturbance. ' Big fight is broken out after the show. It's properly kicked off out here this evening,' he said. 'There was some riots here and now some people are probably kicking off tonight.' Aiming the camera at one woman dressed in black, looking frustrated and pointing in multiple directions, he said: 'She's kicking off.' Some audience members attempted to intervene and calm others down. 'I want to keep out of harm's way because I might get jumped,' Chowdhry said during the video. Responding to the incident, a spokesperson from Trafalgar Entertainment, operators of the Cliffs Pavilion, said they were aware of the incident. 'A small number of customers expressed their frustration towards another customer who had been heckling the act throughout the evening,' they said in a statement. 'Our team responded swiftly to defuse the situation,' they added. 'We take the safety of our audiences, staff and performers very seriously and condemn acts of violence and discrimination in the strongest possible terms. 'We will not hesitate to take action, including liaising with the police, should this be deemed necessary. 'We would like to remind all our customers to be respectful to each other, to performers and to our staff at future events.' Essex police were called to the disturbance at about 9.35pm that evening. An Essex Police spokesperson said: 'It was reported a fight had broken out and a man was assaulted. 'No serious injuries were reported, officers attended and inquiries are ongoing.'
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Police called as fight breaks out after heckler disrupts comedy gig
Police were called to a comedy show in Essex after a fight broke out in response to a heckler. A man was reportedly assaulted following the brawl after Paul Chowdhry's Englandia Tour performance finished on Saturday. A video posted by Chowdhry on Instagram showed part of the scuffle, in which several audience members could be seen arguing in the stalls of the Cliffs Pavillion on Station Road in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend. 'Big fight is broken out after the show. It's properly kicked off out here this evening,' he said. 'There was some riots here and now some people are probably kicking off tonight.' Aiming the camera at one woman dressed in black, looking frustrated and pointing in multiple directions, he said: 'She's kicking off.' Some audience members attempted to intervene and calm others down. 'I want to keep out of harm's way because I might get jumped,' Chowdhry said during the video. Responding to the incident, a spokesperson from Trafalgar Entertainment, operators of the Cliffs Pavilion, said they were aware of the incident. 'A small number of customers expressed their frustration towards another customer who had been heckling the act throughout the evening,' they said in a statement. 'Our team responded swiftly to defuse the situation,' they added. 'We take the safety of our audiences, staff and performers very seriously and condemn acts of violence and discrimination in the strongest possible terms. 'We will not hesitate to take action, including liaising with the police, should this be deemed necessary. 'We would like to remind all our customers to be respectful to each other, to performers and to our staff at future events.' Essex police were called to the disturbance at about 9.35pm that evening. An Essex Police spokesperson said: 'It was reported a fight had broken out and a man was assaulted. 'No serious injuries were reported, officers attended and inquiries are ongoing.'
