DOUBLE Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Nish Kumar will be at The Anvil later this month.

The comedian will be heading to Basingstoke on Sunday, March 27 with his highly anticipated live show, Your Power, Your Control.

Internationally famed meme Nish has achieved huge success on the stand-up circuit with five rave reviewed solo stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, two of which have been nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show in both 2015 and 2016.

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Nish said: “It has been a period of upheaval and uncertainty with Covid and the political situation. You will be amazed by my capacity to somehow take all these things personally.”

Widely celebrated for his previous role as host of both The Mash Report (BBC Two), and Late Night Mash, Nish is a frequent voice and face across both television and radio.

He is regularly seen on many popular and iconic hit shows including Taskmaster (Dave), Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), QI (BBC), Have I Got News For You (BBC One), The John Bishop Show (BBC One), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Russell Howard’s Stand-Up Central, Drunk History and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC Two).

Nish also released a Netflix special as part of the Comedians of The World series, and he appeared alongside fellow comic Joel Dommett in 12-part travelogue Joel & Nish vs The World for Comedy Central.

Nish has also created two series of his own topical show for BBC Radio 4, Spotlight Tonight, as well as previously hosting both The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4) and Newsjack (BBC Radio 4 Extra), which won the Rose d’Or for Radio Comedy when he hosted.

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In 2020, Nish created and starred in new short-form series Hello America for Quibi.

During the show his sharp political commentary and fierce intelligence are both allied to a solid sense of fun, which will be evidenced in the routine where he pokes a pointy, if metaphorical, stick straight down the gullet of the national anthem.

For more information and for tickets, visit: anvilarts.org.uk or contact the box office on 01256 844244. Tickets are priced at at £23.

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