Always a pleasure to see Romesh on as a guest

I'm only here to gloat. Getting sacked by the BBC for being neither funny, entertaining or informative and having really low viewer ratings is literally the funniest thing Nish Kumar has ever done. He's a really weak impersonation of John Oliver.

"oppressed by their own profound lack of talent" LOL

Ash: I don't think I'm good at comedy Ash two minutes later: You're the only South Asian thats hated more by the Daily Express than I am.

“have any of your enemies died” lmaooo

Novara Media: Faiza Shaheen interview with Romesh Ranganathan

Great insight from Nish. I'm not overly bowled over by his comedy style, but his factual observations are always spot on. It's amazing how many bad-faith actors pop up in social media comments trying to claim the BBC is a behemoth institution that silences free debate, whilst simultaneously being nonplussed by the unchallenged reach of Murdoch. He will silence those debates more than the BBC ever has. You're essentially saying public-owned broadcasting has to die because you don't like the license fee. What happened to arguments of reform?

Is he a comedian? I didn't realise.....

Left get comedy Right get news and current affairs BBC balance

I know it's not the main point of the video, but thank you for the insight into dealing with criticism and looking after yourself.

Nishs problem is not his race , it's that he is a comedian who isn't funny..bit of a problem there

"Some people got behind Keir Starmer, I got really into crack dealing" you walked the honorable path Ash.

Nish was never funny, he ticked a box at the BBC so got a show. Not even the woke progressives that supported this tuned in to watch this unfunny moaning. This is why you got cancelled. You where out of your depth from the beginning.

So we see Nish Kumar's parting shot at his unfunny show being dropped - he shows the viewer his 'hilarious' screen, showing his 'hilarious' parting shot - the screen which says 'Boris is a racist and a liar' - sums him up: not funny and spiteful. Britain deserves better than divisive grifters like this person.

The two speakers on this show were educated at gramme schools. An education that is denied to most kids in the UK. To listen to their concerns about society is pathetic!

This was outstanding guys! I loved the genuine, non-cliched filled, hilarious conversation and honestly (in a non-ironic manner), I felt so represented for the first time. :)

On the topic of the BBC, I love the idea of a publicly owned broadcaster and they have produced some phenomenal content, but I think it is too easy for the government to influence it. Perhaps a democratic consumer Co-operative model for the organization would fix this

Nish self identifying as a comedian is funny.

Comedy is biased towards the funny

Great discussion but SPOILERS for Uncut Gems guys! It’s a perfect film everyone should watch - don’t give away the best bits. ; )

Ash interviewing Nish Kumar? This is getting a like before I even start watching.

Calling your guest a parasite and having them agree is both interview and comedy gold.

‘A comedian would be an actor if he was hot and had more talent’ .... she takes no prisoners. I just wanted to tell him not to take it to heart ... girls can be cruel sometimes.

I remember seeing Kumar at the Firebug in Leicester, and some of his jokes didn't quite land the way he intended and he did apologize! We found him funny for the most part.

Isn't the difference between left and right comedy is that Left comedy punches up at power and right wing comedy punches down and the powerless?

Comedian ?

The antelope trying to meet the lion halfway. You’re so right Nish.

I always forget that he's a comedian.

Went into this with an open mind but the first two minutes of ‘banter’ made that difficult. Too many of these interviews are one sided. It’s easy to talk to someone who agrees with everything you say.

Nice to hear some love for Uncut Gems! Felt like it was slept on in the UK when it was released.

I would watch this duo as a regular spot, maybe like once a month. Please. Could either be called "AshNish" or "SarKumar"

I wonder if The Mash Report are forced to have Geoff Norcott on the show as some sort of perceived balance? I can’t see why else he’s there.

Uncut Gems ruined

Ash is a comedian in her own right?!?! savage. so funny.

I hope Ash has told her mum about Arts Emergency (or that her mum watches this ) so she can refer that talented comedian in care n others in the future. I worked as a Leaving Care Connexions PA 2003-4 and that was a big part of the job- finding and referring courses arts/ training/ pre employment for individual care leavers based on their talent/ interests/ potential.

Omg 😂❤️

Awesome Nish Kumar is here

Nish's "Brexit will force Pret A Manger to change their name to Lunch Innit?" is THE best Brexit joke.

Public anger over BBC comedy reflects a deep sense of injustice for a monolith indifferent to that anger which can be see in the copy-n-paste responses to complaints over years. To conservatives such comedy feels actually really offensive in that it's always the sneering congregation of the righteous poking fun at all the usual suspects - ordinary folk

this was just the most wholesome interview I have seen in ages

Nish Kumar? Anyone got a bread roll.

As Americans, we watched crime watch on KZfaq over the pandemic. Miles ahead of American shows.

Best 1 hour 10 minutes and 57 seconds I've had for ages!

Are u kidding? Nish is buff!!

Classy ending Gary .. 👌

1:06:55 Better Call Ash!

Such great discourse, love this representation 🥲

Brilliant

I think another thing is that any self identifying right wing comedian puts the politics before the jokes and work backwards from there. Which is hilarious since that's what their accusations of 'BBC comedy' are. They're not actually thinking about getting a genuine laugh at that point, hence it feels forced and fake.

Love 💕

love this nish and ash are ace.

This has been the funniest video I have seen in along time

You are both really engaging and touch on some really important points. Though, I do think Jezza had a lot more amazing things than yourselves and a lot of lefties don't give credit it to, strategy may have been awful, but the heart and purpose was in the right place, which matters most. No to mention the BBC bias attacking him from all angles. Don't let the haters get you down, they just have hatred within themselves they project on to you. Imagine how miserable they have to be to say the things they do!..

Good point re: The Thick Of It in the noughties - satire will always be weighted against the government that's in power.

To answer your question on the comedian to Marvel actor transformation: They got paid to turn into that and were provided with all the resources and support, and all of their time is dedicated to it. It's become more common now. You can get Paul Rudd to do it. Side note: can't wait for Eternals.

Alternative metaphor... A horse happened but the public get fed a cut price beef lasagne

Can anyone direct me to where to buy "Comedy Industrial Complex" tee-shirts and other merch? 🤣

It’s funny that Ash, a journalist, is 100 times funnier than Nish, a professional comedian.

Hey, just watched!😂

Big fan of both of these guys

Oh my God!!!! This women is a Goddess.

love your eyeshadow in this one Ash!

Micro-aggressions, Lol. FFS...etc

The bloke whose killing the BBC is worried about its demise got to be the funniest thing he's ever said

Surely, if you’re relentlessly one-sided you miss out on half the jokes. This, for me, was the problem with The Mash Report. It would have been nice to have had a break from the relentless diet of Anti-Trump, Anti-Tory, Anti-Brexit jokes.

Is this one of their secret meetings? I mean nothing ‽

Noice.....Nish..

don't defund it ; sort it out

Thats the best interview with Romesh Ive watched

Downstream is always so good! Would love it twice a week if that's possible 😅

You wondered why Asian parents want their kids to become lawyers. It's because of the land disputes that they get embroiled in as they get older.

I thknk Uncut Gems is the reason I had to go back to therapy for anxiety.

Great interview, really enjoyed that. Thank you Ash, Nish and Novara.

Well I enjoyed the banter.

BBC have today AXED Mr Nish Kumar's DESPERATELY UNFUNNY "Mash Report" For this relief much thanks!

oH no I'm white and enjoyed that interview got to go and sit down now

Totally Brill. Great show folks.

Love the show and kudos on guest this week. ..but massive spoilers for Uncut Gems!! I have a 2019 list of movies I haven't gotten to yet and it was on there..so yeah, love you both but sake!

Important conversations, cheers

It's been said the Nazis could never have succeeded in Britain because people would have just laughed at them. Perhaps that's why The Mail & co have issues with leftist humour?

Why are the BBC happy to fund Adam Curtis?

The lawyer discussion cracked me up!

Some real drivel here

Two of the sexiest people on TV!!

No thanks u can keep ur Nish Kumar. Time to defund the BBC.

So much chemistry it’s very cute

Yo if you haven't seen Uncut Gems yet... SPOILERS.

1:05:59 A lot of the freedom fighters and therefore the new government and the constituent assembly was filled with lawyers. The police in colonial India and even in current India, along with the criminal justice system can completely fuck up your life if they want to on a whim. Your grandparents would have had experiences were British used law for effective oppression. In such a scenario having lawyers as relatives is useful. Especially when the process is punishment in itself even if you are pronounced not guilty in the end. The other side of this is that it gves you power to fuck over other people and if you are actually aware you would know that there is nothing better that we would than maintain social hierarchies

Fantastic! Thank you.

Very informative,discussion Ash&Nish,its really funny

No. Do.

I always get weary by people complaining about idpol more than hearing neolib idpol, cuz at worst neolib idpol could be cringe. But it doesn't take away from discussion of class/race analysis.

This was a pleasure to watch. Thanks to you both.

Ash is quality also 👍

You're ace. Keep going. Thanks x

Loved this!

I :heart: Nish!

ash: give standup a go, I reckon you'd be good at it

This was a brilliant interview! Thanks both 👍

Battle of the moustaches