Kai Samra is a stand-up comedian from Handsworth, Birmingham.[1] His comedy dissects life as a young, working class, British Asian.[2]
| Kai Samra | |
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 Samra in 2023 | |
| Born | Handsworth, Birmingham |
| Years active | 2018 - present |
Career
editSamra took his critically acclaimed debut hour show, Underclass, to Edinburgh Fringe in 2019[3] with Soho Theatre. It was in The Guardian top recommended shows of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[4] Underclass was filmed for Amazon Prime Video in 2021.[5] The show covers Samra’s time at homeless shelter Centrepoint[6] and a Vice interview Samra did with former leader of the EDL Tommy Robinson.[7]
Samra took his second show, Native, with Soho Theatre to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022.[8]
Samra has appeared on series 1 and 3 of ITV2’s Stand-up sketch show.[9] Samra wrote and performed his own episode on the on BBC3 series Quickies.[10] Samra has written and performed on Now Show on BBC Radio 4.[11] In 2022, Samra was a writer for Romesh Ranganathan’s The Ranganation.[12] Samra was a judge for the BBC New Comedy Awards 2022.[13] Samra was on Pointless Celebrities[14] in 2024.
References
edit- ^ Dessau, Bruce (2021-06-11). "Kai Samra at Soho Theatre review - hot potatoes deftly handled". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Kai Samra: Underclass, 19 May - 24 Jun, Soho Theatre". Soho Theatre. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Kai Samra at the Edinburgh Fringe 2019". Soho Theatre. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Logan, Brian; Needham, Alex; Love, Catherine; Billington, Michael; Wiegand, Chris; Fisher, Mark; Fleckney, Paul; Winter, Anna; Wyver, Kate (2019-08-12). "Edinburgh festival 2019: the shows we recommend". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Ten new UK stand-up specials to be recorded for Amazon Prime : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy (2019-10-18). "Candid Samra: Kai takes Underclass from the Soho streets to the Soho Theatre". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Kai Samra review – shrewd standup puts his industry through the wringer". the Guardian. 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Kai Samra: Native". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "The Stand Up Sketch Show Cast and Crew Credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "BBC Three". coupe. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - The Now Show, Series 56, Episode 4". BBC. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Kai Samra". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "BBC Three - BBC New Comedy Awards, 2022, Coventry". BBC. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Dankwa, Abigail (2024-04-13), Episode #16.19, Pointless Celebrities, Alexander Armstrong, Richard Osman, Maggie Alphonsi, retrieved 2024-08-01
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