Inder has made successful appearances with the Comedy Store’s critically acclaimed ‘Cutting Edge’ team (improvised comedy on topical issues).  In 2004 he won the EMMA Award (Ethnic Multicultural Media Award) for Best Comedy/Comedian, beating Meera Syal, Lenny Henry and Three Non-Blondes.

As an actor, Inder Manocha features in the film ‘The Blue Tower’, which won the Best UK Feature at the 2008 Raindance Film Festival.

Inder Manocha also appeared this year in Madonna’s directorial debut ‘Filth and Wisdom’, in which he plays one of the lead characters, as well as the BBC3 sitcom ‘Pulling’.  In 2007 he appeared in E4’s ‘SKINS’ in the role of Anwar’s father.

Inder has a supporting role in the upcoming Jimmy Nail three-part comedy on BBC1,
‘Parents of the Band’.

In 2006, Inder Manocha performed his debut full-length show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, ‘Unpronounceable’, at the Pleasance Courtyard.  The show explored his life growing up in the ever-increasing multicultural mix of Britain.

“… [Manocha] perfectly captures Britain’s infatuation with ethnic integration. Elaborate and engaging, this is a perceptively witty show… conjuring up a belly full of laughs with sharp-shooting cultural observations… when his feisty spirit is fully unleashed, this is one of the hottest platefuls around.” Three Weeks, August 2006

Selected Television Credits
Pulling, BBC3, 2008
Masterpieces of Vienna: Freud’s Couch, BBC4 (guest contributor), 2007
SKINS, E4, 2007
Holby City, BBC1, 2006
Dogtown, BBC3, 2006
Waking the Dead, BBC1, 2005
Life Isn’t All Ha Ha Hee Hee, BBC 1, 2005
Desi DNA, BBC2, 2005
The Comedy Store, Paramount Channel, 2004

Film Credits
Filth and Wisdom, Semtex Films, 2008
The Blue Tower, Monkey in Heaven Films, 2008 – winner of Best UK Feature at the Raindance Film Festival 2008

Inder Manocha Selected Radio Credits

The Language of Laughter, Radio 4, 2007 (discussing performing comedy abroad)
How Do You Make It Stand Up?, BBC Asian Network, 2007 (discussing the British-Asian comedy scene)
Beyond Belief, Radio 4, 2006 (discussing religion and comedy)
Sandi Toksvig Show, LBC, Radio 4, 2005 (regular guest)
Freudian Slips, Radio 4, 2005 (discussing Freud’s theory of jokes)
The Ticket, Radio 4, Christmas Day 2004

Inder Manocha Corporates
The MOSAIC Talent Awards, The Natural History Museum, co-presenting awards with HRH Prince Charles, 2008.

He is a New Delhi-born, Sanawar-schooled, Calcutta-bred and Oxford-educated stand-up comedian. He has performed in North America, Africa, Europe and Asia.

He has had sold out tours globally that have received rave reviews from the press. A performer with a conscience, Papa CJ founded the charity One Child, which works with underprivileged children in India. This charity is funded by his comedy.

Papa CJ has been employed by clients in multiple roles including performing stand-up comedy live or for TV, as an MC and compere for corporate events, as a host and presenter for high profile award ceremonies, as a warm up act for TV shows, as an auctioneer at charity events and as a performer and host at large weddings and other private functions.

Prior to his stand-up career, Papa CJ completed an MBA from the University of Oxford and worked as a management consultant in London. He has also worked as an executive coach and trained executives from over 50 blue chip companies all over the world.

Quotes:

“Possessing the energy and attitude of an Indian Chris Rock…” – Derek O’Brien, Frog and Bucket Manchester

“..caustic observations..” – Metro, Edinburgh Fringe

“That’s comedy gold!” – Lateef Lovejoy, Theatre Royal Stratford

“Unbelievable quite frankly…the confidence and self-assuredness of a veteran comic” – Last Laugh Sheffield

“He had the crowd laughing almost instantly.” – XS Malarkey

“…the guests were treated to a comic session by Papa CJ, who made sure that the audience didn’t stop laughing and clapping.” – The Times of India

Seen by many as the UK’s number one Asian comedian, with approximately three million YouTube hits, Paul Chowdhry has distinguished himself as one of the most talented and popular comedians to have recently emerged. Inspired by comedians such as the late Richard Prior, George Carlin and Sam Kinison, Paul is one of the few comics with the ability and diversity to effortlessly straddle the urban and main stand-up circuits as an international headline act – with his highly charged dry observational humour tapping into the multicultural diversity of contemporary Britain.

One of the most sought after comics on the UK comedy circuit, Paul has recently embarked on a twenty-five date sell-out UK tour, including two sell-out nights at London’s Indigo2.

Paul’s talents extends past the realms of stand-up and has also starred in numerous acting roles in high profile theatrical film releases including: Swinging With The Finkles alongside Martin Freeman and Jerry Stiller, Colour Me Kubrick with John Malkovich, Rogue Trader with Ewan McGregor and Anna Friel and It Was An Accident alongside Thandie Newton.

In addition to Stand Up For The Week, his varied TV appearances includes: BBC1′s weekly topical politics show This Week presented by Andrew Neil, Comedy Central At The Comedy Store, presenting MTV’s Comedy Weekend, plus appearances on The World Stands Up and The All-New Comedy Store for Paramount Comedy Channel and USAs Comedy Central.

QUOTES:

“One of the finest Asian comics around, he’s laidback, very cool and always has a great take on multicultural Britain.” - Time Out

“Thoughtful Anglo- Indian comic who says a lot of unsayable things about modern society with a winningly bashful smile and a lovely turn of phrase.”  - The Telegraph

“Quickfire style. Chowdhry keeps up a steady stream of gags and left-field links that fuel what is a unique perspective of observations on British life, leaving the audience wanting more.”  The Stage

“Chowdhry’s humour is profound and clever, outlining ignorance in a society obsessed with rectitude and sharing with us his own experiences with racism. One of the more honest stand-ups I’ve seen at this year’s Fringe.” - Three Weeks

“A star-in-the-making” - The Daily Telegraph

“One of the sassiest, subtlest and most cerebral on the circuit Talent beyond the crass quips.” - Evening Standard

“Paul Chowdhry is naturally funny. Chowdhry has the balance of humour and honesty just right. Someone just needs to tell him.” – Metro

“Destined for greatness” - BBC Radio London

Paul’s second full length solo show “Saint or Sinha” received widespread critical acclaim at the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was nominated for the if.comedy award (formerly the Perrier).

Since then Paul has been in great demand, whether on TV shows such as Edinburgh and Beyond, World Stands up, Comedy Shuffle and Comedy Cuts, on Radio 4′s Loose Ends and the Now Show, or his numerous contributions to Radio 5 Live and Talksport, as well as having recorded for Shane Warne’s Ashes podcasts.

Quotes:

“Sinha’s wonderfully uncluttered one-liners are delivered with the crisp clarity of cut glass, but, crucially, his set retains an engaging warmth. He doesn’t so much walk the line between controversy and outrage as use it for a skipping rope. Highly original.” –  Metro

“Universal anecdotes as warmly delivered as you would find anywhere……..its a pleasure listening to him” – Chortle

“His confidence on stage was excellent and his talent for adlibbing and summoning gags off the cuff were very funny” – BBC Online

“Wonderfully inventive and intelligent” – Evening Standard