Romesh Ranganathan

Romesh Ranganathan is a British comedian, actor and presenter, born in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1978, whose comedy is deadpan and often self-deprecating. He was a mathematics teacher when he began performing. On television he has fronted The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan, which won a BAFTA in 2020, and The Ranganation, and in 2021 he began hosting the revival of The Weakest Link. He also presents a Saturday show on BBC Radio 2, where For The Love of Hip-Hop won an Audio and Radio Industry Award in 2023. His Cynic's Mixtape tour ended with a taping at The Hawth in Crawley, released as a Netflix special in 2022, and in December 2025 he made his West End debut in Alan Ayckbourn's Woman in Mind. His 2026–27 tour, Romesh Ranganathan Will Change Your Life, ends at The O2 in London.