Classic 1990s comedy chat show The Kumars is returning to television, here are the details.
In the 1990s, there were two shows which brought black British comedy into the mainstream. The first was The Real McCoy, a sketch show which launched the television careers of double acts Curtis Walker and Ishmael Thomas, and Llewella Gideon and Collette Johnson. Later series featured Robbie Gee, Eddie Nestor, Judith Jacob, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal and the much missed Felix Dexter, amongst others.
The second series was sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, which premiered on the BBC in 1997. Taking an irreverent look at Asian-British experience, the series is probably best known for the now iconic ‘Going For An English’ sketch, which poked fun at the stereotypical British experience of going for a curry, but flipping races to an Indian family going out for bland English food.
Following the success of the show, the BBC...
In the 1990s, there were two shows which brought black British comedy into the mainstream. The first was The Real McCoy, a sketch show which launched the television careers of double acts Curtis Walker and Ishmael Thomas, and Llewella Gideon and Collette Johnson. Later series featured Robbie Gee, Eddie Nestor, Judith Jacob, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal and the much missed Felix Dexter, amongst others.
The second series was sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, which premiered on the BBC in 1997. Taking an irreverent look at Asian-British experience, the series is probably best known for the now iconic ‘Going For An English’ sketch, which poked fun at the stereotypical British experience of going for a curry, but flipping races to an Indian family going out for bland English food.
Following the success of the show, the BBC...
- 2/26/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Dara, adapted by Tanya Ronder from Shahid Nadeem’s play, originally performed by Ajoka Theatre, Pakistan, opens in the Lyttelton Theatre on 27 January, directed by Nadia Fall. The cast is Esh Alladi, Nathalie Armin, Rudi Dharmalingam, Emilio Doorgasingh, Vincent Ebrahim, Mariam Haque, Indira Joshi, Scott Karim, Nicholas Khan, Ranjit Krishnamma, Anjli Mohindra, Simon Nagra, Ronak Patani, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Anneika Rose, Chook Sibtain, Gurjeet Singh, Liya Tassisa, Zubin Varla, Anjana Vasan, Gary Wood and Sargon Yelda. Dara will be designed by Katrina Lindsay with lighting by Neil Austin, music by Niraj Chag, sound design by Carolyn Downing, movement by Liam Steel and fight direction by Kate Waters.
1659. Mughal India. The imperial court, a place of opulence and excess; music, drugs, eunuchs and harems. Two brothers, whose mother’s death inspired the Taj Mahal, are heirs to this Muslim empire. Now they fight ferociously for succession. Dara, the crown prince, has the...
1659. Mughal India. The imperial court, a place of opulence and excess; music, drugs, eunuchs and harems. Two brothers, whose mother’s death inspired the Taj Mahal, are heirs to this Muslim empire. Now they fight ferociously for succession. Dara, the crown prince, has the...
- 12/19/2014
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Doctors has more familiar faces popping up in guest roles over the coming months. Digital Spy can confirm that Butterflies actress Wendy Craig appears in the episode airing on Tuesday, February 26 - taking on the part of Edith Jessop. Edith is the overprotective mother of Heston Carter's friend Rory. She is determined to break up her son's potential relationship, but will she succeed? Meanwhile, The Kumars at No. 42 stars Indira Joshi and Vincent Ebrahim have (more)...
- 1/25/2013
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
'The Kumars' are returning to TV. The hit sitcom - which is written by and stars Sanjeev Bhaskar - will broadcast on Sky One this autumn, six years after the comedy family's last show, 'The Kumars At 42' aired on BBC One for seven series. Original cast members Meera Syal, Vincent Ebrahim and Indira Joshi are all returning for the show, which will see the family having moved to a flat in Hounslow because of the economic downturn but still hosting their talk show from the smaller property. The new series of the show sees the family flat situated behind the gift shop...
- 5/2/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
'The Kumars' are returning to TV. The hit sitcom - which is written by and stars Sanjeev Bhaskar - will broadcast on Sky One this autumn, six years after the comedy family's last show, 'The Kumars At 42' aired on BBC One for seven series. Original cast members Meera Syal, Vincent Ebrahim and Indira Joshi are all returning for the show, which will see the family having moved to a flat in Hounslow because of the economic downturn but still hosting their talk show from the smaller property. The new series of the show sees the family flat situated behind the gift shop...
- 5/1/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Sunita Alahan's interfering aunts Grishma and Upma will be back on screen for another stint in Coronation Street next month. Viewers may remember that the pair, played by Indira Joshi and Jamila Massey, had a brief stay on the cobbles in February 2010 when they turned up to stay with Sunita. At the time, the Alahans were no longer a couple but they pretended to still be happily married while Grishma and Upma were around as Sunita did not want them to know that she was a single mother. Now that Dev and Sunita are back together, Inside Soap reports that (more)...
- 5/10/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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