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Romesh Ranganathan

British Comedian

Born: Mar 27, 1978

Comedy Love Me People Think You

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I've had a Hindu upbringing. There's a lot about it I think is cool. Temples are amazing. It's a nice vibe when people are praying. And there's lots about it where I understand why they believe those things. But I'm not practising. Romesh Ranganathan

I just write what I think is funny, or interesting, and hopefully everything else will take care of itself. There's no strategy to anything. Romesh Ranganathan

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The key to a happy marriage is myself being absent for long periods of time. My wife Leesa and I will celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary next year, but if my comedy gigs petered out and I was around the house more, we'd 100% be getting divorced. Romesh Ranganathan

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To avoid depression while travelling, I always take loads of items that make me feel connected with home. I can't even explain the joy I felt when I realised I'd remembered to pack my vanilla and mango scented beard oil. The feeling of euphoria was similar to my kids being born. Romesh Ranganathan

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I know you're supposed to love yourself, but I really hate the way I look. When I look in the mirror I'm so disgusted by the chocolate blancmange abomination staring back at me, I actually apologise to my wife for my physical appearance. I've got no backside, an overhanging belly and I'm so disproportionate. Romesh Ranganathan

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I tend to be melodramatic and super self-involved. Romesh Ranganathan

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My family is all obsessed with comedy. I grew up watching a lot of comedy in the house. I used to watch Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy with my dad. But my mom is more into slapstick stuff. Romesh Ranganathan

My parents are super westernized. My mom listens to western music, my dad was like a pub landlord so he properly embraced English life. But the truth is they both came from tiny villages in Sri Lanka. Romesh Ranganathan

I'm hugely negative, so if a joke doesn't land it takes me a long time to get over it. If something doesn't go well I go dark in my head. Basically I start thinking it should be illegal for me to be doing comedy. Romesh Ranganathan

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The experience of watching other standups is either: 1) you see your mate doing standup and it's really bad and you're heartbroken, or 2) You see your mate doing really well and it's heartbreaking. Romesh Ranganathan

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I want to say things on stage that I wouldn't have the guts to say in conversation. Romesh Ranganathan

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I have never worried about having my finger on the pulse, because I consume music and cinema voraciously, and assumed that meant I would know all of the things my kids were into, even if I didn't like them. Romesh Ranganathan

I have long been guilty of dressing too young for my age. Romesh Ranganathan

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In life, we mostly manage to walk around interacting with each other fairly politely. But as soon as we get into our cars, we morph into something out of 'Mad Max'. Romesh Ranganathan

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My childhood memories are filled with hugs and kisses from both my mum and dad. My mum has a thing about kissing you an odd number of times: if she kisses you once, all good, but if she kisses you twice, then you know another one has to follow and, weirdly, she tends to go for the forehead. Romesh Ranganathan

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As a young child, I loved the hugs and kisses, but I also remember getting to the age when they no longer felt OK. My parents would kiss me when they dropped me off at school, which was obviously embarrassing because having loving parents makes you a social pariah. Romesh Ranganathan

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When my wife and I promised the rest of our lives to each other, I doubt either of us suspected that life would involve quite so much TV. Romesh Ranganathan

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It is fair to say that I am generally very bad at keeping in touch - with everyone. When I read a text, my brain seems to think that I have replied to it, and so I am often genuinely surprised when people tell me I haven't. Romesh Ranganathan

Trying to be funny is arguably the least funny thing you can do. Romesh Ranganathan

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