Who is Romesh Ranganathan?
ROMESH Ranganathan has become a household name due to his comedy career.
He is best known for his regular TV appearances, but who is he?
Who is Romesh Ranganathan?
Romesh is a comedian from Crawley, West Sussex.
He originally worked as a maths teacher before pursuing a career as a performer.
Despite eventually finding status as a comedian, he was relatively successful as a freestyle rapper, and once succeeded in reaching the finals of freestyle competition.
The star is a vegan and revealed as such during an appearance on The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice when he cooked vegan chocolate brownies.
He is also an avid supporter of Arsenal football club.
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Where other TV shows has Romesh Ranganathan been on?
Romesh has appeared on a host of comedy panel shows in the UK.
These include Mock the Week, Sweat the Small Stuff, Have I Got News for You,Would I Lie To You? and Play To The Whistle.
He has also performed his stand-up routine on Live at the Apollo several times and appeared as a guest on The Last Leg and QI.
In 2015, he was given a presenting role on Asian Provocateur – a BBC Three documentary series that saw him explore his Sri Lankan heritage.
It was followed up in 2016 with a second series where he took his mum to meet their American family members.
He is also known for The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan and BBC comedy King Gary.
In 2021 Romesh took on the role of hosting The Weakest Link.
Is Romesh married and does he have children?
Romesh is married to wife Leesa, is a father to three sons.
He and his wife first met when they were both working at Hazelwick School, where she was a drama teacher.