Romesh Ranganathan

Q: Has Romesh Ranganathan won any awards?

Romesh Ranganathan has received several nominations and awards for his comedy, including the Best Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

Q: What was Romesh Ranganathan's first film?

Romesh's first film appearance was in 'The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan', which showcases his comedic journey rather than a traditional film role.

Q: What is Romesh Ranganathan's estimated net worth?

Romesh Ranganathan's estimated net worth is around $2 million, largely due to his successful career in comedy and television.

Q: How many children does Romesh Ranganathan have?

Romesh Ranganathan has three children with his wife Leah, though their names are not publicly disclosed.

Q: What is Romesh Ranganathan's comedy style?

Romesh's comedy style is characterized by observational humor, focusing on relatable life experiences and his own cultural background.

Q: What are some of Romesh Ranganathan's most successful films?

Romesh is primarily known for his television work rather than films, with notable success in comedy series and specials rather than traditional films.

Q: What was Romesh Ranganathan's career before comedy?

Before entering the world of comedy, Romesh Ranganathan worked as a math teacher, which he often references in his stand-up routines.

Known for

Despicable Me 4 (2024)

2024 / Action, Animation / 95mins

Gru and Lucy and their girls — Margo, Edith and Agnes — welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is...

Cinderella (1950)

IMDb 7.3 / 10

1950 / Animation, Family / 72mins

Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her...

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

2023 / Adventure, Animation / 97mins

A band of fearless chickens flock together to save poultry-kind from an unsettling new threat: a nearby farm that's cooking up something suspicious.

Name

Romesh Ranganathan

Height

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Born

30 January 1977, Crawley, West Sussex, England

Spouses

Leah Ranganathan (2009–present)

Children

3 children

Parents

Ranjit Ranganathan, Shanti Ranganathan

Estimated Net Worth

$2 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	TV Unacceptable Competing comedians as they try to convince a live studio audience of their most outrageous and unacceptable opinions. Hosted by...	Self - Guest	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2026	TV What Would You Rather?: Decide to Survive Romesh Ranganathan hosts ten UK online stars playing Would You Rather for real. Fiendish dilemmas decide everything, from hilarious supersized...	Self - Host	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2026	TV Would You Rather: Decide to Survive Would You Rather be invisible or be able to fly? Fight one giant duck or 1000 tiny ducks? Eat a...	Self - Host	Not rated
2026	Movie Minions & Monsters This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything,...	Dr. Nefario (voice) (uncredited)	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2025	TV The Celebrity Traitors An all-star cast play the ultimate game of deceit and betrayal.	Self - Contestant	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2025	TV Romesh: Can't Knock the Hustle Featuring exclusive material from his latest tour, Romesh is on a hilarious eye-opening mission across the world, to explore the...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2025	TV A League Of Their Own: The Rally Paired into teams across six rally stages, employing planes, trains and automobiles, Maisie Adam, Jill Scott, Micah Richards and Jamie...	Self - Host / Narrator	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2025	TV LOL: Last One Laughing UK Famous for his dark humour, one liners and THAT laugh, Jimmy Carr challenges 10 of Britain’s funniest comics to spend...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2025	Movie Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell An uplifting and touching documentary special which tells the story of one of Britain's best loved sitcoms as it comes...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2024	TV Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry The award-winning comedian, actor and writer meets four of the country’s most iconic comedians to explore just how to make...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2024	TV Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening Celebrities will be teaming up with their daughters, sons, mums or dads in the show where it doesn’t matter what...	Self - Host	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2024	Movie Despicable Me 4 Gru and Lucy and their girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is...	Additional Voices (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2024	TV Taskmasterclass Greg Davies and his servile assistant Little Alex Horne narrate this show seeking to answer some of the most burning...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2024	TV A League of Their Own: Mexican Road Trip A League of Their Own is heading to Mexico for their next epic adventure. As ever, it’s Red vs Blue...	Unknown character	TMDB 4.1 / 10
2024	Movie Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money Red Nose Day is back, live from Media City UK, Salford. It’s the UK’s biggest night of comedy and entertainment,...	Self	Not rated
2024	TV Rob Beckett's Smart TV Hosted by the brilliant Rob Beckett alongside his team captains – TV fanatic Josh Widdicombe, and a lady who frankly...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2024	TV Bluey Book Reads Bluey Book Reads offers fans a new way to experience their favourite Bluey storybooks, combining off-screen narration from global talent...	Reader	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2023	Movie Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget A band of fearless chickens flock together to save poultry-kind from an unsettling new threat: a nearby farm that's cooking...	Nick (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2023	TV Romantic Getaway A normal married couple trying to be criminals; all for the sake of their one wish to have a family....	Deacon	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2022	Movie Jon & Lucy's Party of the Year Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont host a Christmas getaway for their comedy pals Romesh Ranganathan, Judi Love and Tom Allen...	Self	Not rated
2022	TV Romesh Ranganathan: The Cynic Going back to his hometown of Crawley, England, Romesh Ranganathan will talk about vegan-ism, his kids - and offers a...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2022	TV The Misinvestigations of Romesh Ranganathan Romesh tries get to the bottom of some of the most mysterious celebrity deaths that shocked a generation. Will his...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 3.4 / 10
2022	TV Avoidance Jonathan's life revolves around his nine year-old son Spencer, and he's always deferred the big and small decisions to his...	Jonathan	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2022	TV Celebrity Rebrand Chaotic celebrity interview series hosted by Amelia Dimoldenberg, who attempts to give some of Channel 4's biggest stars the rebrand...	Self	Not rated
2022	TV A League of Their Own Road Trip: Dingle To Dover Freddie Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp are back for another mad-cap road trip, this time beginning in Dingle, Ireland, and making...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2021	TV The Weakest Link Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2021	Movie Sex: Unzipped Rap superstar Saweetie hosts a celebration of sexual health and positivity, with help from expert educators, candid stand-ups and uninhibited...	Self	TMDB 3.4 / 10
2021	Movie Cinderella Cinderella, an orphaned girl with an evil stepmother, has big dreams and with the help of her Fabulous Godmother, she...	Romesh	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2021	TV The Cheap Seats Major news stories, not-so-major news stories, stories involving cats, entertainment, sport and viral videos, it’s a Reader's Digest of world...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2021	TV A League of Their Own Road Trip: Loch Ness to London The boys hit the road once more as Jamie Redknapp, Freddie Flintoff and Romesh Ranganathan are joined by a certain...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2020	Movie King Gary Christmas Special Gary vows to save Christmas when the residents of Butterchurn Crescent can't afford the Christmas lights display this year. Terri...	Stuart Williams	Not rated
2020	TV Staged David Tennant and Michael Sheen (playing themselves) were due to star in a production of 'Six Characters in Search of...	Romesh	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2020	TV Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe’s Parenting Hell Join Rob & Josh twice a week as they share their tales of parenting woe and chat to celebrity parents...	Self	Not rated
2020	Movie The Big Night In Comic Relief and Children in Need join forces to deliver a very special night of television, hosted by Lenny Henry...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2020	TV King Gary A larger-than-life working-class sitcom that follows the trials and tribulations of 'geezer diva' Gary King and his childhood sweetheart Terri...	Stuart Williams	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2019	TV Romesh Presents A series of comedy shorts, curated by Romesh Ranganathan and varying from studio clip shows to comedic entertainment documentaries as...	Curator	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2019	TV DNA Journey Celebrities are given a unique insight into their lives using innovative DNA science and technology to trace their ancestors.	Unknown character	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2019	TV The Ranganation Romesh Ranganathan, joined by celebrity guests and the Ranganation, his very own focus group of 25 members of the public,...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2019	TV Hypothetical Hosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster, top comedians are posed absurd hypothetical situations and scored on how well they...	Self	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2019	TV Rob & Romesh Vs After the success of their 2017 show with heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, funny men Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2018	Movie King Gary Pilot Gary has a major problem: the crescent's inaugural barbeque has become his responsibility for the very first time, but neighbour...	Stuart Williams	Not rated
2018	Movie Romesh's Look Back to the Future One year ago Romesh Ranganathan and special guests Richard Osman, Katherine Ryan and Danny Dyer made some bold predictions for...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2018	Movie Aliens Love Underpants and...Panta Claus We all know that Aliens Love Underpants, but did you know that they also love Christmas? Join your five favourite...	Unknown character	Not rated
2018	TV The Reluctant Landlord Much to his annoyance Romesh is left running the local pub after his mischievous father left it to him in...	Romesh	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2018	TV The Mayoress A sitcom satirising small-minded Britain. Written by Brenda Gilhooly, set in the fictional town of Mansford the show merrily satirises...	Ravi De Silva	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2018	TV Judge Romesh Comedian Romesh Ranganathan dishes out justice and witty off-the-cuff remarks as he hears real life disputes in his court assisted...	Self - Judge Romesh	Not rated
2018	Movie Just Another Immigrant: Romesh at the Greek Romesh Ranganathan, a successful comedian in England, moves his entire family to Los Angeles to pursue his lifelong dream of...	Self	Not rated
2018	TV The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan Comedian and TV presenter Romesh Ranganathan travels way beyond his comfort zone and the world of complimentary breakfast buffets to...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2018	TV Just Another Immigrant Follow Romesh Ranganathan, one of the most popular stand-ups in the UK, as he uproots his entire family and immigrates...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2018	TV Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier Ever worried about laboratory-grown meat, accidentally touching someone’s hand on the train or the impending nuclear apocalypse? Then join Jon...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2017	TV Frankie Boyle's New World Order In an attempt to make sense of the bewildering world we live in, Frankie Boyle dissects the week's news using...	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2017	TV Romesh: Talking to Comedians Romesh Ranganathan meets some of the UK’s most loved comedians, including Jack Dee, Sharon Horgan, Russell Howard, Jayde Adams, Humza...	Self	TMDB 4.3 / 10
2017	Movie Comic Relief: Red Nose Day A fund-raising event organised by Comic Relief.	Self - Presenter	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2016	Movie Romesh Ranganathan: Irrational Live The BAFTA nominated star of Asian Provocateur releases “Irrational”, his first ever live stand-up show.	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2016	TV Michael McIntyre's Big Show Michael McIntyre's Big Show is a British variety and stand-up comedy television series, presented by British comedian, presenter and former...	Self - Performer	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2016	TV Michael McIntyre's Big Show Michael McIntyre's Big Show is a British variety and stand-up comedy television series, presented by British comedian, presenter and former...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2016	TV It’s Not Rocket Science Get set for It’s Not Rocket Science, a brand new entertainment series that celebrates science and the world around us...	Self - Presenter	Not rated
2016	TV Insert Name Here Comedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins.	Self - Panelist	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2015	TV Taskmaster Bonus Material Interviews, outtakes and extra footage from Taskmaster UK	Unknown character	Not rated
2015	TV Josh Sitcom about flatmates Josh, Kate and Owen, and their annoying landlord Geoff.	Theme Park Attendant	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2015	TV Asian Provocateur Comedian Romesh Ranganathan is sent by his mother on a ramshackle odyssey around his parents' homeland of Sri Lanka in...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2015	TV The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late...	Self - Comedian	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2015	TV Taskmaster Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to...	Self	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2015	TV Play To The Whistle Featuring team captains Frank Lampard and Bradley Walsh, the show features guests from the worlds of comedy and sport. Each...	Self - Team Member	Not rated
2015	TV Funny Valentines Funny Valentines is a comedy collection of nine original short films exclusive to BBC iPlayer, written and starring many of...	Romesh	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2014	TV The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice Jo Brand is joined by three different celebrity Bake Off fans to shine a spotlight on the good, the bad...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2014	TV Virtually Famous Virtually Famous was a British comedy panel game show with games based upon social media posts and videos.	Self - Panelist	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2014	TV Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage,...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2014	Movie Age of Cannibals Öllers and Niederländer have everything under control. For the past six years, the two successful business consultants have been traveling...	Singh	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2014	TV Duck Quacks Don't Echo Lee Mack wrangles a team of scientists and celebrity guests to find the truth behind the trivia on this bizarrely...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2014	TV The Dog Ate My Homework Two teams fight it out to dodge detention, and put the cool back into school, in a mischievous mix of...	Self - Comedian Contestant	Not rated
2013	TV Yonderland A bored young mum steps through a portal and discovers a world of incompetent knights, monks who are incapable of...	Priest	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2013	TV Was It Something I Said? Was It Something I Said? is a British comedy panel show broadcast on Channel 4, presented by David Mitchell and...	Self - Panellist	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2013	TV 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2013	TV The Last Leg Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2012	TV Playhouse Presents Playhouse Presents is a series of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster Sky Arts. The series started airing on...	Nitin	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2011	TV The Jonathan Ross Show The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2011	TV The Jonathan Ross Show The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2010	TV A League of Their Own Two teams comprised of comedians, celebrities and sports stars compete against each other in a test of their sporting knowledge,...	Host	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2010	TV A League of Their Own Two teams comprised of comedians, celebrities and sports stars compete against each other in a test of their sporting knowledge,...	Self - Panellist	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2010	TV A League of Their Own Two teams comprised of comedians, celebrities and sports stars compete against each other in a test of their sporting knowledge,...	Himself - Host	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2009	TV Alan Carr: Chatty Man Alan Carr: Chatty Man is a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show presented by comedian Alan Carr. The show features...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2007	TV Would I Lie to You? A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob...	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2006	TV The One Show A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.	Self	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2005	TV Mock the Week Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain. The game is influenced by...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2005	TV 8 Out of 10 Cats A weekly, topical panel show based around a huge series of opinion poll surveys carried out around Britain.	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2004	TV Big Fat Quiz Presenter Jimmy Carr oversees a panel of top-name celebrities in this year end quiz show where they compete to see...	Self - Contestant	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2004	TV Live at the Apollo A British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in west London.	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2003	TV QI Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2002	TV Top Gear This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2002	TV Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway A gameshow hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.	Self - Guest Announcer	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1996	TV Never Mind the Buzzcocks Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is...	Self - Panellist	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1994	TV Room 101 Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish...	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1990	TV Have I Got News for You Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1990	TV Have I Got News for You Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no...	Self - Host	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1979	TV Question Time This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as...	Self - Panellist	TMDB 5.9 / 10
TBA	TV Have I Got a Bit More News for You Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 7.1 / 10
TBA	TV Have I Got a Bit More News for You Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more...	Self - Panellist	TMDB 7.1 / 10

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	TV Go Get Arty A modern, fast-paced art series hosted by the Kwapong family taking on art challenges; plus celebrities, games, legendary artists and...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2023	TV Romantic Getaway A normal married couple trying to be criminals; all for the sake of their one wish to have a family....	Creator Creator	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2022	TV Romesh Ranganathan: The Cynic Going back to his hometown of Crawley, England, Romesh Ranganathan will talk about vegan-ism, his kids - and offers a...	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2022	TV Avoidance Jonathan's life revolves around his nine year-old son Spencer, and he's always deferred the big and small decisions to his...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2022	TV Avoidance Jonathan's life revolves around his nine year-old son Spencer, and he's always deferred the big and small decisions to his...	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2022	TV Avoidance Jonathan's life revolves around his nine year-old son Spencer, and he's always deferred the big and small decisions to his...	Creator Creator	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2018	Movie Just Another Immigrant: Romesh at the Greek Romesh Ranganathan, a successful comedian in England, moves his entire family to Los Angeles to pursue his lifelong dream of...	Writer Writing	Not rated
2016	Movie Romesh Ranganathan: Irrational Live The BAFTA nominated star of Asian Provocateur releases “Irrational”, his first ever live stand-up show.	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2015	TV Funny Valentines Funny Valentines is a comedy collection of nine original short films exclusive to BBC iPlayer, written and starring many of...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.0 / 10

Minions & Monsters

2026 / TMDB 6.4

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell

2025 / TMDB 7.5

Despicable Me 4

2024 / TMDB 7.0

Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money

2024

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

2023 / TMDB 6.9

Jon & Lucy's Party of the Year

2022

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Romesh Ranganathan

Known for

Despicable Me 4 (2024)

Cinderella (1950)

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

Personal details

Credits

Latest Release

Minions & Monsters

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell

Despicable Me 4

Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Jon & Lucy's Party of the Year

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