23 - 29 June 2025 - Broad Chalke, Salisbury
Anuvab Pal is an Indian stand-up comedian, screenwriter, playwright and novelist. Anuvab is the only Indian stand-up comedian after Russel Peters to sell out The Gotham Comedy Club in New York in record time. He’s also the only Indian comedian invited to perform at Harvard University. Anuvab’s stand-up comedy special The Nation Wants To Know, has played over 500 sold out shows from Mumbai to Sydney to San Francisco. His show, Empire, a comedy show based on the history of the British Empire in India, has played in 12 cities worldwide and been called “spectacular” by CNN. Anuvab is also a prolific writer. He was the screenwriter of the Bollywood films Loins Of Punjab Presents & The President Is Coming, both of which screened at leading film festivals around the world. Anuvab’s credits include – QI (BBC2), Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate The British Empire? (Sky History) and The News Quiz (BBC Radio4).
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