Kai Samra

Kai Samra is a stand-up comedian from Handsworth, Birmingham.[1] His comedy dissects life as a young, working class, British Asian.[2]

Kai Samra
Samra in 2023
BornHandsworth, Birmingham
Years active2018 - present

Career

Samra took his critically acclaimed debut hour show, Underclass, to Edinburgh Fringe in 2019[3] with Soho Theatre. Underclass was filmed for Amazon Prime Video in 2021.[4] The show covers Samra’s time at homeless shelter Centrepoint[5] and a Vice interview Samra did with former leader of the EDL Tommy Robinson.[6]

Samra took his second show, Native, with Soho Theatre to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022.[7]

Samra has appeared on series 1 and 3 of ITV2’s Stand-up sketch show.[8] Samra wrote and performed his own episode on the on BBC3 series Quickies.[9] Samra has written and performed on Now Show on BBC Radio 4.[10] In 2022, Samra was a writer for Romesh Ranganathan’s The Ranganation.[11] Samra was a judge for the BBC New Comedy Awards 2022.[12]

References
  1. Dessau, Bruce (2021-06-11). "Kai Samra at Soho Theatre review - hot potatoes deftly handled". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  2. "Kai Samra: Underclass, 19 May - 24 Jun, Soho Theatre". Soho Theatre. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  3. "Kai Samra at the Edinburgh Fringe 2019". Soho Theatre. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  4. Bennett, Steve. "Ten new UK stand-up specials to be recorded for Amazon Prime : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  5. Guide, British Comedy (2019-10-18). "Candid Samra: Kai takes Underclass from the Soho streets to the Soho Theatre". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  6. "Kai Samra review – shrewd standup puts his industry through the wringer". the Guardian. 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  7. Guide, British Comedy. "Kai Samra: Native". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  8. Guide, British Comedy. "The Stand Up Sketch Show Cast and Crew Credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  9. "BBC Three". coupe. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  10. "BBC Radio 4 - The Now Show, Series 56, Episode 4". BBC. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  11. Guide, British Comedy. "Kai Samra". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  12. "BBC Three - BBC New Comedy Awards, 2022, Coventry". BBC. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
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