Paul Chowdhry, the stand-up known from Live at the Apollo and Taskmaster, brought Englandia, billed as his biggest tour yet, to The O2 arena in North Greenwich.
Paul Chowdhry, the stand-up known from Live at the Apollo and Taskmaster, brought his tour Englandia to The O2 arena in North Greenwich on Thursday 3 April 2025.
Born Tajpaul Singh Chowdhry in Edgware in 1974, he is of Indian Punjabi descent. He grew up watching Morecambe and Wise, Benny Hill and Bruce Forsyth, and began in London’s pubs and clubs in 1998.
He hosted Channel 4’s Stand Up for the Week from its fifth series and played Live at the Apollo in 2012 and 2015. In 2016 he was a contestant on the third series of Taskmaster.
His tour Live Innit played five nights at the Eventim Apollo. In 2017 it sold out Wembley Arena, and he became the first British Asian stand-up to do so.
Englandia followed Family-Friendly Comedian, which toured from 2021 to 2023. Announcing it, he said: “After more than a quarter of a century and half my life on comedy stages, it’s time to embark on my biggest tour ever.”
He also hosts The Paul Chowdhry PudCast, where his guests have included Russell Howard and Stewart Lee.