Tajpaul Singh Chowdhry, better known as Paul Chowdhry, is an English comedian of Indian descent. He began his stand up career in 1998 and hosted the Channel 4 comedy series Stand Up for the Week as of the fifth series, having been a regular act for the third and fourth series. Chowdhry was the first British act to perform at the Caribbean Comedy Festival in Trinidad in 2003. He has been a guest panelist on 8 out of 10 Cats, Comedy World Cup, and Sorry, I Didn't Know. He has appeared on Live at the Apollo twice, in 2012 and 2015. In 2016, he was one of the contestants on series three of the comedy show Taskmaster. In 2017, he was a guest stand-up performer in The Russell Howard Hour. In 2020, Chowdhry appeared in the television drama series Devils. Since 2021, he has been hosting the podcast The Paul Chowdhry PudCast, in which he interviews comedians. He uses the signature phrase "what's happening white people?" at the start of his stand-up routines.

Filmography

• 2026Touché — Mr. Mohan
• 2022The Sea Beast — Surgeon (voice)
• 2021Cruella — Restaurant Owner
• The Cleaner — Man Boy
• Devils — Kalim Chowdhrey
• 2019Madness in the Method — Store Clerk
• 2015Paul Chowdhry: PC's World — Himself, Writer
• 2013Jadoo — Kam
• 2012Paul Chowdhry: What's Happening White People? — Himself, Writer
• 2008The Blue Tower — Dil
• 2005Colour Me Kubrick — Pub Announcer
• 2000It Was an Accident — Rafiq Roy

Appearances as themselves (17)

• 2024Paul Chowdhry: Family Friendly Comedian — Self
• 2023The Unofficial Science of Die Hard — Self
• Celeb Cooking School — Self
• 2019Paul Chowdhry: Live Innit — Self
• Roast Battle — Self
• The Big Narstie Show — Self - Guest
• The Russell Howard Hour — Self
• 2017When Gameshows Go Horribly Wrong — Himself
• Taskmaster — Self
• 2014The Inbetweeners Go Global — Self
• 2013Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013 — Self
• Comedy World Cup — Self
• Don't Sit in the Front Row — Self - Panellist
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip — Self - Participant
• 8 Out of 10 Cats — Self
• Live at the Apollo — Self - Presenter
• The George Lucas Talk Show: Live — Self