Romesh Ranganathan

Comedian, TV presenter (1978)
Wed Aug 12 2020
By   Ruku

The Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning comedian Romesh Ranganathan is popular for his deadpan or dry humor comedy. Ranganathan is also the TV presenter who currently hosts the BBC Two comedy show The Ranganation.

He was born as Jonathan Romesh Ranganathan on March 27, 1978, in Crawley, West Sussex, England to Sri Lankan Tamil parents. Romesh has a younger brother named Dinesh Ranganathan. Concerning education, Romesh studied mathematics at Birkbeck College, University of London.

Married To Leesa Ranganathan

The 42-years-old comedian Romesh is in a marital relationship with his wife Leesa Ranganathan. His beloved and caring wife Leesa was a drama teacher. 

The comedian Romesh Ranganathan with his wife Leesa Ranganathan.
Image: The comedian Romesh Ranganathan with his wife Leesa Ranganathan.
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The duo first met one another while working together at the Hazelwick School. There Romesh served as a mathematics tutor and Leesa worked as a drama teacher. Since the day, they are sharing a good bond. 

However, their exact wedding details still lack in the media. As of now, Mr. and Mrs. Ranganathan are living merrily as a perfect married pair without involving in any rumors and controversies related to their separation.

Romesh Ranganathan with his three adorable sons Theo, Alex, Charlie Ranganathan
Snap: Romesh Ranganathan with his three adorable sons Theo, Alex, Charlie Ranganathan.
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From the marital bond, Romesh and his wife share three adorable kids Theo Ranganathan, Alex Ranganathan, and Charlie Ranganathan. As of 2020, the Ranganathan family of five is living a lavish and limelight life at their residence in Crawley.

Notable Works

The comedian, radio/TV presenter Romesh has worked in numbers of comedy shows. He first presents the satirical radio sketch show Newsjack on Radio 4 Extra back in 2014. The same year he role as Nitin in the Sky One British TV sitcom Damned.

Until now, Ranganathan has appeared in the TV series like Play to the Whistle, Comic Relief, It's Not Rocket Dance, Comedy Playhouse, The Reluctant Landlord, Judge Romesh, A League of Their Own, The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganation, and many others.

 Romesh Ranganathan is the presenter of the British comedy show Judge Romesh.
Photo: Romesh Ranganathan is the presenter of the British comedy show Judge Romesh.
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 Romesh also runs a podcast named Hip Hop Saved My Life since 2015. Similarly, he has starred in the music video SIT DOWN GARY a song by the musician Elliot John Gleave, aka Example. Moreover, Romesh has authored the book Straight Outta Crawley.

TV Appearance As Guest

Besides TV presenter, Romesh has made a guest appearance in the programs like 8 out of 10 cats Does Countdown, The Dog Ate My Homework, Big Fat Quiz of the Year, The Late Show with James Corden, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Sunday Brunch, Hypothetical, Mock of the Week, etc.

Estimated Net Worth: $1 million

The comedian Romesh has an estimated net worth of $1 million which he collected from his successful professional career. Being a comedian Romesh not only earns an impressive sum of wealth but is also grabbing wide media attention.

Romesh has performed in various stage programs as a stand-up comedian as well. Before, starting a career as a comedian, Ranganathan served as a mathematics teacher in several schools.  From there too, he collected a good sum of wealth. 

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