The Kumars at No. 42 (2001–2006)

Sanjeev Kumar is an aspiring chat-show host. He has celebrity guests round to his house (no. 42) to talk to them, but it all falls apart when his family cut in on the action. The celebrity ... See full summary »

Creators:

Sanjeev Bhaskar, Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana

Stars:

Sanjeev Bhaskar, Vincent Ebrahim, Indira Joshi

5 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Sanjeev Bhaskar	...	Sanjeev Kumar (53 episodes, 2001-2006)
Vincent Ebrahim	...	Ashwin Kumar (53 episodes, 2001-2006)
Indira Joshi	...	Madhuri Kumar (53 episodes, 2001-2006)
Meera Syal	...	Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar (53 episodes, 2001-2006)

Storyline

Sanjeev Kumar is an aspiring chat-show host. He has celebrity guests round to his house (no. 42) to talk to them, but it all falls apart when his family cut in on the action. The celebrity guests spend far more time speaking to Sanjeev's 'mother', 'father' and 'grandmother' (played by Sanjeev Bhaskar's 'Goodness Gracious Me' colleague, Meera Syal), and usually insulting Sanjeev in punjabi.

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Plot Keywords:

british asian | actor shares first name with character | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy | Talk-Show

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 November 2001 (UK)

Also Known As:

Curry curry talkshow

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hat Trick Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (53 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although Meera Syal plays the grandmother of Sanjeev Bhaskar's character, she is only three years older than him (almost to the day). While in production for The Kumars, Syal and Bhaskar married.

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Quotes

Sushil Kumar: [to Tom Jones] Wait till you get to 70, you'll get a second wind.

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Connections

Featured in 100 Greatest Funny Moments (2006)

User Reviews

Live comedy set in a studio a father built for his son

An informal chat show style comedy from a revitalised British comedy scene. Much more intelligent than some of the racially stereotyped humor emerging from the States. The guests are interesting, ranging from Charlotte Church, various tier 2 actors and political guests.

The guests in the first series don't know that the show is a send up and often take the comments at face value. Their confusion is amusing as the "family" play jokes on each other and the guests.

Some guests won't be recognisable to viewers outside Britain.

The same actors had another comedy show. I can't remember the name of it at the moment. Some similarity in style to Ali G, but without the drug references or the bling bling.

Highly recommended for the intelligent viewer.