--- title: "Inder Manocha: Comedian, Podcast & TV Roles | D.O.C." description: "Inder Manocha: 2 podcasts and 4 screen credits. A British-Indian stand-up comedian and actor who came to comedy by one of the longer routes on the…" url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-inder-manocha.html updated: 2026-11-13 --- Stand-up comedian · London, England # Inder Manocha ## Who Inder Manocha is Inder Manocha is a British-Indian stand-up comedian and actor who came to comedy by one of the longer routes on the circuit: born in London in 1968, he read Modern History at Jesus College, Oxford, and worked in international relations and as a therapist before turning professional in 2001. Three years later he won the EMMA Award for Best Comedy/Comedian. On radio he has appeared on BBC Radio 4's Freudian Slips and Radio 5's Beyond Belief, and on screen his credits run from the BBC's Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee and Holby City to playing Anwar's dad in E4's Skins and parts in the films Filth and Wisdom and The Blue Tower. ## Follow Inder Manocha Put Inder Manocha in your D.O.C., your twelve, and the free D.O.C. letter brings their new dates, episodes and videos each week. Saw Inder Manocha live? [Make a card →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/share-my-doc.html#live) ## At a glance **Born** 1968 **Based in** London, England **From** London **Podcasts and radio** Freudian Slips and Beyond Belief **On screen** Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee, Skins, Holby City and 1 more ## Is Inder Manocha on tour? **No upcoming dates on record** No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Inder Manocha has stopped touring; follow Inder Manocha to hear when the next ones are booked. Last checked 13 November 2026. ### Is Inder Manocha coming to my town? No dates are on record right now (checked 13 November 2026), so no town is confirmed yet. Follow Inder Manocha and your town to hear when one is booked. ### Want Inder Manocha in your town? Name your town and how many of you would come: the towns fans ask for show here, with how many asked. Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. [Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-calendar.html) [Build a night out with Inder Manocha →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/build-my-comedy-night.html) ## Specials, shows and podcasts ### On screen - **Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee** BBC One, 2005 - **Skins** E4, 2007 - **Holby City** BBC One, 2006 - **Waking the Dead** BBC One, 2005 ### Podcasts and radio - **Freudian Slips** BBC Radio 4 - **Beyond Belief** BBC Radio 5 ## Comedians like Inder Manocha Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town. - [Francesca Martinez](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-francesca-martinez.html) also in Holby City - [Joel Dommett](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-joel-dommett.html) also in Skins - [Matt King](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-matt-king.html) also in Skins - [Nina Conti](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-nina-conti.html) also in Holby City [Six Degrees of Komic Bacon: how they connect to anyone →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/six-degrees-of-komic-bacon.html) [Every stand-up comedian with a page, A to Z →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedians.html) ## Career timeline 1. **1968** Born 2. **2005** Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (BBC One, 2005) On screen 3. **2005** Waking the Dead (BBC One, 2005) On screen 4. **2006** Holby City (BBC One, 2006) On screen 5. **2007** Skins (E4, 2007) On screen ## Questions and answers ### Where is Inder Manocha performing next? No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now. ### What podcasts and radio shows have they been on? Freudian Slips and Beyond Belief. ### What TV shows and films are they in? Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (BBC One, 2005), Skins (E4, 2007), Holby City (BBC One, 2006) and Waking the Dead (BBC One, 2005). ### Where is Inder Manocha from? Born in London. ### Where are they based? London, England, as their record gives it. ### How old is Inder Manocha? Inder Manocha was born in 1968, so they turn 58 in 2026. ### Who are some comedians like them? [Francesca Martinez](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-francesca-martinez.html) (also in Holby City), [Joel Dommett](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-joel-dommett.html) (also in Skins), [Matt King](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-matt-king.html) (also in Skins) and [Nina Conti](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-nina-conti.html) (also in Holby City). ## Are you Inder Manocha? This page can be your website, free. Send your bio in your own words, your links, your clips, who books you, a line said about you and your weekly show, and they go on this page beside the dates D.O.C. already keeps. Fans follow you here and get your news in the D.O.C. letter. Your short address, for your bio: **disciplesofcomedy.com/inder-manocha** [Make this page yours →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-profile.html) [Your dates on your own site](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/tour-dates-widget.html) [Your show on a poster](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-show-flyer-maker.html) ## The full SUCDb record The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve. [Their SUCDb record →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-inder-manocha.html) ### Sources - [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inder_Manocha) British-Indian stand-up comedian and actor born 1968 in London; Oxford, international relations and therapy before comedy from 2001; EMMA Best Comedy/Comedian award 2004; radio and television credits; films Filth and Wisdom and The Blue Tower (as of 13 November 2026) - [Wikidata (Q14945664) · wikidata.org ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14945664) British actor and comedian; occupation includes stand-up comedian (as of 13 November 2026) Updated 13 November 2026 · the record checked 13 November 2026