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Lapland
Season 6, Episode 3
Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan head to Lapland for Christmas, where they try their luck at a range of festive-themed tasks featuring elves, reindeer, magic and Santa Claus to see if there's one activity that they have the Christmas spirit for
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Rob Beckett
(Presenter)
Romesh Ranganathan
(Actor)
Born:
January 30, 1978
in
Crawley
Best Known For:
Being a comedian.
Early-life:
Born Jonathan Romesh Ranganathan in Crawley on January 30, 1978. He is of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. He started performing stand-up while he was working as a mathematics teacher at schools in Crawley and Banstead. He became a professional comedian in 2012.
Career:
Ranganathan's breakthrough came in 2013 when he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2013 Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Since then, he has appeared on a number of comedy panel shows, including Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Have I Got News for You. He has also performed stand-up on Live at the Apollo and presented the BBC Three series Asian Provocateur and co-presented the ITV series It's Not Rocket Science.
Quote:
"I think I'm a mango. Just very sweet and lovely."
Trivia:
Ranganathan is a vegan and supports Arsenal FC.
