Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening

About this Broadcast

Season 1, Episode 3

Joel Dommett and his mum Penny, Tony Bellew and his son Corey, and Vicky Pattison and her mum Carroll compete in the comedy game show where success lies in the hands of the parents. Can Joel overcome his second-place curse, will Tony and Corey's bickering get the better of them, and could Vicky's past party lifestyle lead her and her mum to victory? Expect plenty of surprises that include Romesh's mum Shanthi's method for getting away with murder

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General Show/Game Show

Cast & Crew

Romesh Ranganathan (Host)

Shanthi Ranganathan (Contributor)

Barbara Wiltshire (Series director)

Tom Corrigan (Series producer)

Benjamin Green (Executive producer)

Shereen Docherty (Executive producer)

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Did You Know..

Romesh Ranganathan (Host)

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.