Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening

About this Broadcast

Season 2, Episode 2

Alex Brooker and his mum Elaine, Jeff Brazier and his son Bobby, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor and her mum Janet Ellis compete in the comedy game show. The parents choose which questions their children will answer and gamble on how many they can get right. If the contestants meet expectations they will get the money, but fall short and the cash is split between the other teams

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General Show/Game Show

Cast & Crew

Romesh Ranganathan (Host)

Shanthi Ranganathan (Contributor)

Barbara Wiltshire (Director)

Shereen Docherty (Executive producer)

Benjamin Green (Executive producer)

Tom Corrigan (Series 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.