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Eshaan Akbar
Eshaan Akbar brings stand-up and hosting to awards nights, conferences, and corporate events. A comedian and broadcaster seen on Live at the Apollo, QI, and Mock the Week, he played Principal Lakhani in Netflix's Sex Education.
Eshaan Akbar is a stand-up comedian, broadcaster, and podcaster known for Live at the Apollo and for playing Principal Lakhani in Netflix's Sex Education. He performs stand-up and hosts corporate, charity, and awards events, drawing on his British-Pakistani-Bangladeshi upbringing.
His TV credits include QI, Mock the Week, The Last Leg, and BBC Two's Pilgrimage, and he voiced Rishi Sunak and Narendra Modi on Spitting Image. He supported Micky Flanagan on tour, including nine sold-out nights at the O2 Arena, and has toured the UK with his own shows.
Before comedy, Eshaan worked in wealth management at Barclays, in local government, and for charities including the British Heart Foundation and Anthony Nolan, so corporate audiences aren't new to him. He has hosted the award-winning business podcast Nine Twenty Nine for Fiverr, presented his own show on BBC Asian Network, and is an ambassador for the hearing loss charity RNID.
His stand-up turns family, identity, and life in modern Britain into observational material that works for mixed audiences. As a host, he brings the timing of a Live at the Apollo comic to awards nights and conferences, and his business background helps him pitch material to the room.
Book Eshaan for awards nights, conferences, and company celebrations that need a comedian who can headline the evening and run it as host.
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Eshaan Akbar performs observational stand-up about family, identity, and modern Britain, drawn from his British-Pakistani-Bangladeshi upbringing and his years working in banking and local government. He works as both a stand-up act and an event host, and pitches his material to suit corporate, charity, and awards audiences.
Eshaan Akbar works as a stand-up comedian and event host for corporate, charity, and awards events. His credits include Live at the Apollo, QI, Mock the Week, and Spitting Image, and he played Principal Lakhani in season four of Netflix's Sex Education.
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