Below is a series of awards, TV credits, stars and press quotes Raul Kohli has gained
Film Credits
Doppleganger 2025 (BBC, Candle & Bell, In Production)
White Privilege 2023 (Lead Actor) (Nominee: Best Actor, UK Film Awards 2023)
We Are Newcastle 2023 (EP 1, 2, 3, 4 as himself)
Uncommon 2020 (Ep 4: Takeaway) [Available on Prime Video], – Riz (Lead Actor & Script Writing/Editing Credits) [RTS Winner: Best Student Film]
Tv Credits:
BBC Scotland: Edinburgh Fringe Unlocked (2024)
Channel 4: Football & Passion in the North East (Pre Match Coverage for England vs Bosnia) (2024)
Addidas: Commercial for NUFC kit, Model & Background Artist, (2024)
TNT Sport: NUFC vs THFC, Pre Match Punditry (2024)
TNT Sport: The Champions League Show (2023)
TNT Sport: The Football Is On, Newcastle United Ep (2023)
Channel 4: Jokes Only An Indian Can Tell (2023 & 2022)
Channel 4: Jokes Written by AI (2023)
KBS (Korean Broadcasting Service): Why Indians Rule the World 2023)
BBC’S Friendless (Writers Room – In Production)
BBC Big Asian Comedy Night 2022, 2019, 2016 & 2015
The Var Room (Journalist, Ep 4) [Virgin Ire] 2021
BBC Scotland’s #CancelKarenDunbar 2022
BBC Laugh Lessons: How We Ruined The Internet 2021
STV Newcastle Brown Male, Inside the Fringe (lead) 2020
BBC Scotland’s Comedy Underground 2019
Splitting the Bill – Channel 4, Nominated for RTS North East Best Comedy Sketch (Writer & Director) [RTS NE & Borders Best Online Short Nominee] 2019
Gannin Oot – Channel 4, WINNER OF RTS North East Best Comedy Sketch (Director & Additional Writer) [RTS NE & Borders Best Online Short Winner] 2019
BBC Don’t Hate the Debate – 2018
Voiceover Credits
Lego Sabotage – 2023
Kids Audiobook: Time Travelling with a Tortoise by Ross Welford – 2023
Radio/Online/Podcast Credits
Sunday 4, BBC Radio 4 (interview as himself) (2024)
The Evening Show, BBC Newcastle 2024 (Regular Host)
Total Sport NUFC Podcast, BBC Newcastle official NUFC Podcast, 2023 – 2025 (Regular Host)
Mike Reiss’ (The Simpson’s) What Am I Doing Here (Voice Work & Writing) [Ep 41: The Disappointment Show] 2022
BBC Radio’s: Comic Sanskrit 2019/2020 (Performer, Writer & Star of 6 part podcast)
BBC Radio 4’s Fred @ The Stand 2019 (Performing & Writing)
BBC Radio 4 Live @ 11, 2019 (Performing & Writing)
Richard Herrings Leicester Square Theatre Podcast 2017 (Interview)
Talk Radio’s Morning Papers with Penny Smith 2019 (Regular Guest, bi-weekly)
BBC Radio 4 State of the Nation, January 2017 (Performing & Writing)
BBC Radio 4 Pick of the Week, January 2017 (Performing & Writing)
BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News 2017 (Performing & Writing)
BBC Radio 4 The News Quiz, May 2017 (S92 Writer)BBC Radio 3, The Verb, (Aired March 2017, Performing & Writing
Awards
New Zealand Comedy Festival Best International Debut 2025
Edinburgh Fringe ISH Awards Best Show Nominee 2024
Leicester Comedy Festival Best Show Nominee 2019
NATYS 2017 Winner
English Comedian of the Year Finalist 2018
Chortle Student Comedian of the Year 2016 Runner Up
Beat the Frog World Series Finalist 2016
Brighton Fringe YHA Best Young Comedian Nominee 2016
Top 10 Pick of the Fringe 2016 – BBC Radio 4, the Huffington Post, the Skinny
Writing/Acting Work:
Splitting the Bill – Channel 4, Nominated for RTS North East Best Comedy Sketch (Writer & Director)
Gannin Oot – Channel 4, WINNER OF RTS North East Comedy Sketch (Director & Script Editor)
Uncommon – Winner of RTS Student Best Short Film (Actor & Script Edtior)
Starred Ratings:
***** – The Guardian
***** – The Wee Review
***** – A Youngish Perspective
**** 1/2 The Reviews Hub
**** 1/2 – Edinburgh Students Arts Review
**** – Broadway Baby
**** – Fest Mag
**** – One 4 Review
**** – Threeweeks
**** – The Scotsman
Press Quotes:
‘One of the best comedians in England’ – Radio 4
‘Funny, Moving, Powerful’ – Mike Reiss (Writer/Producer – The Simpsons)
‘Hilarious’ – Judah Friedlander
‘Inspiringly Intelligent’ – Paul Sinha
‘The Bobby Thompson of Our Times’ – Dan Jackson, Author (The Northumbrians)
‘A powerful, passionate, open-minded, intelligent voice. It is superb political comedy and commentary’ – The Scotsman
“Poisoning the minds of British children with pro-immigrant claptrap’ – Nigel Farage
‘Great Banter’ – Graham Linehan (ironically)
‘An hour of fast paced rapier wit that will change you forever.’ – Broadway Baby
‘Shallow, unbalanced, unrepresentative’ – Lord Green of Deddington, Chair of Migration Watch
‘Rising Star of Political Comedy’ – Andy Zaltsman, The Bugle
“Dripping with erudite genius” – Fest Magazine
“Kohli is not just performing for laughs; he is attempting to create some real art.” – Broadway Baby
“A Powerhouse” – Steve Bennet, Chortle,
“So Good” – Bruce Dessau, BeyondTheJoke (I think he means existence & the universe itself doesn’t matter, but take from it what you will)
“The Worst Comedy I’ve ever seen, if it can be called comedy. More polemic and toilet humour dressed up as comedy. After all, what is funny about terrorism and child abuse?” – Edfringereview
Book Features:
Dan Jackson – The Northumbrians (Page 7, New Edition)
Joe Sharkey – Akenside Syndrome
Press Features:
NIGEL FARAGE ACCUSES RAUL OF POISONING THE MINDS OF BRITIHS CHILDREN WITH PRO IMMIGRANT CLAPTRAP: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/05/18/bbc-poisoning-childrens-minds-pro-immigration-claptrap/
Raul Kohli speaks on the comedy from the North East: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/feb/04/howay-the-laughs-is-there-a-geordie-sense-of-humour?fbclid=IwAR2ZlDJY_nG0BPT-SeYEfdjtmM6ZqW1DQmQAdSIPwDNzRd5iGVrLM8lp0As