Hardeep Singh Kohli

Hardeep Singh Kohli is a leading British television presenter who’s most commonly known for being the star of Hardeep Does... which aired for five series on Channel 4. Kohli has spent the majority of his career in television, radio and other forms of media.

Kohli’s career in television began with the BBC Scotland team as a graduate production trainee. He soon moved down to London to work in the BBC Television Centre, directing children’s TV. Kohli directed the children’s television show ‘It’ll Never Work’ which became the first ever children’s show to win a BAFTA and Royal Television Society award in its first season. Throughout his career in television, Kohli has featured on a number of different series and shows, he won another BAFTA for a documentary he presented called In Search of the Tartan Turban. As well as presenting a number of his own documentaries, Kohli has also made a number of celebrity appearances on shows such as Celebrity MasterChef, Celebrity Big Brother and The Wright Stuff.

Although Kohli has spent the majority of his career in television, he has also spent time on the radio presenting shows on BBC Radio 4 and Radio 2. Kohli has also worked as a journalist and comedian during his career, he occasionally writes for The Guardian, The Independent and the Metro. His journalism has been nominated for awards. As a comedian, Kohli has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has presented a number of his own comedy shows. His comedy is most recognisable for his show Chat Masala where he interviews famous stars whilst cooking them an amazing curry.

Throughout his career, Kohli has shown that he is a versatile character who can perform in front of a range of different crowds. He possesses wonderful skills as a presenter which make him an astonishingly good after-dinner speaker. Kohli can provide humour and knowledge to a number of different topics and events, he often discusses overcoming adversity, being under the spotlight and British television.