I have Asian friends - second generation - and I am the worst in terms of being in touch with my heritage.

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• Romesh Ranganathan:

  One day, I brought home Eddie Murphy's 'Raw', and Dad and I would watch that together.

• Romesh Ranganathan:

  Teaching is so solid and reliable, comedy is not.

• Romesh Ranganathan:

  My mum's financial plan is: Romesh becomes a millionaire.

• Romesh Ranganathan:

  I've always loved American stand-up. Richard Pryor is one of the main reasons I got into stand-up.

• Romesh Ranganathan:

  When I first started watching stand-up, I fell in love with American comedy before British comedy.

• Romesh Ranganathan:

  What we're increasingly seeing is comics are becoming better known across the world. They're record

• Romesh Ranganathan:

  I mean, my stand-up is very honest and exposing in this way. I probably carry that into everything

• Romesh Ranganathan:

  In the 10 years I've been with my wife we've probably argued twice.

• Romesh Ranganathan:

  I was a teacher before comedy, but it was good because no two days were the same, which this job is

• Romesh Ranganathan:

  It's such a privileged thing to say, but I'm still that same lazy person!