Paul Sinha

Supriya Kumar "Paul" Sinha (born 28 May 1970) is an English doctor, comedian, broadcaster and quiz player of Indian descent. He is best known for being a "Chaser" on the ITV game show The Chase, which he joined in 2011; his nicknames on the show are "The Sinnerman", "The Smiling Assassin" and "Sarcasm in a Suit".

Education

Sinha was educated at Dulwich College and St George's Hospital Medical School. While at medical school, he developed a taste for the stage in St George's annual revue and refined his comedy as co-editor of the medical school newsletter, popularly known as the "Slag Mag". Sinha is a qualified general practitioner. Sinha is an atheist.

Stand-up comedy

Sinha began performing stand-up while working as a junior doctor in hospitals in London and King's Lynn. His early material drew on his sexuality (he is openly gay) and ethnicity, with a high pun concentration. In 1999, he was runner-up in the final of the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year.

After several years of combining touring with his nascent medical career, Sinha's breakthrough came with his second solo Edinburgh show, Saint or Sinha?, which earned him an if.comeddie nomination in 2006.