Supriya Kumar "Paul" Sinha is an English doctor, comedian, broadcaster and quiz player of Indian descent.
Education
Sinha was educated at and Street George"s Hospital Medical School. While at medical school, he developed a taste for the stage in Street George"s annual revue and refined his comedy as co-editor of the medical school newsletter, popularly known as the "Slag Magazine". Sinha is a qualified general practitioner.
Sinha is an atheist.
Career
He is best known for being a "Chaser" on the Independent Television 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". 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 Acting 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.
In 2013 he appeared in the Comedy Central United Kingdom show The Alternative Comedy Experience. 2004, Aspects of Love, Actually 2006, Saint or Sinha? (ifcomeddie award nomination) 2007, King of the World 2009, 39 Years of Solitude 2010, Extreme Anti-White Vitriol 2011, Looking at the Stars 2015, Postcards from the Z List Sinha has performed several times on British Broadcasting Corporation 4, on shows including The News Quiz, The Now Show, Loose Ends, 28 Acts in 28 Minutes, Shappi Talk and Just a Minute.
His interest in football (he is a Liverpool Football Club fan) and cricket has led to appearances on 5 Live, most notably on Fighting Talk.
He has appeared as a guest on Midweek, Woman"s Hour, Broadcasting House and as a political pundit on Prime Minister. On 12 March 2011, Sinha presented his own 4 documentary, Paul Sinha"s Quiz Culture, in which he explored the world of competitive quizzing. On 24 July 2012, he presented a programme called The Sinha Games on British Broadcasting Corporation Four about the Olympic Games and his experience as a Londoner. Sinha has been a frequent contributor to British Broadcasting Corporation 5 Live"s popular sports comedy show Fighting Talk.
After an appearance on The Weakest Link (where he was voted off 4th), Sinha has managed appearances on University Challenge: The Professionals (lost), Are You an Egghead? (lost in first round), Mastermind (4th) and Brain of Britain (3rd).
Sinha is currently ranked 24th in the National Quiz Rankings (as of 19 January 2013), and 28th in the World Quizzing Championships (as of June 2013) Sinha also plays in the Quiz League of London for the Gray Monks. The Chase In 2011, Sinha joined the Independent Television quiz series The Chase as the fourth "Chaser".
His first episode was broadcast in the fourth series on 8 September 2011. He shares the role of Chaser with Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty and, most recently, Jenny Ryan.
He also appears in celebrity editions of the show.
Politics
His second documentary, The Sinha Test, aired on 14 July 2011 and examined patriotism and sporting allegiance.