Paul Chowdhry Don't Ask Me That!

Paul gets ghosted by an actress from EastEnders and turns the failed podcast booking into a stand-up/video diary, from a London club to Silverstone. Raw, improvised, funny and behind the scenes.

Shappi Khorsandi fled Iran as a child, became one of Britain’s best-known comedians, earned an honorary doctorate, and later became a therapist. Paul Chowdhry sits down with her for a funny, emotional and brutally honest conversation about escape, reinvention, comedy, trauma and healing.

She risked everything.
In this episode of Paul Chowdhry: Don’t Ask Me That!, Paul sits down with Valeria Vulpe for a candid conversation about leaving Moldova, starting again in Britain, identity, sacrifice, survival and the choices that can change your life forever.
Valeria opens up about the reality behind her journey — and the questions most people are too scared to ask.

Dr Parvinder Shergill joins Paul Chowdhry for a fearless, funny and unfiltered conversation on Don’t Ask Me That.
Actress, filmmaker and NHS psychiatrist, Parvinder brings a rare mix of comedy, insight and real-world experience as she and Paul get into identity, mental health, acting, family pressure, and the uncomfortable questions people usually avoid.

In this episode of Don’t Ask Me That!, Paul Chowdhry sits down with Harjap Singh Bhangal, known as the Immigration Guru, for a powerful discussion on the Henry Novak murder case and the way it was reported in the media.
The conversation looks at why the word “Sikh” became part of the headline, how communities can be framed by the news, and the wider impact this has on British Sikhs, immigration, identity and public perception in the UK.
A serious, honest and thought-provoking conversation about crime, media language and what happens when one headline affects an entire community.