Paul Chowdhry (born Tajpaul Singh Chowhdry; 21 August 1974) is a British comedian and actor. He began his stand up career in 1998 and hosts the Channel 4 comedy series Stand Up for the Week as of the fifth series, he was a regular act for third and fourth series. He was the first British act to perform at the Caribbean Comedy Festival in Trinidad in 2003. He has been a guest panelist on 8 out of 10 Cats and Comedy World Cup.