Sunil Patel

Star of the surprisingly funny Nationwide Bank TV commercials, Sunil is one of the UK’s best stand-up comics.

Early in Sunil’s career he received two notable accolades, being a finalist in the prestigious BBC New Comedy Awards and a Chortle Best Newcomer nominee.

In early 2024 he starred in the major new Channel 4 romantic drama series ‘Alice and Jack’, playing Paul, the best friend of Domhnall Gleeson’s titular character Jack. The show also stars Andrea Riseborough, Aisling Bea and Aimee Lou Wood. Also in 2024 he had a recurring role playing solicitor Adam in the brand new BBC Three show ‘Things You Should Have Done’, described as a “hilarious, offbeat, dysfunctional family-sitcom”, as well a role in BBC One’s ‘Beyond Paradise’.

He is known for his starring role as Sujan in ‘Borderline’, Channel 5’s mockumentary series about the UK Border Force and as John Robbins’ sidekick and fact-master in quiz show ‘Beat the Internet’ on Dave. He also co-hosts the BBC Sounds podcast series ‘But Where Are You Really From?’. Sunil has also hosted his own Radio 4 comedy show ‘An Idiot’s Guide to Bagging an Heiress’ in 2024, which was the follow up to his previous Radio 4 show, ‘An Idiot’s Guide To Cryptocurrency’ in 2022.

He has had roles in many other high profile TV shows including ‘Stath Lets Flats’ (Channel 4), ‘The Witchfinder’ (BBC Two), ‘Bloods’ (Sky One) and ‘This Time with Alan Partridge’ (BBC One) and his film credits include ‘Love at First Sight’ (Netflix) and the 2022 BAFTA nominated British film ‘Brian and Charles’. And recently seen in series 3 of Diane Morgan’s hit comedy ‘Mandy’. He will also be starring in the upcoming release of Macon Blair’s adaptation of ‘The Toxic Avenger’, coming this August.

In 2022 he wrote and starred in ‘Silo’ as part of Sky Comedy Shorts on Sky Arts and has also featured in ITV2’s ‘The Stand Up Sketch Show’, ‘Comedy Central Live’ and ‘Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club’ on ITV. He is a regular at the Edinburgh Festival, with his most recent show, the “immensely entertaining”(Entertainment Now) ‘Faster Horses’ receiving rave reviews and a run at the Soho Theatre in 2023.

About Getaway Comedy

It’s all about the laughs at Getaway Comedy. Expect a delicious mix of playful, unapologetic, dark, punchy and (most importantly) very funny stand-up. Our main aim is to make sure our audiences have a top night out. Line-ups are booked purely on merit (ie. how funny each act is), with an emphasis on making sure there’s a variety of comedic styles for you to enjoy throughout the show. A spoonful of observational, a sprinkling of one-liners, a pinch of musical, a dollop of the daft… you get the picture. With all the crap going on in the world, Getaway Comedy is an opportunity to escape to laughter for a couple of hours.

Getaway Comedy have been putting on shows for over a decade (previously under the banner of The Stand-Up Club), and have built up a reputation as one of the best run and funniest comedy clubs in the UK. We also founded and run the £10,001 British Comedian of the Year competition, with the biggest cash prize in British comedy. With venues across London and the South, check out the nearest venue to you on our Venues Page.