{"id":20020,"date":"2022-08-10T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T07:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1690251"},"modified":"2022-08-10T09:17:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T07:17:10","slug":"who-is-kae-kurd-meet-celebrity-masterchef-2022-contestant-and-comedian","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-kae-kurd-meet-celebrity-masterchef-2022-contestant-and-comedian\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Kae Kurd? Meet Celebrity MasterChef 2022 contestant and comedian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 10 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>BBC One\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/celebrity-masterchef-2022-start-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Celebrity MasterChef<\/a> returns next week, with a <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/celebrity-masterchef-2022-line-up-cast\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">new line-up of famous faces<\/a> entering the iconic kitchen for the very first time.<\/p>\n<p>One of the first celebs to try to impress Gregg Wallace and John Torode is Kae Kurd \u2013 a stand-up comedian who you\u2019ll recognise from Mock the Week and Live at the Apollo.<\/p>\n<p>With Kurd taking on the likes of\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-winter-summer-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/celebrity-masterchef-2022-contestant-faye-winter\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Faye Winter<\/a>, McFly\u2019s Danny Jones, media personality <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/celebrity-masterchef-2022-contestant-nancy-dellolio\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Nancy Dell\u2019Olio<\/a> and comedian <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/celebrity-masterchef-2022-contestant-paul-chuckle\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Paul Chuckle<\/a>, it\u2019s going to get steamy in the MasterChef kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know about Kae Kurd \u2013 comedian and Celebrity MasterChef contestant.<\/p> <h2><b>Who is Kae Kurd?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/394190-35b55f3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/394190-35b55f3.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" 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style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">@kaekurd<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kae Kurd is a stand-up comedian who is best known for his appearances on BBC Two\u2019s Live at the Apollo, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/mock-the-week-end-17-years-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Mock the Week<\/a> and Richard Osman\u2019s House of Games.<\/p>\n<p>Kurd, whose name is Korang Abdulla, moved from the Iraqi area to the UK with his parents, who were part of the resistance against Saddam Hussein, in the 1990s, growing up in Brixton.<\/p>\n<p>He began his comedy career in 2011 and went on to write for shows like Cunk On\u2026, Death to 2020, A League of Their Own, Have I Got News For You, Charlie Brooker\u2019s Antiviral Wipe and Crouchy\u2019s Year-Late Euros.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When does Celebrity MasterChef start?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The new season of Celebrity MasterChef kicks off on Wednesday 10th August at 8pm on BBC One.<\/p>\n<p>Season 18 is expected to run for a month and a half, with three episodes airing on BBC One every week.<\/p>\n<p><b>Celebrity MasterChef returns to BBC One this summer. To find out what else is on TV, check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> or visit our hub for more <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment<\/a> news.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><b>subscribe now<\/b><\/a><b> and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the <\/b><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><b>Radio Times podcast<\/b><\/a><b> with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Wednesday, 10 August 2022 at 12:00 am BBC One\u2019s Celebrity MasterChef returns next week, with a new line-up of famous faces entering the iconic kitchen for the very first time. 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