Comedian Eshaan Akbar becomes the first comedian of Bengali heritage to appear on panel show Mock The Week.

The episode featuring Akbar airs on BBC One on Friday, November 1 at 10pm.

Akbar was born in Whitechapel, grew up in Essex and studied economics at Queen Mary College, University of London. 

Before going into stand-up full-time he worked for Barclays Bank, specialising in wealth management for celebrities.  

He won the Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian of the Year 2016.

Also on the show are Sindhu Vee, Angela Barnes, Hugh Dennis, Ed Gamble, Rhys james and host Dara O Briain.