Maths teacher turned comedian Romesh Ranganathan’s quirky humour has propelled him to the top of the class. But, as he reveals here, life hasn’t always been so easy
Not so long ago, Romesh Ranganathan was having lunch in a burrito place. As he was tucking into his wrap, the manager recognised the 44-year-old comedian, said he was a big fan, and they had a friendly chat. A few minutes later the manager reappeared with the restaurant’s signature dessert: tres leches cake, a Mexican delicacy made with whole milk, evaporated milk and condensed milk. He put it down on the table with a flourish; again, all good. The only problem is that Ranganathan is a vegan. He hasn’t consumed any dairy in almost a decade.
So what did Ranganathan do? “I ate it!” he exclaims. “I couldn’t bring myself to tell him, so I fucking ate it in front of him, man. I was just sitting there going, ‘This has got so much dairy in it!’ I just thought, my morals are not as important as making this guy feel good about having brought this thing over.”
