Asian Provocateur

Season 1

Comedian Romesh Ranganathan is sent by his mother to his parents' homeland of Sri Lanka in an attempt to connect him with his roots.

Uncle Thiru
E1
Uncle ThiruSent to receive a traditional blessing, Romesh has a chicken rubbed on his head.
Uncle Ragu
E2
Uncle RaguRomesh visits Batticloa to meet his Uncle Ragu, but is soon leading the poor man astray.
Uncle Rubaharan
E3
Uncle RubaharanUncle Rubaharan introduces Romesh to the ancient Sri Lankan martial art known as angapora.
Cousin Krishna
E4
Cousin KrishnaRomesh must look after his 12-year-old cousin Krishna, who's the more grown-up of the two.
King Kong
E5
King KongShanthi asks Romesh to fulfil a dream of hers and see him perform in a Sri Lankan Tamil drama. Despite a lukewarm reception on set, Romesh decides he could do a better job. He ignore the requests of his mum to take cooking lessons and climb Mount Sigirya, and spends the week trying to create his own Sri Lankan movie. A movie that ends up involving a cast of snake charmers, dancers, his Uncle Ragu and a dwarf internet sensation.
Shanthi's Return
E6
Shanthi's ReturnShanthi heads out to Sri Lanka to join Romesh and find out what he's learnt.