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name: "Suchandrika Chakrabarti"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/suchandrika-chakrabarti"
fi1m_id: "suchandrika-chakrabarti"
tmdb_id: 5727529
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T17:19:18.095961+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Suchandrika Chakrabarti

## Identity

Suchandrika Chakrabarti

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/suchandrika-chakrabarti
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** suchandrika-chakrabarti
- **TMDB ID:** 5727529
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5727529

Writer. Born in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5727529

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Have I Got News for You*](https://film.one/tv/have-i-got-news-for-you.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Suchandrika Chakrabarti is a British writer, stand-up comedian, podcaster and former journalist from London. She worked in newsrooms for *The Guardian* and the *Daily Mirror* before moving into comedy in 2020, after taking a stand-up course at The Bill Murray in Islington.

She writes additional material for *Have I Got News for You* on BBC One and has contributed to BBC Radio 4 series including *The News Quiz* and *The Now Show*. Her solo shows include *I Miss Amy Winehouse*, which she took to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022, and *Doomscrolling* (2024). She also hosts the podcast *Freelance Pod*.

*Sources: comedy.co.uk, womanandhome.com, theweereview.com, blogs.city.ac.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Have I Got News for You* (1990), Fi1m 80, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/have-i-got-news-for-you.md)

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