Comedian Romesh Ranganathan reveals that he has come ‘very close’ to suicide

The British comedian and TV host Romesh Ranganathan has said that he used to “fantasise” about suicide and “came very close” to taking his own life.

Ranganathan now credits exercise and his friend and Wolf and Owl podcast host Tom Davis for improving his mood.

The comic got news that his friend had died when he was making The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan in Ethiopia where he was off grid for 48 hours.