Paul’s a Lunchtime Hit

Stand-up comedian Paul Sinha, known to millions on television viewers for his appearances on ITV quiz programme The Chase, was guest speaker at a Birmingham Press Club lunch, where he received the Club’s traditional gift of a bugle and was made an Honorary Life Member.

And it was a case of “hello, again” as Paul met up with lunch guests Gary Hudson, a big money winner on the show two years ago, and Said Khan, who gets a mention in Paul’s autobiography, One Sinha Lifetime, as a fellow-quiz enthusiast.

Gary, a former BBC Midlands Today chief reporter who also spent 12 years at Staffordshire University as a senior lecturer in broadcast journalism, beat all the odds to win a magnificent £64,000.

The lunch, held at Park Regis Birmingham, was attended by 80 guests and raised £700 for The Journalists’ Charity, with prizes being donated by Cosmo Restaurant Wolverhampton, Digbeth Dining Club, Park Regis, Worcestershire County Cricket Club and Press Club directors Adrian Kibbler, John Lamb and Peter Brookes.

Photo: Paul tries out the traditional Press Club bugle (Image by Adrian Kibbler)