Romesh Ranganathan set for a big pay day as his company assets soar to £1.6 million

Romesh Ranganathan has never been busier — and business is booming. 

His Ranga Bee production company has seen assets soar to £1.6 million, up from £342,000 the previous year.

The company, which is run by Romesh, 44, recently made its first show: a sitcom called Avoidance for the BBC.

He said: ‘Obviously it’s great to have your show made by your own production company.

‘But I was conscious that if the food was s*** one day and everyone is moaning about it, it’s very difficult to join in — because you’re partly responsible!’

The comic was previously a maths teacher and head of sixth form at Hazelwick school in Crawley, where he had also been a pupil.

Creative: The company, which is run by Romesh, 44, recently made its first show: a sitcom called Avoidance for the BBC

It was there he met his wife Leesa, a fellow teacher, who he has hailed ‘the most laid-back person’.

He previously told the Guardian that his wife was ‘really chilled’ when he missed the birth of the couple’s third child. 

Leesa was admitted to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary during The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2014 where Romesh was appearing to perform stand-up, and gave birth to their son Charlie. 

Romesh said: ‘She was being really chilled out about it – she’s the most laid-back woman in the world. I panic a lot more than she does.’

The former maths teacher revealed that he told the audience at his show that his wife had given birth to his son – but didn’t think the crowd believed him.

He added: ‘I was pretty convinced the audience thought I was making it up.’

Cute couple: He met his wife Leesa when they worked as teachers and previously told how his wife was ‘really chilled’ when he missed the birth of the couple’s third child