Asian Provocateur is a British comedy travel documentary television series shown on the BBC.
In 2015, comedian Romesh Ranganathan reluctantly travels to Sri Lanka after his mother, Shanthi, tells him that he is a coconut and that he should meet his relatives who live there and learn about his parents' country—including its culture, religion, and language.
[3] Romesh is sent to receive a traditional blessing in Kegalle, which involves a chicken being rubbed on his head in a ceremony which is black magic rather than Hindu.
Romesh is tasked with fulfilling a lifelong dream of his mother by performing in a Tamil soap opera.
Shanthi heads out to Sri Lanka so see what Romesh has learnt and becomes furious when she realises he has been lying a lot.
He fails in his attempt to put her into a retirement community for the week, before letting her share his hotel room.
He then takes part in a frat party initiation, before joining a gospel choir.
Romesh invites Ragu, who arranges for him to be interviewed by online TV station, Naked News.
Romesh takes Shanthi to a glacier to see the Northern Lights, despite the fact that he knows there is no chance of seeing them due to cloud cover.
The brothers wrestle in New Orleans and travel in an RV to Mississippi, where Dinesh fishes for catfish.