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Vir Das (born 31 May 1979) is an Indian comedian, actor and musician. After beginning a career in standup comedy, Das moved to starring in films like (2010), Delhi Belly (2011), and Go Goa Gone (2013) in supporting roles. In 2017, he performed the special Abroad Understanding. Das has appeared in approximately 35 plays, over 100 stand-up comedy shows, 18 films, eight TV shows and six comedy specials. He has written comedic columns for Femina, Maxim, Exotica, DNA and . In 2019, he made his debut in American television with the television series, . He won the 2023 International Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series for the Netflix comedy special .


Biography
Vir Das was born to Ranu Das and Madhur Das in on 31 May 1979. He was raised in and India. In Nigeria, he attended the Indian Language School in , . In India, he attended The Lawrence School, Sanawar and Delhi Public School, Noida. After 18 months at Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi he went to the United States. There he obtained a bachelor's degree from Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois in Economics and Theatre with a concentration in performance. After graduating from Knox, Das was accepted into the Harvard University's and Moscow Arts Theatre for their joint Stanislavsky Program. He has a sister Trisha, who is four years elder to him and is a published author and a documentary filmmaker. He has claimed in one of his shows that his grandfather was a awardee from Bengal. He married his girlfriend after five years of relationship, Shivani Mathur, in October 2014.


Career
He began his career with a gig at one of the premier hotels in New Delhi with a performance titled "Walking on Broken Das".

Das started his career on TV when he hosted two TV shows on Zoom. The first one was Is Route Ki Sabhin Linein Maast Hain where he was an . The second was his own stand-up comedy late night show Ek Rahin Vir. Das also hosted Top Drive - Getaway for Star World.

Das has appeared on a variety of comedic television programs. He hosted Cricket Firsts, a sports comedy show on Zee Sports (now TEN Action+). He did improvisational comedy on 's Lo Kar Lo Baat. He was an addition to the cast of The Great Indian Comedy Show on . He can be seen anchoring Now Not Showing on .

Das is the host of News on the Loose, his own news comedy show on CNBC-TV18. News on the Loose was given its own weekly half-hour special News On The Loose — Weekend on CNBC-TV18.

Das was cast as the comic relief in The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, a Hallmark mini-series filmed in India. He began filming for his first two Bollywood roles in early 2006. He played a small role 's 2007 movie .

Vir Das has also worked with Ashvin Gidwani Productions-AGP on stand-up shows like Walking on Broken Das, Battle of Da Sexes, and History of India: VIRitten, which he wrote and directed.

He performed at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2011, 2022 and 2024.

On 25 April 2017, Das's special Abroad Understanding was released, in the process becoming the first Indian comedian with a comedy special on the platform.

In June 2017 Das was named one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch for 2017."

In December 2018, Das released his second Netflix comedy special, entitled Losing It.

In 2019, Das released his travel-cum-comedy show Jestination Unknown where he explores how Indians see humour along with a couple of other stand-up comedians and celebrities.

He starred opposite in a Fresh Off the Boat episode titled "The Magic Motor Inn". He plays the patriarch of an Indian family. Das's onscreen family was slated to be at the center of the plot of the official spin-off of the same show. However, the show was not picked up by networks.

During the lockdown in 2020 he was on Netflix in a one-hour special called Vir Das: Outside In.

On 12 November 2021, Das performed a titled "Two Indias" at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

On 29 January 2023, Das appeared on the Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend and discussed faking as a child, the first laugh he ever got on stage, the controversy over his "Two Indias" monologue, and his new special .

He hosted the 52nd International Emmy Awards in 2024.


Controversies

Vir Das Two Indias
In November 2021, Das performed a comedy monologue at the called "Two Indias". He contrasted India's rich vs. poor, criticised politicians and democratic backsliding, and noted divisions over Bollywood films and cricket teams. On the topic of women, he remarked: "I come from an India where we worship women during the day and gang-rape them at night." The performance received a standing ovation, Comedian Vir Das causes a stir with 'two Indias' monologue but Indian politicians filed seven police complaints against Das, including for insulting India on foreign soil.


Vir Das, Netflix
In November 2022, Mumbai police issued an FIR against Vir Das and two other persons and online streaming platform Netflix on charges of copyright rules violation, following a complaint by noted theatre producer Ashvin Gidwani of AGP World that Das re-used material from his previous show in his Netflix special.


Filmography

Film
Guest appearance
Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Hollywood movie debut


Television
2006The Curse of King Tut's TombJabari
2008Call Centre OperatorSeven episodes
2017Conan (talk show)Guest
2019Jai DattaMain Cast
Koffee with KaranHimselfEpisode: Koffee Awards 2019
2020Fresh Off the BoatDCEpisode: "The Magic Motor Inn"


Web
Stand-up special
Stand-up special
Comedy series
Writer and an actor
Stand-up special
Stand-up special
Stand-up special
Stand-up special
2024Call Me BaeAmazon Prime VideoActor


See also
  • List of Indian comedians
  • List of stand-up comedians


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