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Vikram Pathak

Vir Das on a rooftop in a big city.

Vir Das

Vir Das is Indian and he’s not going to let his audience forget that during his latest standup tour, “Mind Fool.” Coming off his win of an International Emmy for Best Comedy for his last Netflix special, Landing (you may have also caught him on The Daily Show with Kal Penn in December, after the win), Das is continuing to poke fun at Indian, American and other global stereotypes in a piercing yet affectionate fashion.

media release: Indian comedian and actor Vir Das launched his international Mind Fool Tour in Singapore in September 2023, which is stopping in countries on every continent except Antarcitca in 2023-2024. Das’ new tour comes on the heels of his 2023 International Emmy Award win for Best Comedy for his universally acclaimed fourth Netflix comedy special Landing. Clocking in as last year’s second best-selling act in India’s crowded live entertainment market and ranking as one of the top comedy sellers worldwide, the international star will perform on four continents in multiple iconic venues including Carnegie Hall in New York City, Esplenade in Singapore, Dubai Opera in UAE, and The Eventim Apollo in London, to name a few.

Vir Das is emerging as one of the most beloved global comedic voices of the 21^st century with The New York Times gushing “No artist embodies the globalization of stand-up like Vir Das.” His fourth and most recent Netflix comedy special Landing premiered in December 2022 to universal praise from fans and critics alike. The special, which he also directed, is a story about freedom, foolishness, the west, the east, the notion of home, and what it means to be a citizen of one nation in a global world. The Netflix hour is a capstone to Vir having performed the show more than 180 times in countries across the globe including a wildly successful run at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It’s a show that applies to every citizen in every country in the world with Decider offering that the hour offers “plenty of food for thought…for both current citizens of India, Indian-American children of immigrants, and even those of us with no ties to India.”

Landing, which The Daily Beast called Das’ “strongest hour of stand-up yet ,“ is his fourth special with Netflix and won a 2023 International Emmy in the category of Best Comedy. His previous one Vir Das: For India also received a 2021 International Emmy Nomination for Best Comedy. In addition to his global success on the standup comedy stage, Vir has created, produced, and starred in multiple series, including the ABC spy drama-comedy Whiskey Cavalier, the thriller Hasmokh for Netflix, and the travel show Jestination Unknown for Amazon. He is currently developing his own single-camera comedy with Fox, CBS Studios and Andy Samberg’s production company Party Over Here.

ABOUT LANDING:

Taped in NYC, International Emmy Award Winner Landing is about the aftermath of Vir’s 2021 “Two Indias” speech at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC (Vir Das | I COME FROM TWO INDIAS - YouTube). The video went viral and created an international stir:

Vir Das: Indian comedian polarizes nation with his tale of 'two Indias' | CNN

Comedian Vir Das causes a stir with 'two Indias' monologue - BBC News

The monologue highlighted that India, like so many nations, is a country of polarity and contradictions. Das earned widespread praise for the speech, as division and political hypocrisy are issues citizens across the globe have had to reckon with in recent years. After the show, Vir boarded a plane back to his home in Mumbai and by the time he disembarked, his whole world had been turned upside down. In that week alone he had seven charges filed against him by both citizens and Indian government officials including defamation, sedition, and denigrating India on foreign soil. He was labelled a terrorist in media headlines. That same week he also received an International Emmy Nomination for his special Vir Das: For India. 

Das’ latest offering Landing, his fourth Netflix special, is a show about the personal reflection and existential turmoil Vir unwittingly thrust himself into by giving that speech in 2021. It’s a show about freedom, foolishness, the west, the east, and what it means to be a citizen of one nation in a global world. It’s a show that applies to every citizen in every country across the globe. Landing just wrapped a critically acclaimed sold out run at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival with The New York Times gushing “No artist embodies the globalization of stand-up like Vir Das.”