Harper's Bazaar India

ON THE DOUBLE

ir Das has turned into a bit of an oxymoron these days. The stand-up comedian who trolls love to hate—and fans have begun to love even more—is in a slightly precarious spot. But comedians have a way of finding humour in even the most serious of matters. Hot on the heels of a prestigious International Emmy Awards for his Netflix special , and a polarised response to his monologue Two Indias—at the prestigious Kennedy Centre in Washington DC—Vir finds himself in a national discourse about a performance that became bigger than one anticipated. And in a conversation with India, the multi-hyphenate actor, comedian, and comedy musician speaks about it all… celebrating his Emmy nomination sans champagne, why his greatest reward is to make you laugh, and why he’s not bothered about baldness, should it ever set in.

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