27 Facts About Vir Das

Vir Das was born on 31 May 1979 and is an Indian comedian, actor and musician.

Vir Das has appeared in approximately 35 plays, over 100 stand-up comedy shows, 18 films, eight TV shows and six comedy specials.

Vir Das has written comedic columns for Femina, Maxim, Exotica, DNA and Tehelka.

Vir Das won the 2023 International Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series for the Netflix comedy special Vir Das: Landing.

Vir Das was born to Ranu Das and Madhur Das in Dehradun on 31 May 1979.

Vir Das has a sister Trisha, who is four years elder to him and is a published author and a documentary filmmaker.

Vir Das has claimed in one of his shows that his grandfather was a Padma Shri awardee from Bengal.

Vir Das married his girlfriend after five years of relationship, Shivani Mathur, in October 2014.

In November 2021, Vir Das performed a comedy monologue at the Kennedy Center called "Two Indias".

Vir Das contrasted India's rich vs poor, criticised politicians and democratic backsliding, and noted divisions over Bollywood films and cricket teams.

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

Vir Das started his career on TV when he hosted two TV shows on Zoom.

Vir Das has appeared on a variety of comedic television programs.

Vir Das hosted Cricket Firsts, a sports comedy show on Zee Sports.

Vir Das did improvisational comedy on SAB TV's Lo Kar Lo Baat.

Vir Das was an addition to the cast of The Great Indian Comedy Show on STAR One.

Vir Das can be seen anchoring Now Not Showing on CNN-IBN.

Vir Das is the host of News on the Loose, his own news comedy show on CNBC-TV18.

Vir Das was cast as the comic relief in The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, a Hallmark mini-series filmed in India.

Vir Das began filming for his first two Bollywood roles in early 2006.

Vir Das played a small role Vipul Shah's 2007 movie Namastey London.

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

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

In 2019, Vir 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.

Vir Das starred opposite Preity Zinta in a Fresh Off the Boat episode titled "The Magic Motor Inn".

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

Vir Das hosted the 52nd International Emmy Awards in 2024.