Vir Das is an Indian comedian, author, and comedy musician who gained fame acting in Hindi films which include “Delhi Belly,” “Badmaash Company” and “Go Goa Gone.”

Das was born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, and he has previously earned his bachelor’s degree from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois with a major in economics and theatre with a concentration in performance. He then went on to take the Stanislavsky Program at the Moscow Arts Theatre. While studying at Knox College, Vir Das began performing stand-up comedy and performing his debut special, Brown Men Can’t Hump at the Knox’s Harbach Theatre.

After finishing his schooling, Das went back to India where he began performing on stage all over major cities in the country, Since 2003 he has performed over 100 comedy shows in all the major cities. He has debuted six (1.5 hours) comedy specials written, directed by and starring him at the India Habitat Centre to audiences of over 900 a night.

Vir Das started his career on TV when he hosted two TV shows on Zoom Channel. The first one was Is Route Ki Sabhin Linein Maast Hain where he was an agony uncle. The second was his own stand-up comedy late night show Ek Rahin Vir. Although early for their time, they got noticed and put Vir on the comedic map in India. Vir has also hosted Top Drive getaway for Star World.

The Indian Express has called him ‘a comedian to watch out for’ and ‘India’s Answer to Jay Leno’. The Hindustan Times calls him ‘simply hysterical’. Delhi Times has listed him as one of Delhi’s Top Ten Dream Men. The Pioneer has called him ‘The Funniest Kid in India’. Verve has called him ‘India’s only true comic’.

Vir Das has approximately 35 plays, over 100 stand-up comedy shows, 8 TV shows, 2 movies and 6 comedy specials behind him. He is writing comedic columns for Femina, Maxim, Exotica, DNA and Tehelka.