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Tag: Vir Das

Team Coco Presents The Set Up
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Team Coco Presents The Set Up

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 4, 2021March 4, 2021

There’s a new episode of “The Set Up” from Team Coco Originals, and it’s the 12th in an ongoing series, so a great time as any to …

Review: Vir Das, “Outside In — The Lockdown Special” on Netflix
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Review: Vir Das, “Outside In — The Lockdown Special” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 16, 2020February 13, 2021

A mash-up of Zoom shows? That’s the special? As I wrote in Decider: Das’s premise doesn’t seem on the face like it’ll offer much. He …

Review: Vir Das, “For India” on Netflix
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Review: Vir Das, “For India” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020

Vir Das almost broke through in a broadcast primetime sitcom in America this year, starring in a backdoor pilot spinoff episode of Fresh Off The …

Review: Vir Das, “Losing It” on Netflix
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Review: Vir Das, “Losing It” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 19, 2018December 19, 2018

Vir Das got America’s attention with his first Netflix special, last year’s Abroad Understanding. Filming it in a small theater in New York City, then …

Hear from comedians performing at Just For Laughs Montreal in 2017
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Hear from comedians performing at Just For Laughs Montreal in 2017

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 25, 2017

OK. So I’ve only sat down to podcast with 28 of the comedians performing this week so far as part of the 2017 Just For …

Here are Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch in 2017
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Here are Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch in 2017

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 13, 20171

Variety has done it again, teaming up with Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival this summer to toast 10 up-and-coming comedians who the trade magazine sees …

Review: Vir Das, “Abroad Understanding” on Netflix
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Review: Vir Das, “Abroad Understanding” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 28, 2017April 28, 2017

Amazon cut a deal with 14 stand-up comedians from India for new specials to expand its global reach with Prime Video. But Netflix has perhaps …

Vir Das makes his American late-night TV debut on Conan
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Vir Das makes his American late-night TV debut on Conan

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 26, 2017

The most intriguing thing to me about Vir Das performing this routine on Conan isn’t readily apparent just by looking at this clip. But when I tell …

Episode #148: Vir Das
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Episode #148: Vir Das

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 24, 20171

Americans may know Aziz Ansari, Hari Kondabolu or Russell Peters, but Vir Das is the biggest Indian-born comedian and Bollywood actor back home, where he …

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