Vir Das Will Be The First Indian To…


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Vir
Das/Instagram

Vir
Das
will
be
the
first
Indian
to
host
the
2024
International
Emmys.

Taking
to
his
Instagram
account,
Vir
shared
the
big
news:
‘Thanks
to
your
support,
an
Indian
Emmy
Host
I
can’t
wait
to
host
the
@iemmys
this
year!
Crazy.
Thank
you
for
having
me.
Tremendously
honoured
and
excited!’

Vir
had
been
nominated
for
an
Emmy
in
2021
for
his
special

Vir
Das:
For
India

and
won
in
2023
for
his
Netflix
special,

Landing
.
He
is
currently
on
his
international
Mind
Fool
tour.

Apart
from
his
stand-up
work,
Vir
has
also
created,
produced,
and
starred
in
several
series,
including
ABC’s

Whiskey
Cavalier
,
Netflix’s

Hasmukh

and
Amazon’s

Jestination
Unknown.

He
appeared
in
Judd
Apatow’s

The
Bubble

and
is
developing
a
single-camera
comedy
with
CBS
Studios
and
Andy
Samberg.
He
is
also
the
lead
singer
of
India’s
comedy-rock
band,
Alien
Chutney.

‘I
am
so
happy
to
be
hosting
the
International
Emmys.
It’s
a
massive
prestigious
night
to
uphold
makers
from
across
a
world
that
I
believe
is
making
its
best
content.
I
know
first-hand
how
it
can
be
life-changing,’
he
said
in
a
statement,
as
per

The
Hollywood
Reporter
.

The
International
Emmy
Awards
will
be
held
on
November
25
in
New
York
City.


Photograph
curated
by
Manisha
Kotian/Rediff.com