Vir Das Became India's Biggest Stand-up Despite Government Resistance
Vir Das lost his voice just six weeks before he had to film his new Netflix special 'Fool Volume', and on this week's episode of 'Good One' he walks us through how Adele's doctor helped bring him back, facing legal consequences for his work, and how much better it actually is to be an Indian comedian.
00:00 Intro
00:01:23 Funniest thing of the week
00:03:06 Starting stand-up in Mumbai
00:06:23 Being an Indian comic
00:07:54 Branching out globally
00:15:24 Losing his voice
00:23:19 Making the special
00:30:28 Legal controversy
00:34:47 Protecting fellow comics
00:36:02 The magazine profile he didn't do
00:38:53 Making comedy with legal risk
00:43:55 His performing style
00:50:23 The Laughening Round
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