I was performing comedy in between strippers at two oclock in the afternoon - Vir Das: Part 1 : Bollywood News

He says hes vain, a sex addict and a man who has factually stopped the business of orange juice in India, or wed like to believe. Demure might be the last adjective youd pick to describe Vir, but ask him about the hookers in Hong Kong and he gets loose-trousered. Actually, any man would. Then he tightens up and talks about his gig in the strip club. Ever heard about a man with the casual delivery of absurd or obnoxious statements, and it gets excellent results? Welcome Vir Das - Indias numero uno stand up comedian who may have just ruined your sex life. Kidding! Vir has enormous faith in his power to win over people, which is just as well, since he spent most of his teenage life in the United States as a door man, washing dishes, dating women and making his daily two minute appearance at a local pub doing his stand up acts where getting booed wasnt an option...till he found his niche. But its only after youve spent an amusing one hour conversational wander through Dass uniquely frenzied, extreme and bizarre career that you find out the truth, the truth that yielded more than just a few usable anecdotes. Im just using a part of it in this Bollywood Hungamas part one of the two part special. We stand up to salute the man, Vir Das. Actually, f*** itâ€¦ were better off seated! Let the laughter begin. Vroom Vroom Vir!

You Americans are ignorant redneck hicks. Indians are very important in your life because without them youd be starving, stranded, stupid I was a door man next to a place called Mikes which was two blocks down from where I used to work. They used to have amateur nights where everyone was allowed for two minutes each to perform in front of the live audience. I was horrible because I was trying to be funny and tell jokes which a comedian should never do. I was booed off for fifteen weeks in a row till I snapped and said, You Americans are ignorant redneck hicks. Indians are very important in your life because without them youd be starving, stranded, stupid and I got my first laughs.

I was performing comedy in between strippers at two oclock in the afternoon

In fact, Ive even performed in a strip club. I was a comedian between the strippers (laughs) and that too in the afternoon. At two oclock I was doing this thinking that this has to be my lowest point and my career has gone to its zilch. The funny thing was that the tuxedo I was wearing was retro because I could only get my hands on that and afford it on for seven dollars. I was doing comedy in that in the strip club, can you believe it? Life cant be worse than this! (Laughs).

I was performing comedy in between strippers at two o'clock in the afternoon" - Vir Das: Part 1