<p>Truly a global comedian, Vir Das has five Netflix specials to his name, and his latest “Landing” is an exceptional piece of work, relating the story of a plane journey at the end of which he faces arrest for bringing his country’s name into disrepute.</p><br><p>We talk about his beginnings in Bollywood; the difference a background in acting makes to a comics’ approach to authenticity; removing the middlemen between oneself and one’s audience; and why he doesn’t have the luxury of cynicism…</p><br><p>Go to <a href="http://www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders</a> for ad-free episodes, extra content from every show that has it, and much more - including the exclusive Insiders Q&As with Nish Kumar, Alfie Brown, James Acaster and Fern Brady, plus the incredible “self-help for comedians” special with Amanda Donnet.</p><br><p>And submit your unmissable moments of ComComPod at <a href="http://www.comedianscomedian.com/unmissable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.comedianscomedian.com/unmissable</a></p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>Catch up with Vir Das:</strong></p><br><p><a href="http://www.virdas.in/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.virdas.in</a></p><p>TW @thevirdas</p><p>IG @virdas</p><p>And most of <a href="http://www.netflix.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.netflix.com</a></p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>Everything Stu's up to:</strong></p><br><p>Stu’s new stand-up special “I Need You Alive” is available online from 23rd Feb at:</p><br><p><a href="https://www.moment.co/stuartgoldsmith/stuartgoldsmith-i-need-you-alive" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.moment.co/stuartgoldsmith/stuartgoldsmith-i-need-you-alive</a></p><br><p>Podcast community links, social media and comedy clips, and Stu’s official YouTube channel are all at <a href="http://linktr.ee/stuartgoldsmith" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">linktr.ee/stuartgoldsmith</a></p><br><p>Or join the mailing list for unspecified freebies at:</p><br><p><a href="http://www.comedianscomedian.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.comedianscomedian.com</a></p><br><p><a href="http://www.stuartgoldsmith.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.stuartgoldsmith.com</a></p><br><p>Stu offers remote and in-person talks to business, distilling insights from over 400 comics on cultivating resilience and the ability to bounce back, to all levels from C-suite to team members.</p><br><p><em>“There’s perfect and there’s perfect; and that was perfect.” </em>David Cooper, Chief People Officer, Circle Health Group</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
