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NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                           DECEMBER 06, 2024        |  The Indian Eye 22


              Vir Das shines as the First Indian Host for



                          International Emmy Awards 2024




        OUR BUREAU                                                                                 er of India’s comedy-rock band Alien Chutney.
                                                                                                      Vir Das expressed his happiness at the opportu-
        New York, NY
                                                                                                   nity of hosting the International Emmys
             tand-up comedian and actor, Vir Das hosted                                               “I am so happy to be hosting the International
             the  International  Emmy  Awards  2024  and                                           Emmys. It’s a massive prestigious night to uphold
        Sstunned everyone with his style statement.                                                makers from across a world that I believe is mak-
            He is the first Indian to have hosted this presti-                                     ing its best content. I know first-hand how it can be
        gious event.                                                                               life-changing,” he said in a statement, as per The
            For the mega event, he wore formal attire de-                                          Hollywood Reporter.
        signed by the fashion label Salooka by Shubhangi                                              The International Emmy Awards were held in
        Bajpai. His black attire seemed to be a perfect blend                                      New York City.
        of East and West, which included a blazer, an em-                                             Vir began his career in stand-up comedy, perform-
        broidered white kurta, and flared trousers.                                                ing at various venues in India and abroad. His rise to
            Das decided on his outfit earlier and he updat-                                        fame came through a mix of stand-up specials, live per-
        ed his fans in his post on his Instagram handle ahead                                      formances, and appearances in Bollywood films like
        of the award ceremony that he would be wearing a                                           Delhi Belly, Go Goa Gone, and Badmaash Company.
        “brand new designer” for the Emmys.                                                           Vir Das has also gained international recogni-
            “As promised. I will be wearing a brand-new de-                                        tion through his Netflix comedy specials, including
        signer for the Emmys. As promised, I know nothing                                          Vir Das: Abroad Understanding, Vir Das: For In-
        about fashion. But she does and she worked super   Das was earlier nominated for an Emmy in   dia, and Landing. His work has earned him critical
        hard. Her name is Shubhangi Bajpai and she is from   2021 for his special Vir Das: For India and won in   acclaim and multiple International Emmy nom-
        Delhi. Happy to show you her work soon. Do keep   2023 for his Netflix special Landing. The comedian   inations. In 2023, he won the International Emmy
        in mind, she doesn’t have much to work with here,”   is currently on his international Mind Fool tour.  Award for Comedy for Landing, making him a
        he wrote in his post.                            Apart from his stand-up work, Vir Das has also   prominent figure in global entertainment.
            In September, taking to his Instagram account,   created, produced, and starred in several series,   Beyond stand-up, Das has ventured into acting,
        Vir Das shared his excitement for hosting the award   including  ABC’s  Whiskey  Cavalier,  Netflix’s  Has-  producing, and writing for TV and film. He starred
        ceremony, as he wrote, “Thanks to your support, an   mukh, and Amazon’s Jestination Unknown.  in the American series Whiskey Cavalier and creat-
        Indian Emmy Host I can’t wait to host the @iemmys   Das appeared in Judd Apatow’s The Bubble   ed the Netflix series Hasmukh. He’s also known for
        this year! Crazy. Thank you for having me. Tremen-  and is developing a single-camera comedy with CBS   his band, Alien Chutney, which mixes comedy and
        dously honoured and excited!                 Studios and Andy Samberg. He is also the lead sing-  rock music.
















































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