Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or without access to Netflix (which is basically the same thing), chances are you’ve already caught comedian Vir Das’ latest stand-up special, Losing It.
In case you still haven’t, then this is why you need to get on board the train, and not lose out on something that’s guaranteed to leave you laughing out loud.
Vir takes you across his life journey in this surprisingly insightful, funny, and at times, humorously self-reflective stand-up. It only helps that the special is intelligent and hilarious in equal terms.
The best part though is how, he not only manages to combine the whole thing together in the end, but the fact that his innately effortless (or so it appears) delivery turns the most serious of topics into a light-hearted, and dare I say, more effective discussion.
Abroad Understanding was Vir’s first Netflix special and Losing It is the perfect act to follow with. And trust us when we say, from religion to chasing your dreams, from feminism to mistaken career choices (read: Mastizaade), Vir’s touched on every topic under the sun and managed to nail them all.
His funny take on life, religious characters, and a possible Marvel character (yes, please) also left the Twitterati visibly impressed:
Finally watched #LosingIt on Netflix. Like the ways stand ups are more than just jokes and comedy. Top 3 moments – Feminism, Brown Cow and @thevirdas version of the Ramayana ☘️
— Kriteeka Saxena (@kriteekasaxena) January 9, 2019
@thevirdas is a genius. I can re watch losing it and still laugh haaaard. Take a bow @thevirdas. My favorite Indian comedian.
— Yogesh Jain (@YogeshJ87937759) January 9, 2019
Just watched the #losingit by @thevirdas . I loved it, especially the ending.. and yeah I would love to see a brown cow Marvel movie starring Dr. Das😂😂😂 #MakeVirMarvel🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Anup Deshmukh (@anupd96) January 10, 2019
#LosingIt l’m losing my heart to you @thevirdas ❤️
— Abhivyakti upadhyay (@AbhivyaktiU) January 7, 2019
“Your talent belongs to you. Your reputation belongs to other people”. What a masterpiece, man. Thanks for this one. A must watched. @thevirdas #LosingIT 🙏🏻
— Lakshey Anand (@WhoLakshey) January 7, 2019
At a time when i was actually #LosingIt this stuff was awesome to watch!What a start to the year….!Hope the future is similarly filled with Laughter and hope @thevirdas is safe after his jokes 😛😛 https://t.co/vpE6Ag9GXj
— smruti venkatesh (@ammusmruti13) January 2, 2019
@thevirdas I fell for the writing more than the performance. Enjoyed a lot. ‘Shiva gave it to me’ part, Reason of working in Mastizaade, Mr Santok, world peace, feminism, everything will stay with me for a long time. Thanks for 1 hour of joy and laughter. #LosingIt
— राнʋℓ (@Dilli_Wala_BF) January 7, 2019
Watch the complete show on Netflix.