Catch the final Mumbai gig of Vir Das's ongoing stand-up show

Actorcomedian Vir Das has had a good year He became the first Indian comic to have a show on Netflix he performed on Conan OBriens latenight show he is developing a dark comedy show with Nikhil Advani and another one with Amazon He will feature in an ABC network dramedy Whiskey Cavalier as well And all of this is in addition to touring more than 40 cities around the world with his oneman show Boarding DasHe has had soldout shows in venues such as the O2 Arena in London and is now touring India with the standup routine With six houseful shows in Mumbai Das will now be giving his final Boarding Das performance in the city a polished version that has been tested across the world before continuing his India tour This show started out as something that was going to journey the world and over time evolved into being something about a journey around the world I performed in many tiny towns and they alter your perspective as a human being The last year and a half have been lifechanging in terms of my perspective as an adult on work finances career and love mdash I have grown up a lot in this time The big learning experience that I have had on this tour is that I know nothing says Das about his journey Thus enlightened he adds that he now wants to spend the next half of his life gaining new experiencesI performed at O2 London which was a great experience But a week before that I performed in Trondheim in Norway where we sold only 32 tickets But I learned much more there Also there is a tiny shop that sells the worlds best fish over there I had never had fish before which I finally started in my 30s Comedy is not about the big things it is very observational and about such experiences he explains Das makes most of his observations not just for his shows but also for his band Alien Chutney which will also perform in the city this week and release new songs including one on meetha paan The Joggers Park Song and Your Boyfriend is a Douchebag which is for every guy who is in the friend zoneWhile Das loves doing the fun and stupid thing with his band he equally enjoys integrating a political statement in his shows from feminism to Modi to Trump We live in an era where the conversation on politics is extensive It is inclusive of media authors and entertainers so it makes sense that comedians join in as well In fact politicians are funnier than comics when talking about politics I get a mix of a left and rightwing audience We may not agree on the same things but it can still make us laugh feels DasThe US or India where does he enjoy working more though we ask I enjoy being home and working here But its nice to go out there and learn things Ten years is not a very long time for a standup artiste The way to get better at tennis is to play with those who are better than you Its the same with comedians I get to work with experienced comedians there I like to observe these pros and realise that I have a long way to go Das signs offON May 19 8 pm AT St Andrews Auditorium Bandra WestLOG ON TO bookmyshowcomEntry Rs 885 onwards