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Today it was a Marlboro Light": Vir Das takes dig at Mumbai's air pollution

Stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das, who has never shied away from talking about social issues, recently took a dig at Mumbai's worsening air pollution while humorously comparing breathing in the city to "smoking a cigarette."Read further on Dynamite News:

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What to know about influencer’s ‘dirty’ joke sparking outrage in India

The comment has resulted in multiple police complaints

The Independent UK

‘Punching up against colonialism is glorious!’ The unstoppable rise of Indian comedy in the UK

Standup has enjoyed a rapid rise in India over the last decade, and now its leading lights are conquering the Edinburgh fringe and packing out the Royal Albert Hall. Where better to take aim at the legacy of Empire

The Guardian - UK

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The Week on Stage at Edinburgh Fringe: Amy Gledhill, Colin Hoult, Vir Das, Age Is a Feeling

A guide to comedy and theatre from the final week of the Fringe

The Independent UK

‘You have to be 100 times funnier in Danish’: the pitfalls and pleasures of taking comedy across borders

Just because a joke works in one country or language doesn’t mean it will in another. Globetrotting standups talk about routines that have bombed – and the changes that saved them

The Guardian - UK

Vir Das launched his own beer and named it FAAAAKIT

Actor-comedian Vir Das just launched a beer, and your parents will not approve of its name

The Hindu

Vir Das mocks Will Smith's visit to India post Oscars slap controversy

Hollywood star Will Smith's recent visit to India weeks after slapping Chris Rock at Oscars 2022 has caught everyone's attention. Like several netizens, actor and stand-up comedian Vir Das, too, commented about the same.

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