Stand-up comic Neel Nanda, who notably appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Adam DeVine’s House Party, has died. He was 32.
Nanda’s loss of life was first reported on Sunday (Monday in Australia), together with his supervisor Greg Weiss confirming the information to People in a single day.
“I [am] deeply shocked and saddened by this. He was a wonderful comic, but a better person,” Weiss mentioned in an announcement to Deadline. “He had the world in front of him.”
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Nanda’s explanation for loss of life has not been disclosed publicly.
To Variety, Weiss described Nanda as a “great comic” and a “great human being”.
Fans and mates alike are paying tribute to Nanda, with comic Matt Rife writing on X (previously Twitter): ”RIP Neel Nanda 😔 you were one of the nicest, hardest working comedians I’ve ever called a friend and i hope you can be at peace brother ❤️🩹”.
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Nanda, in line with VC Reporter, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and was a fan of comedy from childhood.
He informed the outlet in 2018 that he would watch Comedy Central applications and write out the jokes he heard in a pocket book, then re-tell them to his mates in school.
“I didn’t realise I was stealing jokes until I was in high school,” he informed the outlet.
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“When I was in high school I started writing my own jokes using the structure of some of the jokes I had previously stolen. I filled up a notebook of jokes and didn’t realise until college that I could go to an open mic and tell them,” he mentioned.
“I actually had a friend read the notebook and tell me, ‘You know you can just go perform these, right?’ I didn’t know, but after a quick Google search I was off to the Laughing Skull open mic.”
Nanda additionally informed the outlet on the time that his 2017 Jimmy Kimmel Live! set was his best accomplishment in comedy.
He informed the outlet: “I’ve performed on other networks like Comedy Central, Hulu, Viceland, etc., but Jimmy Kimmel was the first place I performed where my parents were a fan of the host.”
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