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Published December 24, 2023, 10:28 a.m. ET
Stand-up comedian Neel Nanda, who appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and Comedy Central's “Adam Devine's House Party” has reportedly died. He was 32. Neel Nanda/Instagram
Stand-up comedian Neel Nanda, who appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and Comedy Central's “Adam Devine's House Party,” has reportedly died. He was 32.
Several artists and fans mourned Nanda on social media on Saturday as the circumstances of his death remained unclear.
“It is with a very heavy heart that we say goodbye to the great comedy star Neel Nanda,” representatives from the Port Comedy Club in Baltimore wrote on Instagram Saturday. “Absolutely shocked by the news. Such a positive force for comedy and a great loss to our community. Rest in peace, Neel.”
“Thank you for gracing our stage and piano, a great headliner gone far too soon,” the venue added.
The Post reached out to Nanda's representative for comment.
Several artists and fans mourned Nanda on social media on Saturday as the circumstances of his death remained unclear. Neel Nanda/Instagram
Born in Atlanta to Indian immigrant parents, Nanda began his career as a stand-up comedian by watching multiple sets on Comedy Central and retelling his favorite jokes to his middle school friends.
“I didn’t realize I was stealing jokes until high school,” Nanda told VCReporter in 2018. “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 a notebook with jokes and didn’t realize until college that I could go to an open mic and tell them,” he continued. “In fact, a friend of mine had read the notebook and said to me, 'You know you can just perform this, right?' I didn’t know it, but after a quick Google search I landed at Laughing Skull’s open mic.”
Nanda hosted the weekly show “Unnecessary Evil” at the Westside Comedy Theater in Los Angeles.
He once said his greatest achievement was performing a five-minute set on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in 2017.
“I've always wanted to do a late night set and 'Jimmy Kimmel' was my first choice. The fact that it came about kind of blew me away,” Nanda told VCReporter.
“I've appeared on other networks like Comedy Central, Hulu, Viceland, etc., but Jimmy Kimmel was the first place I appeared where my parents were a fan of the host,” he joked.
The Post reached out to Kimmel representatives for comment.
Nanda once said his greatest achievement was performing a 5-minute set on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in 2017. Neel Nanda/Instagram
Over the weekend, several comedians paid tribute to Nanda.
“RIP Neel Nanda,” embattled comedian Matt Rife, 28, wrote
“I didn’t know Neel Nanda personally, but reading multiple tributes is both heartbreaking and eye-opening,” Dane Cook, 51, posted on the platform on Saturday. “I join the many who express that there is help out there.”
“I've always wanted to do a late night set and 'Jimmy Kimmel' was my first choice. The fact that it came about kind of blew me away,” Nanda told VCReporter. Neel Nanda/Instagram
“I don’t know anyone who has worked harder than Neel,” stand-up comedian Adam Newman wrote on Instagram alongside a picture of Nanda and others at a venue. “I don’t know anyone who has been so open and willing to help other comedians with stage time or advice.”
“Neel basically taught me, and I’m sure many of you, how to promote yourself on this site,” he continued. “And I don’t know anyone who’s so quick to send a text or DM with a compliment or encouraging words.”
“I wish I had contacted him recently. “Another truly great loss for comedy and everyone who knew him,” concluded Newman.
Nanda had posted that he would be doing shows in Toronto on December 15th and 16th: “BIRTHDAY WEEKEND WAAAAAAAAAAY UP IN THE 6 I FEEL BLESSED.”
He is said to be survived by his mother, father and sister.
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