Neel Nanda, a stand-up comedian most recognized for his roles on Comedy Central’s Adam Devine’s House Party and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, passed away, according to a statement from his manager, Greg Weiss, to Deadline. It is unknown at this time what caused the death. His age was thirty-two.
“I [am] deeply shocked and saddened by this. He was a wonderful comic, but a better person,” Weiss said in a statement. “He had the world in front of him,” Weiss added, noting he was fully booked with appearances throughout January and February. One of the first places in Baltimore to honor Nanda on social media was the Port Comedy Club.
“It is with a very heavy heart we say goodbye to comedy great, Neel Nanda,” reps for The Port Comedy Club posted Saturday on Instagram. “Absolutely shocked by the news. Such a positive force for comedy and a huge loss to our community. Rest in Peace Neel,” adding “Thank you for gracing our stage and piano, a great headliner, gone too soon.”
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Nanda, who was born in Atlanta, GA, to Indian immigrants, said in a 2018 interview with VC Reporter that he developed an early interest in humor. In middle school, he told the outlet, he would watch Comedy Central with a notebook in hand, noting down his favorite jokes to repeat in class.
“I didn’t realize I was stealing jokes until I was in high school,” said Nanda.
“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 realize until college that I could go to an open mic and tell them. 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.”
He first collaborated with Jimmy Kimmel in 2017 and made an appearance for five minutes. Watch the video down below. Nanda told VCReporter, “I would say that performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live is my proudest accomplishment to date in the comedy world.”
“I’ve always wanted to perform a late-night set, and my first preference was Jimmy Kimmel.” It really amazed me how everything came together. I’ve done shows on other networks, such as Viceland, Comedy Central, Hulu, and so on, but Jimmy Kimmel was the first venue where my parents were fans of the host.
Nanda was the host of “Unnecessary Evil,” a weekly stand-up comedy performance at the Westside Comedy Theater in Los Angeles that LA Weekly ranked among the top 10 in the city at the time.
Additionally, he had appearances on Viceland’s Flophouse, Hulu’s Coming to the Stage, and Comedy Central’s Adam Devine’s House Party. Comedians like Matt Rife are honoring Nanda on social media.
“You were one of the nicest, hardest working comedians I’ve ever called a friend and i hope you can be at peace brother”, Rife wrote on X (fka 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 ❤️🩹
— Matt Rife (@mattrife) December 23, 2023
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