Vir Das: Fool Volume

I thought it was soooo smart to connect the beginning to the end and to stitch the whole thing together soooo beautifully.

Speaks bluntly about almost every topic that people are sometimes even scared to think about.

Most people will be hesitant to even touch upon some of the topics even though they are relevant and prevalent.

It's refreshing to see/hear him talk without fear about touchy/taboo topics and how he manages to turn them into a really funny joke when you least expect it.

Absolutely loved the seriousness and the funniness...thought it was done beautifully across possibly the three biggest cities in the world.

Loved the switching between locations - and wished the show would go on much longer. It was designed to flow, and flow it did. Felt really bad for the losing his voice bit, of course. Besides that, it was classic Vir Das all the way.

Come for the jokes, stay for the desi (and relatable, dammit) humour and commentary, go back still laughing at the Gen Z takes, the Kohinoor diamond, the oat milk cappuccino... I enjoyed it, and I suspect you will too. It's certainly different, and it really worked. Call him global/ Indian/ Delhi/ Bombay/ funny/ unfunny, but he sure makes it work. It's a 10/10 watch.

Even after doing it in English he is so relatable with all of us all at once isnt he speak behalf of all us and raise the voice everytime and makes us compelled to think that what is happening here well I was there to witness the magic there was a everything the laugh volumee I mean everything I really want to see him doing the same at ahemdabad stadium the biggest stadium of the world i would say seeing him doing that would feel so so peronsal and achieving heartedly congratulations to all the crew and the people who were involved in it you did it guys and you did it so hard and greatestttttt.

Vir Das been promoting the show very smartly over the last few weeks and I have been a fan of his work for many years. So the moment this special came out today, it started streaming it.

It started on a decent note, with interwoven jokes that featured his signature smart satire and social and political commentary. But as the special progressed, I found the jokes or their context less and less funny. We associate his work with smartly written socio-political commentary, but here the jokes simply don't land!! Even in the wide shots of the audience, multiple times you can sense that large sections of the audience aren't laughing hard or completely into their splits!!

Maybe this had to do with the 3-city shoot (which I felt is a novel and great concept in theory) but maybe the constant shift of venue, lighting and even vibe disrupted the flow for us (the Netflix audience).

I was rooting for the show and will definitely root for Vir's future content also but I wish this one was funnier and sharper.

PS Once an artist sets the bar high for the audience, sometimes its hard to match it consistently in spite of best efforts. His Hindi counterpart, Zakir's last couple of specials on Amazon Prime, also fell quite flat and repetitive in nature.

Definitely one of the best things I've watched in the past few months. You might think he's funny, you might also think that he's not. But this is something that will definitely stay with you for a long time. The nuanced jokes, carefully woven political commentary, and the entire set was just phenomenal. Had been waiting for this to come out for weeks and watched it the moment it came out. One of my favourite things about Vir's comedy has always been how all of the things he says come back at the end of the show and end up becoming a beautiful culmination of little inside jokes between him and the audience. Will forever be a fan of him. Wonderfully executed.