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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

EMMY^®-WINNING COMEDIAN
VIR DAS
BEGINS PERFORMANCES TONIGHT
AT LINCOLN CENTER THEATER’S CLAIRE TOW THEATER
AS PART OF
LCT3 x SEAVIEW’S
“THE COMEDY SERIES”
WITH
“VIR DAS: HEY STRANGER”

Photo by Michaelah Reynolds. To download, click here.

New York, NY (October 29, 2025) – Lincoln Center Theater and Seaview have released a photo of Emmy®-winning comedian, actor, and one of the most global voices in stand-up comedy, Vir Das, on stage at the Claire Tow Theater where he begins performances of Vir Das: Hey Stranger tonight, Wednesday, October 29. Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, the production kicks off LCT3’s The Comedy Series, and will run through Sunday, November 9.

The series will continue with Jerrod Carmichael Live on Stage at Lincoln Center Theater beginning Wednesday, November 12 through Sunday, November 16. Ego Nwodim (“Saturday Night Live”) will play her comedy show, directed by Zhailon Levingston, beginning Wednesday, November 19 through Sunday, November 23. Finally, Sam Jay: “We The People” will play from Wednesday, December 3 through Sunday, December 14.

LCT3 x Seaview’s The Comedy Series will serve as a creative vehicle for the comedians to develop new material and theatrical pieces. Justin Townsend will serve as the Production Designer for the entire series.

Step into an evening where stand-up meets storytelling. A line-up of today’s most dynamic comedic voices will take the stage in a new collaboration between LCT3 and Seaview—not just to make you laugh, but to draw you into something deeper. This is comedy in motion: personal, and alive with discovery. Each night is a chance for these artists to test boundaries, shape new material, and explore the space between humor and truth. No two performances will be the same—because the creative process isn’t a straight line, and neither is this show. It’s comedy that’s evolving before your eyes. Join us for a bold new series where stand-up grows up—and out.

Support for LCT3 is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, and members of the LCT3 Council. Endowment support for LCT3 is provided by Daryl Roth, James-Keith Brown and Eric Diefenbach, and The Judith Champion Playwrights’ Vision Fund and Mel Litoff. LCT season support is generously provided by Daryl Roth, Denise Littlefield Sobel, and American Airlines.

BIOGRAPHY

Vir Das is an Emmy-winning comedian, actor, and one of the most global voices in stand-up today. The New York Times raves, “No artist embodies the globalization of stand-up like Vir Das.” His recent Netflix comedy special, Fool Volume, which he also directed, has earned praise from Vulture as “a uniquely sumptuous experience.” His previous special, Landing, premiered to universal acclaim and won the 2023 International Emmy Award for Best Comedy, following his first nomination for Vir Das: For India in 2021.

This fall, Vir makes his literary debut with his memoir, The Outsider—A story that follows his journey as a perpetual outsider, using humor to navigate heartbreak, failure, and the quest for belonging.

As India’s biggest stand-up comedian and a Bollywood star, Vir continues to break barriers and sell out venues worldwide. He has performed over 180 shows across the globe, including a celebrated run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and headlines major stages from Carnegie Hall in New York to the Eventim Apollo in London.

Beyond stand-up, Vir has created, produced, and starred in multiple acclaimed projects, including the ABC drama-comedy Whiskey Cavalier, the Netflix thriller Hasmukh, and Amazon’s travel series Jestination Unknown. He appeared in Judd Apatow’s Netflix feature The Bubble and is developing several new film and TV projects. When he’s not on screen or stage, Vir fronts India’s premier comedy-rock band, Alien Chutney.

ABOUT LINCOLN CENTER THEATER

LCT’s mission is to bring exceptional theater to life. Building on a legacy of artistic excellence, LCT strives to expand what is possible: to make the magic of theatre more palpable, empowering visionary artists and extending the invitation for the community to join in celebrating the power of live performance. To see that mission to fruition in a new era at the New York institution, commencing with the current 2025-2026 season, Lear deBessonet assumes the role of Kewsong Lee Artistic Director, alongside Managing Director Mike Schleifer, Executive Producer Barlett Sher, Producer Nicole Kastrinos, Executive Director of Development and Planning Naomi Grabel, and LCT3 Artistic Director and Producer Maria Manuela Goyanes.

Following the season launch with the free Silent Disco Listening Party of the Warriors concept album by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis held on July 30, 2025, deBessonet opens her inaugural season at the Vivian Beaumont Theater with a new production of her celebrated New York City Center Gala revival of Ragtime. The season also includes productions of Kyoto, Amahl and the Night Visitors, and The Whoopi Monologues at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater; The Comedy Series, Night Side Songs, A Woman Among Women and The Reading Series with LCT3 at the Claire Tow Theater; as well as expanded programming including collaborations with groundbreaking artists including Chef Kwame Onwuachi of Tatiana and one special benefit at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

Founded in 1985 by Board Chair Hon. John V. Lindsay, Executive Producer Bernie Gersten and Director Gregory Mosher, and led for 33 years by André Bishop, LCT is one of the leading nonprofit theaters in the country, producing an annual season of plays and musicals that have been seen by millions around the globe. It is one of 11 autonomous constituents of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Each year, the three theaters that make up LCT welcome nearly 300,000 audience members to its home on the Lincoln Center campus.

Over the last 40 years, LCT and its outstanding productions have received many of the highest accolades, including 87 Tony Awards, 97 Drama Desk Awards, 79 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 33 Obies, 11 NY Drama Critics Circle Awards, and one Pulitzer Prize, as well as two finalists.

ABOUT SEAVIEW

Seaview is a Tony, Olivier, and Peabody Award-winning theater and film company. This Fall: The Queen of Versailles starring Kristin Chenoweth, Prince Faggot, The Least Problematic Woman in The World starring Dylan Mulvaney, Gruesome Playground Injuries starring Nicholas Braun and Kara Young, All Out: Comedy About Ambition. Recent: Good Night, and Good Luck starring George Clooney, The Last Five Years starring Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren, Angry Alan starring John Krasinski, My Master Builder starring Ewan McGregor and Elizabeth Debicki, Romeo + Juliet starring Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, All In: Comedy About Love, Hold On To Me Darling starring Adam Driver, Once Upon a Mattress starring Sutton Foster, the Tony Award-winning Stereophonic, Sam Gold’s An Enemy of The People starring Jeremy Strong, Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Illinoise, Lempicka directed by Rachel Chavkin, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea starring Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott, Michael Arden’s Tony Award-winning revival of Parade, Alex Edelman’s Emmy Award-winning Just For Us, Lorraine Hansberry’s The Sign In Sidney Brustein’s Window, Stress Positions (NEON), and Reality (HBO). Past Credits: The Old Man & The Pool, POTUS, Slave Play, Sea Wall / A Life, and Sweeney Toddat the Barrow Street Theatre. @ThisIsSeaview @StudioSeaview

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