Vir Das: Comedians are well trained for lockdown

Vir Das, a popular face in the field of Indian stand-up comedy, has sent out some tips on how to make the evenings better during the lockdown days. He asked his fans to practice something which they can enjoy doing every day, besides adding that comedians can survive the lockdown easily.

Mumbai: Stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das feels it's easy for a comedian to survive the coronavirus lockdown as they all are well trained to stay inside and prepare for their acts for hours.

Taking to Instagram on Monday, Vir wrote: "Comedians are pretty well trained for the lockdown. We travel alone most of the year, spend all day in a hotel room alone, and come out for about an hour to work in the evening."

"Your mind kind of gets used to conserving energy for the evening hour. It's the thing you enjoy the most. Yes we eat, work out, face-time, watch, write, all your regular stuff. But in the back of your head, you know there's something coming up in the evening. Something you enjoy so much it makes the rest of this sh**, and this very strange lonely life, worth it," he added.

The 40-year old Vir has also urged his followers to make their evenings happening amid COVID-19 lockdown.

He said: "So if there is any advice I can give anyone for this lockdown... it's that your evening should be fun. Find something you really really enjoy and do that every single day. And your body and brain will get used to waiting, pacing itself, and almost paying the price for that later enjoyment. Over time, that becomes routine."

On a quirky note, Vir concluded saying, "Also... comedians are some very messed up people. So keep that in mind too."

To keep his fans entertained, Vir Das recently released his new comedy series titled Bright Side With Vir Das. The series will have him discussing everything from balconies to our warped political allegiances and how irrelevant it has become now.

With inputs from IANS.