Neel Nanda, a stand-up comedian who has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Comedy Central’s Adam DeVine’s House Partyhe reportedly died at the age of 32.
The news was confirmed by Nanda’s manager, Greg Weiss, to several media outlets including Deadline, Diversity and USA Today Sunday. PEOPLE reached out to Weiss for comment on Monday.
The cause of Nanda’s death has not been made public.
“I [am] deeply shocked and saddened by this. He was a wonderful comedian, but a better person,” Weiss said in a statement via Deadline. “He had the world before him.”
Weiss also described Nanda as a “great comedian” and a “great human being,” per Diversity.
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Neel Nanda (right) with Jimmy Kimmel.
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Nanda from Los Angeles performed a five-minute set Jimmy Kimmel Live! Iin 2017, USA Today reported. Also includes his other appearances Adam DeVine’s House Party and Comedy Central stand-up presents since last January. And according to his website bio, Nanda has also made guest appearances on MTV, IFC Garkunkel and Oates and Amazon Prime Inside Joke.
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According to a 2018 profile written about him in VC Reporter, Nanda was born in Atlanta, and his parents emigrated from India. He was a fan of comedy since he was a child, when he used to write down jokes from Comedy Central in a notebook and retell them at school.
“I didn’t realize I was stealing jokes until I was in high school,” Nanda said VC Reporter. “When I was in high school I started writing my own jokes using the structure of some jokes I had previously stolen. I filled up a notebook of jokes and it wasn’t until college that I realized I could go to an open mic and tell them. I actually had a friend who read the notebook and said, ‘You know you can just go do this, right?’ I didn’t know, but after a quick Google search I went to the Laughing Skull open mic.”
Besides saying he keeps his comedy “personal and relatable,” Nanda at the time listed his appearance on Kimmel as the greatest achievement of his comedy career up to that point.
“I’ve always wanted to do a late night set, and Jimmy Kimmel was my first choice,” he said, according to VC Reporter. “So the fact that it came together kind of blew my mind. I have performed on other networks like Comedy Central, Hulu, Viceland, etc., but Jimmy Kimmel it was the first place I performed where my parents were home fans.”
According to his website, his last appearance was scheduled for December 15th and 16th at the Jokers Theater and Comedy Club in Toronto, billed as his last headlining show of the year.
Following the news of his death, Nanda’s fellow comics paid tribute to him on social media.
“I didn’t know Neel Nanda personally, but reading a few of the dedications is heartbreaking and eye-opening,” Dane Cook he wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “I support many in expressing that there is help. Remember you are never alone. People want to help you. There is a way through your pain. Prayers to Neels’ family, friends and fans. Dial 988 for help and love.”
“RIP Neel Nanda 😔 you were one of the best, most valuable comedians I have ever called a friend and I hope you can rest in peace bro ❤️🩹,” Matt Rife divided by X.
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