Neel Nanda, Stand-Up Comedian Who Appeared on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live,’ Comedy Central, Dies at 32
variety.comMichaela Zee Neel Nanda, a stand-up comedian who appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and Comedy Central’s “Adam Devine’s House Party,” has died.
He was 32. His longtime manager Greg Weiss confirmed the news to Variety, saying that he was a “great comic” and “great human being” whom he had known since Nanda was 19 years old.
No cause of death was cited. Nanda was known for his 5-minute set on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in 2017. Along with Comedy Central’s “Adam Devine’s House Party,” he appeared on Viceland’s “Flophouse” and Hulu’s “Coming to the Stage.” “I would say my proudest accomplishment thus far in comedy is performing on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live,’” Nanda told VC Reporter in a 2018 interview. “I’ve always wanted to do a set on late night, and ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ was my first choice.
So the fact that it came together kind of blew my mind. I’ve performed on other networks like Comedy Central, Hulu, Viceland, etc., but ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ was the first place I performed where my parents were a fan of the host.” Nanda hosted the weekly show “Unnecessary Evil” at the Westside Comedy Theater in Los Angeles.
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