{"id":113050,"date":"2024-09-11T10:42:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/?p=113050"},"modified":"2024-09-11T10:42:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:42:07","slug":"vir-das-to-host-international-emmy-awards-in-new-york-november-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/vir-das-to-host-international-emmy-awards-in-new-york-november-25\/","title":{"rendered":"VIR DAS TO HOST INTERNATIONAL EMMY\u00ae AWARDS IN NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">VIR DAS TO HOST INTERNATIONAL EMMY<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> AWARDS<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">\u00a0IN NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 25<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Indian Stand-Up Comedian &amp; Actor Returns to the International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Stage after His 2023 Win for Comedy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>New York, September 11, 2024<\/strong> \u2013 The International Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences announced today that stand-up comedian &amp; actor Vir Das will host the International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Awards, on Monday, November 25, 2024, in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Das returns to the International Emmys as Host after being nominated in the Comedy category in 2021 and winning in 2023 for his most recent Netflix comedy special <em>Landing<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to welcome back Vir Das to our stage and to add International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Host to his impressive list of talents.\u201d said Bruce L. Paisner, President &amp; CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences. \u201cWith his unique humor and perspective on the world, he now joins a distinguished group of Gala hosts over the years who fit in perfectly with our global audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Das is a world-renowned stand-up comedian and a Bollywood star. He is currently on his international\u00a0<em>Mind Fool<\/em>\u00a0tour, where he is stopping in countries on every continent except Antarctica. This is his most international tour yet bringing him to iconic venues spanning from Carnegie Hall in New York City to the Esplanade in Singapore to the Dubai Opera in the UAE and the Sydney Opera House in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so happy to be hosting the International Emmys. It\u2019s a massive prestigious night to uphold makers from across a world that I believe, is making its best content.\u201d said Vir Das. \u201cI know first-hand how it can be life changing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his success on the stand-up comedy stage, Das has created, produced, and starred in multiple series, including the ABC spy drama-comedy <em>Whiskey Cavalier<\/em>, the thriller <em>Hasmokh<\/em> for Netflix, and the travel show <em>Jestination Unknown<\/em> for Amazon. He starred in <em>Judd Apatow\u2019s<\/em> Netflix feature <em>The Bubble<\/em> and is currently developing his own single-camera comedy with CBS Studios and Andy Samberg. Beyond his comedic and acting chops, Das is also the lead singer for India\u2019s comedy-rock band <em>Alien Chutney.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Das\u2019s fourth and most recent Netflix comedy special <em>Landing<\/em> earned him a 2023 International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> win for Comedy, his first win and second nomination. His previous Netflix special <em>Vir Das: For India<\/em> was nominated for a 2021 International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> for Comedy as well.<em> Landing,<\/em> which Das also directed, is a story about freedom, foolishness, the west, the east, the notion of home, and what it means to be a citizen of one nation in a global world.<\/p>\n<p>Over 1000 international media and entertainment executives convene in New York each year for the International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Awards Gala and International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> World Television Festival. In addition to the presentation of Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Awards for programming, the Academy will present two Special awards. the International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Directorate, and Founders Awards.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Gala partners are Ay Yapim, Ernst &amp; Young, Globo, Mediafellows, Mip, Sofitel NY and Variety.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.25rem;\">About The International Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The International Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences recognizes excellence in television produced outside of the United States with the prestigious Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Award at the International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Awards Gala held in New York City, every November. Currently celebrating programming across varied areas including Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Kids, News, Non-Scripted Entertainment, Performances and Short-Form, it also presents two Special Awards, the International Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Directorate, and Founders Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond its awards activity, the International Academy is a membership-based organization comprised of leading media and entertainment figures from 60+ countries from all sectors of television for whom it organizes a series of high-level business, networking, and social events throughout the world and online. For more information go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iemmys.tv.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Media Contacts<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>The International Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences<br \/>\nEva Obadia, Senior Director, Communications &amp; Partnerships<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:eva.obadia@iemmys.tv\">eva.obadia@iemmys.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Lippin Group <br \/>\nMatt Biscuiti <br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:matt@lippingroup.com\">matt@lippingroup.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIR DAS TO HOST INTERNATIONAL EMMY\u00ae AWARDS\u00a0IN NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 25 &nbsp; Indian Stand-Up Comedian &amp; Actor Returns to the International Emmy\u00ae Stage after His 2023 Win for Comedy \u00a0 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/vir-das-to-host-international-emmy-awards-in-new-york-november-25\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;VIR DAS TO HOST INTERNATIONAL EMMY\u00ae AWARDS IN NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 25&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113050\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}