Comedian Vir Das joins to share the downsides of going to Adele’s speech therapist after losing your voice, committing to the bit to an alarming degree, getting investigated by India’s police over a joke, and why hot takes have gotta stop. 

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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi

Technical production by Ty Colgate & Lucas Stone

Video edited by Dave Columbo

Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann

Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

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