Vir Das wins first International Emmy Award for best comedy, dedicates honour to India

Updated: Nov 21 2023 11:56AM

Vir Das wins first International Emmy Award for best comedy, dedicates honour to India

New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) Actor-comic Vir Das has become the first Indian to win the International Emmy Award for his Netflix stand-up special "Vir Das: Landing" in the best comedy category and has dedicated the honour to his home country, India.

The 51st International Emmy Awards Gala was held at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City on late Monday night.

This was the second nomination and maiden win in the segment for Das, who shared the trophy with popular British teen sitcom "Derry Girls" season three.