Nik Dodani Performs Stand-up

Comedian and actor Dodani, who stars in the CBS reboot of 'Murphy Brown,' makes his Late Show stand up debut with takes on why it's great to be Indian AND gay in America in 2018.

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[littlemisssweets]

The fact that he’s gay makes watching him as Zahid so much funnier

[verminsoup]

seeing him portray a non stereotypical indian makes me so happy

[tamchee]

He is literally zahid but just gay lol

[mxwoods]

It was his first debut. Imagine how nervous he had to be... No audience reactions when he'd end a joke so the quick jump to the next, on live tv in front of thousands, he did a great job for him doing this first try in from of such a huge audience..

[giovanny]

Gosh I did not know he was gay, so he plays very very good his character on atypical!

[richardculley]

It takes time in comedy to hone and perfect your stage show and your "persona". So I respect Colbert for giving opportunities to young Comedians looking for a start.

[rish]

Never thought I'd see my 7th grade tutor doing stand up on Stephen Colbert

[jessquinlan]

when watching atypical, this kid stole the show for me. amazingly talented.

[RussellDundang]

That ending lawyer joke really had me there lmao

[kaziiqbal]

How to cut comedic tension: "so, I'm also gay, "

[ipshita]

This was solid. Specially the ending. I hope he has a successful career in stand-up if he wishes to pursue it.

[manasmalik]

honestly as a gay indian dude this was pretty crazy to see

[mercyxmutual]

I officially love this man. He's hilarious. And its even better hearing that one guy CACKLING

[cvfuxvc]

He’s my favorite part of the show Atypical

[Sophia-vmrk]

He was one of my favorites on Atypical his character brought me so much joy

[marieoo]

I really like how Stephen often hosts people who are just starting out including Musicians! This is one of my favorite talk shows all around.

[Drarjunmenon]

This is something that I respect about Western culture, had Nik been brought up in India, he'd have a tough time accepting his own sexuality.

The irony being that India was a land where sexuality was once celebrated, it gave the world masterpieces like "Kamasutra" and "Rithusamhara", yet it took 70 more years after independence from Britain for India to legalize homosexuality. There are still many Victorian laws and outlooks that haven't completely changed.

I hope Nik would serve as an inspiration to millions of Indians who are struggling to accept themselves.

[Louisa-eikw]

Those head wiggles after the Diwali joke are everything :P

[mahima]

I think India was never homophobic cause there are many ancients text and sculpture depicting it and accepting it but I guess its British rule what changed it 🤷

[thekookstups]

Aww he’s just starting up! Can’t wait to see him grow!