Comedian Neel Nanda has reportedly passed away at the age of 32.
His death was reported by a number of comedy clubs, including The Comedy Chateau and The Port Comedy Club, though not many details are known at this time.
His television credits notably includes Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Comedy Central’s Adam Devine’s House Party. He is survived by his father, his mother, and sister.
Following the news of his tragic passing, fellow comics Matt Rife and Dane Cook took to social media to lead the many touching tributes remembering their late friend.
‘RIP Neel Nanda,’ Rife tweeted on X. ‘You were one of the nicest, hardest working comedians I’ve ever called a friend’.
Comedian Neel Nanda has reportedly passed away at the age of 32
Alongside a bandaged heart emoji, he added: ‘I hope you can be at peace brother’.
Cook also wrote a touching tribute even though he noted that he ‘didn’t know Neel Nanda personally’.
Despite that, he took to X and wrote that he read ‘several tributes’, adding that the saddening news is ‘both heartbreaking and eye-opening’.
‘I echo so many in expressing there is help out there,’ he wrote, addressing his 2.6 million followers.
‘Please remember you are never alone,’ he continued. ‘People want to help you. There is a path through your pain.
‘Prayers to Neel’s family, friends and fans,’ he wrote before encouraging those going through a difficult time to seek help and sharing the number for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Content creator Nick Kaufman also wrote a lengthy tribute remembering how Nanda was ‘a genuinely sweet guy’ and ‘a really funny comic’.
German comedian Mario Adrion took to Instagram to share a photo from their show last week.
Fellow comic Adam Newman shared a group photo with Nanda, writing a caption about his generosity and saying his passing is ‘truly a huge loss for comedy and everyone who knew him’.
Many of Nanda’s childhood friends also took to social media to share throwback photos and share their fond memories with the beloved comedian.
His television credits notably includes Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Comedy Central’s Adam Devine’s House Party
His death was reported by a number of comedy clubs, though not many details are known at this time
Nanda had just celebrated his birthday earlier this month by performing a weekend of comedy shows
Following the news of his tragic passing, fellow comics Matt Rife and Dane Cook took to social media to lead the many touching tributes remembering their late friend
Cook also wrote a touching tribute even though he noted that he ‘didn’t know Neel Nanda personally’
Content creator Nick Kaufman also wrote a lengthy tribute remembering how Nanda was ‘a genuinely sweet guy’ and ‘a really funny comic’
German comedian Mario Adrion took to Instagram to share a photo from their show last week. He wrote that he had only met Nanda this year but ‘he brought a lot of light and positivity into my life in the short time I got to spend with him’
He wrote that he had only met Nanda this year but ‘he brought a lot of light and positivity into my life in the short time I got to spend with him’.
One of his close friends, Spencer Breslin, also wrote a tribute remembering Nanda as ‘truly one of the funniest people I ever knew’.
Producer Brian Cullen also took to Instagram and wrote about their longtime friendship and said that they had just recently spoke about a project for the new year.
Film writer Jacob Sirof also shared an Instagram post about meeting Nanda in 2014 and recalled one of his most memorable shows with an interesting audience.
Nanda had just celebrated his birthday earlier this month by performing a weekend of comedy shows.
He first began his career in comedy in his hometown of Alpharetta, Georgia before making the move to southern California.
His weekly live show, Unnecessary Evil, at the Westside Comedy Theater in Los Angeles was named one of the Top 10 stand-up comedy shows in the city by LA Weekly.
He has also worked on Hulu’s Coming to the Stage and Viceland’s Flophouse.
Back in 2018 as he prepared to kick off the Outsourced Comedy Tour, he recalled his proudest moment.
Fellow comic Adam Newman shared a group photo with Nanda, writing a caption about his generosity and saying his passing is ‘truly a huge loss for comedy and everyone who knew him’
Many of Nanda’s childhood friends also took to social media to share throwback photos and share their fond memories with the beloved comedian
One of his close friends, Spencer Breslin, also wrote a tribute remembering Nanda as ‘truly one of the funniest people I ever knew’
Producer Brian Cullen also took to Instagram and wrote about their longtime friendship and said that they had just recently spoke about a project for the new year
Film writer Jacob Sirof also shared an Instagram post about meeting Nanda in 2014 and recalled one of his most memorable shows with an interesting audience
‘I would say my proudest accomplishment thus far in comedy is performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!,’ he told VC Reporter.
‘I’ve always wanted to do a set on late night, and Jimmy Kimmel was my first choice.’
He explained that even though he has worked on several impressive networks in the past, it ‘blew my mind’ as the show was ‘the first place I performed where my parents were a fan of the host.’
Nanda was born in Atlanta to parents who immigrated from India after their arranged marriage.
He told the outlet that he had always been passionate about comedy since childhood.
He recalled watching Comedy Central in middle school and writing down his favorite jokes in a notebook to study and retell them at school later.