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Alok Talk New Special & More On “The Daily Show” [Video]

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“All living is just stand-up comedy.” Comedian, actor, and poet ALOK sits down with Jordan Klepper to discuss their new comedy special, “Biology!”

They explain how reckoning with mortality inspired their set, embracing humor as a practice of resistance against transphobia, getting performance advice from Christopher Guest, and why Meta bending the knee for Trump is actually a trans allegory.

ALOK: ALOK (full name Alok Vaid-Menon) is an internationally acclaimed comedian and actor, as well as lauded poet and author. BIOLOGY! has captivated audiences with sold-out shows at venues including Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as well as headlining spots on Netflix is a Joke, Just For Laughs and the New York Comedy festivals. ALOK can currently be seen in Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda comedy special on Netflix and in an upcoming role on season 3 of Max’s popular original series The Sex Lives Of College Girls opposite Pauline Chalamet. Their comedy has been described as “provocative and powerful” (Chortle) and a “jaw-dropping celestial event” (To Do London).

They are the subject of a new docu-short “ALOK,” executive produced by Jodie Foster and directed by Alex Hedison, which made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2024. A song from the documentary, written and performed by Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and composter Craig Wedren and using ALOK’s poetry as lyrics, was released last week to critical acclaim.

On screen, they can also be seen in Complicated Order opposite Midori Francis, The Trans List, and Absolute Dominion (forthcoming) opposite Patton Oswalt. On television, they can be seen on season 3 of the critically acclaimed HBO Max series SORT OF opposite Bilal Baig, Hulu’s Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne, ABC’s PRIDE: To Be Seen – A Soul of A Nation, Netflix’s Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness, and HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness.

ALOK’s literary works “Beyond the Gender Binary,” “Femme in Public,” and “Your Wound, My Garden,” have garnered global recognition. For their contributions to culture and entertainment, they have been honored with the ACLU of Southern California Bill of Rights Award, Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment Trailblazer Award, and were selected as the inaugural LGBTQ Scholar in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania.

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