Sindhu Vee on comedy and spirituality: A Drink with the Idler

‘Being alive is yoga.’

In this warm and witty conversation, Sindhu discusses her spiritual practices, and why stand-up comedy feels like ‘home’ to her. She tells Idler editor Tom Hodgkinson about the compatibility between ambition and spirituality in Hindu philosophy: ‘Just because you’re trying to eat well doesn’t mean you don’t remember God.’

Sindhu Vee is an award-winning comedian, writer and actor. Since swapping a career in investment banking for one in comedy, she has fast become one of the most exciting and sought-after talents on the UK circuit. In 2018 Sindhu took her eagerly-anticipated debut hour, Sandhog, to the Edinburgh Fringe and was nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. After the Fringe, Sindhu took Sandhog to the Soho Theatre for two sold-out runs and on a hugely successful 92 date UK tour. Sindhu has appeared on BBC Two’s Live At The Apollo, most recently as host, and has guested on BBC panel shows Mock The Week, QI & Have I Got News For You. She acted in the critically acclaimed Netflix shows Feel Good and Sex Education. In 2018 Sindhu wrote and hosted her own series, Sindhustan, on Radio 4. She returned to the station this summer with her new series, Things My Mother Never Told Me About Lockdown. Sindhu co-hosts the Child Labour podcast with Stuart Goldsmith for Radio X and is also a regular on The Guilty Feminist podcast with Deborah Frances-White.

Sindhu’s current tour Alphabet is on around the UK until February 2022.

This conversation was recorded as part of the Idler’s weekly online event, A Drink with the Idler. The full recording is available to magazine and Academy subscribers. Visit the website to join: https://www.idler.co.uk/