Pretty special moment: Vir Das after praise from Jerry Seinfeld

What does it feel like when comic genius Jerry Seinfeld calls you funny? It's definitely a pretty special moment, says Indian actor-stand up artiste Vir Das.

Vir was in for a surprise when he recently got to kw that in a conversation with comedian Chris Rock, Seinfeld said he found him really funny .

"I saw this Indian guy named Vir Das on a Netflix promo on Instagram. Did you see where he does part of act in Hindi and part of it in English? (He is) a really funny guy."

"That's a great thing that Netflix does - Bring all se people to us," Seinfeld said in response to Rock's remarks that it is golden for stand-up comedians as field is becoming more diverse with each passing day.

Sharing comments made by Seinfeld on Twitter, Vir said it was so cool to have his name being mentioned by one of biggest stars in stand-up scene.

"If you're a comedy fan like me, you understand how cool this is. When Jerry Seinfeld mentions you to Chris Rock in a magazine, it's a pretty special day," he said.

Vir currently has three comedy specials -- "Abroad Understanding", "Losing It" and "Vir Das For India"-- being streamed on Netflix.

Im credit: Instagram/@virdas