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Iranian-American Max Amini’s recent imitation of the Indian accent during one of his stand-up comedy shows is winning hearts on the Internet. In the video, Amini interacts with a woman, Ritika, in the audience, who blocked a seat in the auditorium for her late father.
The viral clip shows a woman walking into the houseful auditorium and finding the vacant seat beside Ritika. However, Ritika, who had kept her handbag on the seat, refused the seat to the woman. “Wait a minute! I asked if anybody was sitting there and you said no,” Amini says. “No! So I lost my father last year, and wherever I go I purchase a seat just for him,” Ritika replies.
“I believe also when they say when somebody passes away, they’re always with you, yeah? And I am Iranian and I lost my father in 2015. And, I would never do that,” Amini says after he learns Ritika is from India.
Amini then goes on to imitate the Indian accent and says, “My father’s soul would be so unhappy!” and the audience bursts into laughter. “My father would be like ‘Max Amini why are you wasting money? I am in heaven having a great time! What did I teach you? You grow up to be an idiot! You buy seat for me? Stupid! I am in heaven having a good time. I don’t even want to hangout with you’,” Amini says in a thick accent.
A Reddit handle @r/indiasocial shared the clip. “Usually i hate when someone makes fun of Indian accent but this one is wholesome,” the caption read.
Watch the viral video here:
The video garnered over 19,000 views and several reactions hailing the comedian for taking on a ‘sensitive’ topic. “Such a sensitive topic and he handled it so smooth. much respect,” a user commented. “This guy made a spontaneous light hearted circumstantial joke without making them uncomfortable. Best,” another user wrote.
“Humor is great when it brings people together,” a third user wrote.
