Sindhu Vee: ‘Makeup, music to feel reckless, two pieces of milk chocolate – and then I go on’

The banker turned standup turned actor shares her preshow rituals, what’s behind her ‘very swanky hairstyle’ and her joke about Indian Santa Claus

**How did you go from investment banker to standup comedian?
**I didn’t go on purpose from one to the other. I transitioned from banking to stay-at-home mother to standup comedian. There was absolutely no previous thought process. I got on stage almost by chance, and a lot of alcohol was involved. Standup found me, and I’ve never left it alone.

**What inspired your latest show, Swanky?
**It’s just the continuing story of Sindhu Vee! The trials and tribulations, the victories and losses. My parents passed away in quick succession recently and, in their absence, I realised I had to champion myself. I took a long hard look at my life and I thought: actually it’s not going that badly. A word my father used for things that were good but kind of like mysterious and cool was swanky. I suppose one could say that my life is swanky. Why not? Then I got a very swanky hairstyle and a dress for the poster. In the absence of my parents, I had to do it. They were big champions of me.

Sindhu Vee: Swanky is on tour in the UK until 17 April

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