Nitish Sakhuja (Nitty Sak) is a Toronto-born comedian now living in Los Angeles who has been featured on Just For Laughs, The Winnipeg Comedy festival and more. He recently dropped a new comedy special, "High, I'm Nitty" (link below) and in March 2026 he'll be opening for Russel Peters on tour in India.

In today's episode we talk about:

• Nitty's journey from growing up in Toronto to moving to Los Angeles

• The Craft and business of standup comedy

• Weed, magic mushrooms & life philosophy

• Losing 100 Pounds during COVID

TDZ Episode 12 - Nitish Sakhuja

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