Big macs and karma stand up show

At first impression I was skeptical of the going to a “school” show, especially when it was an alleged “comedy” show. Somehow I never knew that “funny” and “school” could fit together in so much harmony. But it was up to Vijay’s Big Macs and karma show to convince me otherwise. I didn’t have much background as to what the show was about and who it was by; all I knew was that it was a female performer. As the show started I expected a white or black performer to come on, but rather it was an Indian young woman. She dressed in a very “mixed” way; she wore jeans along with a native Indian top. As I later found out it was a way of symbolism to represent her assimilation into the American culture; half Indian, half American.
The show was about Vijay’s life in America. She started out telling us about her background and her parent’s background. She told us that her parents were very old fashioned and religious people. They were Hindu so they don’t eat meat, but the first thing they did in America was to eat at McDonalds. During the show Vijay described her mother as the religious and superstitious person while her dad was an atheist and very carefree. She then continued to humorously describe events of her younger years, and her conflicting up bringing. She always saw events with two very different perspectives; an American way, and an Indian way.
She then concluded the show with a traumatic event; the loss of a loved one. That loved one was her father; whom I have come to admire through the numerous representations in her stories. I was truly saddened and shocked by the introduction of such a depressing event to a “comedy” show. But I also believe it was a brilliant technique to wrap up a great stand up show that mixed various aspects of religion, morals, traditions, and acculturation.