In her new life after “Top Chef,” the series’ longtime former host Padma Lakshmi is attempting to cross over into a creative endeavor separate from fine dining and hosting — stand-up comedy.
As Lakshmi told The New Yorker’s Helen Rosner in a new, wide-reaching profile, she anticipated that she would transition from “Top Chef” to the third season of her award-winning Hulu program “Taste the Nation,” but the streaming service has put the program on hold. But as she contemplates her next career move, Lakshmi has been spending time hosting various shows at the Comedy Cellar, which is close to her home, where she platforms “queer, nonwhite or non-male” comedians alongside Jesse David Fox.
