The 38-year-old comedian, whose full name is Kavin Jayaram, is born and bred in Kuala Lumpur and has been doing comedy since 2006.

Despite his vast experience, Kavin was still surprised at landing his own show on digital streaming service Netflix.

It was “unexpected”, he said about the show called “Everybody Calm Down” which is set to air on Feb 2.

“Netflix was looking for comedians to be on their platform, and as Malaysian comedy icon Harith Iskander was recording his Netflix special “I Told You So” (set to be released on Jan 19), Harith asked me to warm up the audience before he comes out.

“The Netflix people saw what I do, and as they say, the rest is history,” he told FMT.

The one-hour show, which was recorded in Singapore, will feature the stand-up comedy routine which he has honed over the past 12 years in local clubs.

“Everybody Calm Down is politically incorrect, intense and shows my warped sense of love and life,” Kavin said.

An introduction for the show describes him as “being Malaysian Indian, Kavin Jay has lived life with a severe disability and was always destined to be angry and easily irritated. He was voted Malaysia’s grumpiest comedian because he complains about everything so that you don’t have to. You’re welcome!”

Since his first gig in 2006, Kavin has performed extensively locally and over the past five years has also taken his show on the road to Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

“Honestly, I did not expect this, but I still plan to do tours abroad and I’m currently working on my new show which will hopefully be ready this year.

“The comedy scene in Malaysia is still in its infancy, all of the comics in Malaysia are working very hard to build a thriving industry here in Malaysia while bigger names like Harith Iskander and Joanne Kam are really bringing the Malaysian brand of comedy to the world.”

Kavin said his comedy heroes were Robin Williams, Eddie Izzard, Rhod Gilbert and Harith Iskander.