Katie Lawrence

You will assume, prematurely, that you know the conceit of "1 Santosh Santosh 2 Go: Live at Grind-Con"—a problematic, sweaty South Asian uncle humorously advises you about optimizing your life to achieve the hashtag greatest gains.

But you will be foolishly mistaken... and deliciously surprised.

Around the halfway mark of the show, Tosh tells the story of how he and his second-hand Tesla/lover, Tessa, met in gripping detail. In his retelling, we witness the first time Tosh made love to Tessa, and it is a shockingly moving piece of physical comedy. Srutika Sabu masterfully embodies Tosh's pathetic and vile sexual advances, while also managing to capture the tenderness of his genuine infatuation with an inanimate object.

Sabu as Tosh takes such care in seducing and embracing Tessa (the car!!!!) that you can practically see her there in all of her glory—the gleaming hood, the perplexingly sunken (virginal?) handles, the dazzling computer screen dashboard...

As Tosh used his tongue forcefully on Tessa, in ways that were expressive, almost violent, and difficult to understand, I was less repulsed and more genuinely mesmerized by his passionate and unbridled display of desire.

This sequence, one of many brilliant departures from Santosh's last minute engagement at Grind-Con and recording of the 200th episode of "Second-Hand Success," proves "Santosh Santosh" is not merely a cringey, grotesque clown character, but a well-observed portrait of a human being in all his messy vulnerability and nuance. It is brave, bold, and striking.

Hustle! Grind! Mindset! And above all else: bear witness to TOSH!!!!