Kiku Sharda Harssh Limbachiyaa Roast Samay Raina Over Indias Got Latent Controversy

Comedians Kiku Sharda, Chandan Prabhakar and writer Harssh Limbachiyaa were the guest panellists on Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent Season 2 Episode 2, which was released on Friday. During the episode, Kiku and Harssh left no stone unturned in roasting Samay and made several jokes about how the comedian had to shut down Season 1 of the show following the Ranveer Allahbadia controversy.

After the show began, Samay listed all the sponsors his show had managed to secure. Seeing the long list of sponsors, Kiku Sharda cracked a joke and said, “You have got so many sponsors? I thought that the way this place gets torn down so often, your only sponsors would be cement and metal bars,” the comedian quipped. His comment left the entire panel in splits.

Later in the show, Harssh brought up the time Samay landed in legal trouble after Ranveer Allahbadia's controversial comment resulted in massive backlash. Joking that Samay has now become a professional when it comes to visiting courts and dealing with legal issues, Harssh Limbachiyaa said, “Say what you will, but I never made it to the highest court. He has a monthly pass. He goes there and marks his attendance. He says, ‘We will worry about the scandal later. Just mark me present.'”

Samay added, “Tonight I’m going to do Latent with them. I can’t believe it! I’m so excited for you guys to see me jamming with my comedy heroes. These guys are veterans, I can’t wait.”

Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent Season 1 landed in controversy after panellist Ranveer Allahbadia made a controversial statement that triggered widespread backlash. Multiple FIRs, police investigations and legal proceedings were registered against the creators, panellists and others associated with the show.

Following the backlash, Samay had to remove all the episodes of Season 1 from public platforms, and the comedian maintained a distance from the cameras for several months. However, he announced the return of Latent during his stand-up special Still Alive. The first guests on the revived show were Alpha stars Alia Bhatt and Sharvari.