Samay Raina
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Comedian Samay Raina, performed for the first time in Canada since being embroiled in the India's Got Latent controversy where Ranveer Allahbadia made derogatory and obscene remarks. Raina has not said anything on the issue other than one social media post he made, promising to help authorities.
During his recent live performance at Myer Horowitz Theater in Edmonton, Canada as part of his as part of his live comedy tour, Samay Raina Unfiltered quipped about the controversy. He thanked the audience for 'paying' his legal fees by buying tickets.
A fan, Shubham Dutta's heartfelt post about how the comedian despite stress managed to engage the audience an make them laugh, has gained traction on the internet. He began the post by saying "The show must go on..." and shared his experience at the Canada tour show 'Samay Unfiltered'. Although the post has since been deleted, it has been re-shared by many other social media accounts.
"For the first time, I saw a 25-year-old guy, weighed down by immense mental pressure, dark circles under his eyes, a sunken face, and unkempt hair, walk onto the stage in a dust-covered black hoodie. His first words into the mic? 'Thanks for paying my lawyer's fees'," quoting Raina, Dutta wrote in his post.
"For the first time, I saw about seven hundred so-called 'degenerate' generation of today cheering for him, while he stood there, tears in his eyes, just before starting his set,'' he added.
Samay joked about the ongoing controversy during his set, when a heckler from the audience made a sarcastic remark. Samay said "Iss show pe bahut mauka ayega, jahan aapko lag sakta hai ki main bahot funny kuch bol sakta hoon, par tab Beerbiceps ko yaad kar lena bhai (There will be many moments in this show where you might think I could say something really funny, but in those moments, just remember BeerBiceps.)”
Raina ended his stand-up show by saying, "Shayad samay kharab chal raha hai mera, par yaad rakhna doston, main samay hoon ( Maybe my time is bad right now, but remember, my friends—I am the time).”