Comedian Samay Raina Makes Bold Digital Comeback with New YouTube Special

Mumbai. Controversial stand-up comedian Samay Raina has made a powerful return to the digital platform with his new YouTube special 'Samay Raina- Still Alive'. This is his first major video following the controversy and legal troubles surrounding the 'India's Got Latent' show last year.

In the approximately 1 hour and 21-minute video released on Tuesday, Samay launched sharp satires at celebrities who criticized him during his difficult times and announced that the second season of the show is coming soon. Samay specifically targeted actor Mukesh Khanna (Shaktimaan) and singer B Praak in his special.

During the controversy, Mukesh Khanna had commented that Samay's content had a negative impact on children. In response, Samay said, 'When Shaktimaan aired, there were reports every month of children jumping off roofs thinking they were Shaktimaan. You have killed children, what are you talking about?' Similarly, he criticized singer B Praak for jumping into the controversy without any context.

Bringing up the context of comedians Sunil Pal and Kapil Sharma, Samay made an interesting revelation. While Sunil Pal keeps advising Samay to learn from Kapil Sharma, Samay claims that Kapil himself sends him messages praising his show and stating that he is a big fan.

Samay clarified that he finds building a clean image artificial and will never abandon his dark comedy style.

Likewise, Samay also opened up about the FIR filed due to popular YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia. Mocking Ranveer's clean image, he stated that in the controversial episode, Ranveer asked an indecent question about a contestant's parents eight times.

Samay joked, 'While editing, I had killed 99 percent of the germs by removing seven out of the eight questions, but the remaining one percent caused a huge controversy.' He sarcastically referred to Ranveer as 'The Monk Who Sold My Ferrari'.

At the end of the video, Samay gave good news to his fans. He announced that the second season of 'India's Got Latent', which was embroiled in controversy due to dark comedy and obscene jokes and had to be removed due to legal pressure, will be coming soon in 2025.

'Season 1 could not have ended on a better note, but I enjoy doing this work, so Season 2 will definitely come and it will be even more fun,' Samay announced.