¡®Thanks for paying my lawyers fees¡¯: Samay Raina breaks silence on India's Got Latent controversy, gets emotional on stage

Samay Raina, known for his sharp wit and unfiltered humour, has been eerily silent since his India¡¯s Got Latent show landed in controversy due to an inappropriate joke by guest Ranveer Allahbadia. While the comedian had only tweeted once about the issue, vowing to cooperate with authorities, he finally let loose on stage¡ªgiving his audience an emotionally charged and darkly comedic take on his current reality.

Samay Raina talks about the controversy on his unfiltered tour

Currently touring Canada for his Samay Raina Unfiltered tour, Raina performed to a full house of 700 fans in Edmonton. According to a now-deleted Facebook post by an audience member named Shubham Dutta, the show was a rollercoaster of emotions. Dutta described Raina¡¯s entrance as a moment that hit differently. ¡°He walked in wearing a dust-covered black hoodie, dark circles under his eyes, and an exhausted face. And the first thing he said? ¡®Thanks for paying my lawyer¡¯s fees.¡¯¡±

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Samay Raina was emotional before his performance

The post further revealed that Raina appeared visibly teary-eyed before launching into his set. ¡°For the first time, I saw about seven hundred so-called ¡®degenerates¡¯ of this generation cheering for him while he stood there, tears in his eyes,¡± the fan wrote.

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The BeerBiceps shade and self-deprecating humour

As the show progressed, Raina didn¡¯t hold back from addressing the elephant in the room. At one point, he joked about how there were plenty of moments where he could have cracked a risky joke, but he refrained, slyly referencing Ranveer Allahbadia. ¡°He told the audience that whenever they thought he was about to say something controversial, they should just remember ¡®BeerBiceps,¡¯¡± Dutta¡¯s post mentioned.

The set reportedly ended on an emotional note, with Raina delivering a mic-drop moment: ¡°Maybe my time is bad right now, but remember, my friends¡ªI am time itself.¡±

The India¡¯s Got Latent controversy

For the uninitiated, Raina¡¯s web talent show, India¡¯s Got Latent, came under fire after YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia made an inappropriate comment on a recent episode. The backlash was swift, with multiple FIRs filed against the panelists, including Raina. The Supreme Court is currently hearing the case, which has been slammed for obscenity.

While Raina has yet to officially respond beyond his single tweet, his Edmonton performance makes one thing clear¡ªhe¡¯s laughing through the storm, and his fans are right there with him.