Tanmay Bhat Responds to Criticism Over India’s Got Latent Controversy
Tanmay Bhat addresses criticism over India’s Got Latent controversy, defending his stance while recalling his own past comedic controversies.
Tanmay Bhat Claps Back at Fan Criticizing Him for Not Taking a Stand in India’s Got Latent Controversy
Tanmay Bhat has finally spoken on the recent controversy around fellow comedian Samay Raina’s show, India’s Got Latent. Samay, widely regarded as Tanmay’s protégé, was in the limelight after YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia went ahead and made a malicious joke on his show last month. The controversy resulted in legal issues and public outrage, with several FIRs being filed against Ranveer and Samay.
Tanmay Bhat Reacts to Criticism
Tanmay posts reaction videos to trending memes on a regular basis on his YouTube channel. In a recent video, a fan asked him why he was not ‘taking a stand’ for Samay and Ranveer in the midst of the controversy. To this, Tanmay replied, “How come these people are not taking a stand for everything that’s happening? ” His fellow comedian and ex-AIB member, Rohan Joshi, was also present on the panel and added, “We are literally here doing our job.
What more stand do you need?
Kaustubh, another panellist who is a comedian, jokingly called Tanmay Samay’s mentor and said, “Aapko bol rahe hain. Aap the uske (Samay) godfather…” pointing to the expectation that Tanmay has to stand up for Samay. Another panellist, Piyush Sharma, chimed in with a dash of humour by recalling a popular line from Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan, saying, “They are expecting ki Tanmay bolega ki ‘Bete se pehle baap ke through jaana hoga.'” Tanmay’s Perception of His Earlier Controversies Continuing with the subject further, Tanmay compared the situation with his previous experiences.
He thought about the outrage he faced following the notorious AIB Roast of Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor in 2015. Drawing a parallel with a seasoned veteran in dealing with comedy controversies, he said, “Whenever someone in your family gets ill with some rare disease, you recall an uncle who had the same disease seven years ago and call him to inquire about it.
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I am comedy’s patient zero.” The India’s Got Latent Controversy Explained India’s Got Latent, a reality show on YouTube developed by Samay Raina, has candidates presenting their talents and a set of comedians, content developers, and performers evaluating them.As in a latest episode, Ranveer Allahbadia from YouTube requested that a fan would prefer to see ‘their parents have sex’ or ‘get into bed’ with them and was met with anger. The comment resulted in several FIRs against Ranveer and Samay on obscenity charges, ultimately causing Samay to delete all episodes of the show from his YouTube channel.
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