As much as Indian stand-up comedians are famous for their humour, they are also known for the controversies that they get involved in. Take a look at the list of comedians and their controversies, the latest on the list being Kunal Kamra.
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Kunal Kamra recently triggered a controversy with his remark on Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde, whom he called a 'traitor'.
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After the show went viral on social media, Shiv Sena workers vandalised the Habitat Comedy Club in Mumbai, where his show was recorded.
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A month ago, Samay Raina found himself in controversy with his show India's Got Latent, where Ranveer Allahabadia made an inappropriate joke. This led to severe criticism online.
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Ranveer's comment also led to several FIRs against him and Samay Raina. Their case is still ongoing, and the final verdict is awaited.
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Vir Das faced backlash for the remarks he made on his stand-up special, 'I Come From Two Indias', which he performed at the John F Kennedy Centre in Washington, DC.
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A police complaint was filed against him for his remark, "I come from an India where we worship women during the day and gang-rape them during the night."
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In January 2021, Munawar Faruqui was arrested for a remark that he made on Hindu deities and Home Minister Amit Shah in an April 2020 YouTube video.
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He was performing a comedy show in Indore in 2021, when a group of Hindu nationalists interrupted it for his remark from 2020. Faruqui was also arrested after that.
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