Kiku Sharda, Harssh Limbachiyaa roast Samay Raina over India's Got Latent controversy: 'He has a monthly pass to court'

COmedians Kiku Sharda, Chandan Prabhakar and author Harssh Limbachiyaa were the edgar albert guest panellists on Samay Raina’s republic of india’s Got Latent flavor 2 instalment 2, which was released on Friday. During the episode, Kiku and Harssh left no stone unturned in roasting Samay and made several jokes about how the comedian had to shut down Season 1 of the show following the Ranveer Allahbadia controversy.Kiku and Harssh roast Samay RainaAfter the show began, Samay listed all the sponsors his show had managed to secure. Seeing the long list of sponsors, Kiku Sharda cracked a joke and said, “You have got so many sponsors? I thought that the way this place gets torn down so often, your only sponsors would be cement and metal bars,” the comedian quipped. His comment left the entire panel in splits.Later in the show, Harssh brought up the time Samay landed in legal trouble after Ranveer Allahbadia's controversial comment resulted in massive backlash. Joking that Samay has now become a professional when it comes to visiting courts and dealing with legal issues, Harssh Limbachiyaa said, “Say what you will, but I never made it to the highest court. He has a monthly pass. He goes there and marks his attendance. He says, ‘We will worry about the scandal later. Just mark me present.'”Meanwhile, Samay had already expressed his admiration for Kiku Sharda, Chandan Prabhakar and Harssh Limbachiyaa on Instagram before the episode aired. He wrote on his Instagram Story, “I grew up watching Chandan Prabhakar, Kiku Sharda and so many shows written by Harsh Limbachiya. All of them made me laugh so much and shaped my comedy in a big way.”Samay added, “Tonight I’m going to do Latent with them. I can’t believe it! I’m so excited for you guys to see me jamming with my comedy heroes. These guys are veterans, I can’t wait.”About India’s Got LatentSamay Raina’s India’s Got Latent Season 1 landed in controversy after panellist Ranveer Allahbadia made a controversial statement that triggered widespread backlash. Multiple FIRs, police investigations and legal proceedings were registered against the creators, panellists and others associated with the show.Following the backlash, Samay had to remove all the episodes of Season 1 from public platforms, and the comedian maintained a distance from the cameras for several months. However, he announced the return of Latent during his stand-up special Still Alive. The first guests on the revived show were Alpha stars Alia Bhatt and Sharvari.