Vir Das reacts to Ranveer Allahbadia’s IGL controversy; sparks debate on “good comedy vs good journalism”

YouTubers Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina, and Apoorva Mukhija have grabbed the headlines for their remarks at the India’s Got Latent show. The recent controversy has shed light on the Indian comedy scene and has received backlash from many netizens and prominent figures in the political and Bollywood industry.  

Vir Das comments on ‘good comedy, good artist & consequences’ amid IGL row

Vir Das took to Instagram stories and shared a post in which he talked about the debate of what is good comedy and good journalism. He wrote, “The audience is always welcome to debate what good comedy is. A good artist will take their feedback head down, mouth shut, and maybe evolve. Either the way, the consequences of your comedy on your career and audience are pretty instant. That’s a natural process.”

He continued, “But we are also watching a bunch of irrelevant mainstream media anchors bordering extinction coming together to take down new media that gets millions more views, longer interviews, and far more impact than their bloated studios and fat salary at 1% of the cost. Whether you like the new media or not is irrelevant.”

“That’s ALSO what’s happening here. And while the we debate what good comedy is, please debate what good journalism is, and the news that they SHOULD be doing, the questions they SHOULD be asking, and who they should be asking them to,” Das concluded.

India’s Got Latent Controversy

YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia made an inappropriate remark during an episode of India’s Got Latent hosted by Samay Raina, which went viral on the internet. In addition to this, Apoorva Mukhija was seen using abusive language while interacting with a contestant.

Multiple FIRs were filed against the show and its panellists after clips from the episode went viral on social media, sparking public outrage. The episode was subsequently taken down by the makers. Following the incident, Allahbadia and the other panellists were called in by the police to be questioned.

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