13 May,2025 04:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Samay Raina
Comedian Samay Raina is one of the most popular comedians of India. His YouTube show 'India's Got Latent' was one of the most viral and talked about show, especially among the youth. However, the show courted controversy and landed in legal trouble after a comment by influencer Ranveer Allahbadia on the show led to FIRs. is all set to make a grand comeback following the 'India's Got Latent' controversy. Returning to Instagram, the YouTuber announced his comeback tour.
Taking to his official Instagram handle, Samay dropped a video to announce his tour across Europe, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia.
The black-and-white clip started by announcing his new tour, followed by glimpses of his successful shows in the US and Canada. His latest tour will commence in Koln on June 5 and conclude in Sydney on July 20.
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The video begins with an audio clip, which says, "People who buy tickets to listen to all this stuff, they buy tickets and they go to these shows and they sit and listen and they clap for this, whatever this is. I don't know if these are even jokes."
During his tour, the stand-up comic will be visiting the cities- Frankfurt, Berlin, Barcelona, Hamburg, Dublin, Zurich, Munich, Antwerp, Paris, Amsterdam, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Auckland, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Perth.
Samay also revealed that his upcoming tour will include jokes on the India's Got Latent controversy. He was largely quiet as the controversy unfolded in the country with multiple FIRS and court dates. A note on his Instagram story along with tour announcement read, "The most testing time of my life makes for the best comedy. See you on the tour".
As soon as the post was up, netizens used the comment section to show their excitement.
One of the Insta users wrote, "Waited everyday for THISS".
A cybercitizen shared, "This comeback was personal..So happy for youuu."
The third comment said, "THE GOAT IS BACKKK".
One of he comments read, "Seriously... insane comeback man".
Giving a shoutout, Samay's team member, Shubham Chawla wrote on social media, "We pulled off one of the biggest tour in the US and Canada by an Indian comedian. The grit to be able to get on stage every day when your whole world is upside down. Major shoutout to my brother for creating a laughter riot during the whole tour.... We are so back".
