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Bowen Yang supports Aimee Lou Wood's criticism of 'White Lotus' parody on 'SNL'
Washington, April 21: Actor and comedian Bowen Yang, after her criticism of the 'White Lotus' parody on the latest Saturday Night Live episode, has supported Aimee Lou Wood.
Samay Raina faces legal heat by Supreme Court over his disability remark
Mumbai, April 21: "India's Got Latent" ideator Samay Raina has landed in legal soup yet again as the Supreme Court has expressed distress regarding his insensitive remarks allegedly making fun of an infant suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a heartbreaking medical condition.
Kunal Kamra vs BookMyShow: A closer look at the delisting controversy
Mumbai, April 8: Comedian Kunal Kamra has become the focus of a fresh controversy following reports that his shows were removed from the ticketing platform BookMyShow.
Facts on our role have been misrepresented: BookMyShow issues statement after Kunal Kamra asks platform not to delist him
Mumbai, April 7: The ticketing platform BookMyShow has issued a statement about how the platform "facilitates the sale of tickets" and operates the business with "neutrality and in compliance with the applicable laws of India"
Kunal Kamra controversy: Ticketing platform responds to comedian's delisting allegations
Mumbai, April 7: The ticketing platform BookMyShow has released a statement addressing a controversy involving comedian Kunal Kamra, after he was delisted from their platform. This comes after the comedian’s open letter to the platform. On Sunday, Kunal took to his X, and shared in his letter that by de-listing him, the platform has prevented him from accessing the audience whom he has performed for close to a decade.
Yuva Shiv Sena General Secretary requests ban on Kunal Kamra's shows amid controversy
Mumbai, April 3: Yuva Shiv Sena General Secretary Rahool N Kanal has formally written to BookMyShow, urging the ticketing platform to refrain from facilitating ticket sales for comedian Kunal Kamra's upcoming shows.
Dy CM Shinde on Kunal Kamra: Taken 'supari' and action causes reaction
Mumbai, March 25: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in his first reaction to stand-up comedian Kunal Karma's controversial remarks against him, has said the latter made the statement after taking 'supari (contract) and every action has a reaction.
Political storm intensifies over comedian Kamra's 'traitor' jibe at Eknath Shinde
Mumbai, March 24: The political storm over comedian Kunal Kamra's alleged mocking of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde intensified on Monday with tremors being felt in Parliament premises and across Maharashtra.
Comedian Samay Raina reschedules India tour amid India's Got Latent controversy
Mumbai, March 21: Youtuber and comedian Samay Raina has rescheduled his India tour amid the ongoing India's Got Latent row.
Samay Raina delays return to India, reschedules India tour
Mumbai, March 21: Comedian Samay Raina, who was embroiled in the public indecency controversy last month, has further delayed his return to India. He has also rescheduled his India tour.
Complaint filed against Munawar Faruqui over his alleged derogatory remarks on his OTT show
Mumbai, Feb 23: It looks like the comedians and independent content creators in the biggest digital economy are running through a rough patch. After a huge uproar over comedian Samay Raina's show 'India's Got Latent', now comedian Munawar Faruqui is under the scanner for his alleged remarks on his streaming show.
Tom Hanks delivers satirical In Memoriam tribute on SNL 50th anniversary special
Washington, February 17: The 50th-anniversary special of Saturday Night Live (SNL) acknowledged the show's past mistakes in a satirical "in memoriam" segment delivered by actor Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks revisits problematic acts, gigs of 'SNL' that aged like milk
Los Angeles, Feb 17: The recent episode of the sketch comedy show 'SNL50' was the one for pondering and being self-critical. In the episode, Hollywood royalty Tom Hanks deadpanned the opening of what seemed to be an in memoriam segment.
I wish the show had not included some jokes..: Raghu Ram reacts to India's Got Latent row
Mumbai, February 15: Actor and TV personality Raghu Ram has spoken about the recent controversy surrounding podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia's comments on comedian Samay Raina's YouTube show 'India's Got Latent'.
Apoorva Makhija's name removed from IIFA's list of promoters
Jaipur, Feb 15: Social media influencer Apoorva Makhija's name has been removed from IIFA's list of promoters, sources said on Friday, adding she is "no more officially included in the list" of individuals previously picked.
Ashoke Pandit questions filthy comedy culture after Ranveer Allahbadia's remarks on YouTube show
Mumbai, February 12: Indian filmmaker Ashoke Pandit has lashed out at podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia for making an offensive joke on comedian Samay Raina's YouTube show 'India's Got Latent'.
Samay Raina reacts to 'India's Got Latent' controversy, takes down all content from the show
Mumbai, February 12: Comedian Samay Raina has finally broken his silence on the ongoing controversy surrounding his YouTube show, 'India's Got Latent'.
AR Rahman takes a dig at Ranveer-Samay comedy
Mumbai, Feb 12: During a recently held "Chhaava" event, Oscar-winning composer A. R.
Ranveer-Samay controversy: Samay Raina deletes 'India's Got Latent' videos
Mumbai, Feb 12: Comedian Samay Raina has finally broken his silence on the controversy around his show "India's Got Latent". His latest episode, featuring Ranveer Allahbadia has been receiving a lot of backlash for the vulgar comedy.
Annu Kapoor speaks on Samay Raina and Ranveer Allahbadia controversy
Mumbai, Feb 10: Veteran actor Annu Kapoor recently shared his views on the ongoing Samay Raina and Ranveer Allahbadia controversy.In an exclusive conversation with IANS, he said that the people who have the authority to take legal action in the matter should definitely do it.
Timothee Chalamet criticized for 'disrespectful' Jimmy Carter joke on 'SNL'
Washington, January 27: Timothee Chalamet has sparked controversy following a "disrespectful" joke about late US President Jimmy Carter during his Saturday Night Live appearance.