Kunal Kamra is currently at the centre of controversy due to his recent act. The comedian has found himself in hot water over his alleged defamatory remarks against Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Now, with Kamra facing heavy criticism, The Habitat, the venue where Kunal performed, being vandalised by Shiv Sena workers, and FIRs against him, several members of his fraternity have come out in support of him and called out the system.

Stand-Up comedians react to backlash on Kunal Kamra’s recent act

Famous stand-up comedian Vir Das took to his Instagram and shared a long post, trying to put focus on a rather smaller picture and the effects of the venue shutting down. He wrote, "While everyone has a larger discussion as they should, I`d like to direct your attention to a smaller picture. Last month, this week, and for the indefinite future at the Habitat, an artistic venue in Mumbai. You will find people without work. These include waiters, cooks, sound engineers, light engineers, kitchen staff, front-of-house staff, writers, poets, new comedians in multiple languages, professional comedians in multiple languages, improv artists, theatre plays, video editors, filmmakers, and storytellers. I would say 90% of them moved to Mumbai from a different city to feed their family and/or express their art. Plays that took years to be written, comedians who waited years for a spot or a solo show, along with many workers who need a daily wage. Good, hardworking, innocent people. For a second, I`d like you to imagine that happening to more than one venue, and then to all of them. And what that does to your city.”