Before I give my humble opinion on Samay Raina’s comeback special, Still Alive, I have a disclaimer to make: I have never watched him much, consumed his content, or had a very strong opinion on him. To me, he has always represented a bunch of muhfat comics/creators who are many times, sexist, misogynistic and arrogant. I have always been like, “nahin, not interested”. So my review today is entirely based on this video, which follows the massive controversy and legal troubles Raina and the likes of Beer Biceps found themselves back in February 2025, after the latter cracked an unnecessary “joke” on the former’s show, India’s Got Latent. This video, which people can’t stop talking about on social media, is Raina’s take on all of that.

The special starts off with Raina sort of blaming Ranveer Allahbadia for the whole chaos. Okay, but it was your show, where the format has been to be as irreverent (read controversial) as one can be. Maybe that compelled Allahbadia, who wouldn’t know a good joke if it hit him on the head, to speak out loud about something that should have never been said, just so he could be cool. Big mistake!