From Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote chori’ claims and the ‘I Love Muhammad’ protests to the Yashwant Varma cash row, India’s Got Latent outrage and the Epstein files, 2025 witnessed multiple viral controversies that dominated social media and national discourse (Pics/ file pic,X, and PTI)

While the stand-up comedy scene in India has evolved in the past decade with more performance avenues and audience, so has the risk of landing in trouble due to jokes on politics, religion, culture, etc. Most recently, stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has found himself amid a controversy due to his alleged defamatory remarks on Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. This isn’t the first time Kamra has courted controversy with his provocative humour. Apart from Kamra, several other comedians have also been attacked or landed in trouble in recent years over their jokes and remarks. Here is a look at some of them. (File Pics)