Samay Raina | Still Alive, India's Got Latent S2 & Standup Comedy | The Longest Interview

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Samay Raina is an Indian comedian known for the viral panel show India's Got Latent, and his latest stand-up comedy special Still Alive. He rose to prominence after winning Comicstaan Season 2 and later built a massive online following through his chess streams and popular collaborations during the pandemic. His show 'India’s Got Latent' is a unique talent show that reflects his irreverent, experimental style of comedy. His content brings together comedy, gaming, and community, making him one of the most distinctive voices in India’s digital entertainment space. Experience challenge based learning at The LIT School, Bangalore. Checkout LIT School's website : https://www.litschool.in/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Chalchitra%20Talks&utm_campaign=YouTube Get Audible's subscription free for 2 months by clicking on this link : https://adbl.co/chalchitra Buy Farmley products here : https://www.farmley.com/ Get additional discount on Farmley products by using this discount code : CCT15 Wardrobe Partner : Esthreall You can buy their products here : https://esthreall.com In conversation with : Vaibhav Munjal https://www.instagram.com/vaibhavmunjal25/ Watch our first podcast with Samay Raina (2022) : https://youtu.be/QdW1j2j4Cqc?si=RYueCq-xeCpqrM7j Watch our podcast with Balraj Singh Ghai: https://youtu.be/eb7L3LmPczI?si=Eki5zKrCrEV8izLd Watch our Film 'Scenes From A Situationship': https://youtu.be/4lJkGJDyvBo?si=kaKQ2u1uxf_RsGjy Want to become a part of the close circle of Chalchitra Talks? Become a community member and buy our Yearly subscription here : https://www.chalchitratalks.com/yearlymemberships Here are the benefits of becoming a member : You get access to all 12 of our exclusive WhatsApp groups - Movie Club, Book Club, Music & Podcasting Club, Science Club, Sports Club, Quizzing Club, Food Club and Godfathers Club. Monthly calls with the founders :) YouTube Community https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcbhpngcGDw-LemvWaEaT0Q/join Patreon https://www.patreon.com/chalchitratalks As soon as you become a Patron/YouTube Member, please send us an email at : vaibhav@chalchitratalks.com, so that we can give you access to our exclusive perks. :) Credits - Executive Producer : Sorabh Munjal https://www.instagram.com/sorabhmunjal/ Research Producer : Hindol Hazra https://www.instagram.com/hindolheroic/ Cinematography : Devansh Ahuja https://www.instagram.com/devanshahujaa/ Vinayak Tripathi https://www.instagram.com/vnyk__/ Graphics & Edit by : Priyansh Kumar Jha https://www.instagram.com/priyanshkumarjha/ Vinayak Tripathi https://www.instagram.com/vnyk__/ Social Media Manager : Akash Male https://www.instagram.com/iamakash9/ Equipment : Paxton Equipments https://www.instagram.com/paxtonequips/ Location : The Habitat https://www.instagram.com/indiehabitat/ Special Thanks: Yash Gupta https://www.instagram.com/yash.thehuman/ Mukund Sharma https://www.instagram.com/mukund__10/ Balraj Singh Ghai https://www.instagram.com/balrajghai/ Music Credit: “Groovy Blues in C#m | 95 bpm” by MJ’s Backing Tracks and Studio YouTube: https://youtu.be/FM2JIDyozns?si=XnGMiZmZDxphjuaM Used with permission from the creator. Check out more of their work here: @MJsBackingTracks Merch : https://kadakmerch.com/collections/chalchitra-talks Website : https://www.chalchitratalks.com Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/chalchitratalks Whatsapp : https://chat.whatsapp.com/EXGqiAWdTNuLxEAj7fUsma Channel run by : Vaibhav Munjal https://www.instagram.com/vaibhavmunjal25/ Sorabh Munjal https://www.instagram.com/sorabhmunjal/ Timestamps: 0:00 Mic check 1 2 3 0:24 Let's go! 1:17 Still Alive 1:50 Abhishek Upmanyu unseen clip 3:40 Latent controversy days 5:56 Balraj OP 6:50 Samay’s dad ❤️ 8:15 Samay calls his dad 8:40 The Latent score system 11:07 Playing a character on stage 13:30 Challenges for stand-up in India 14:20 Love for guitar 16:03 Early stand-up memories 18:10 Sunil Pal 20:16 Surpassing your mentors 24:45 Shoutout to Seedhe Maut 25:48 Life-changing moments 27:50 Why Samay came on CCT 30:24 What's next for Samay? 35:36 Sacha Baron Cohen OP 37:00 Samay's unseen blog 38:58 Fake coin story 43:33 Love for street jokes 47:55 Anti-jokes 51:07 Lego collection 52:20 Favourite Indian comedians 56:30 Touring with Nishant Tanwar 59:55 Talking About Indian Comedians 1:02:03 Being likeable in comedy 1:03:10 Kapil Sharma GOAT 1:04:25 Sunil Grover supremacy 1:05:38 Life after Latent 1:14:20 Unreleased apology videos 1:19:40 Raj Shamani's cameo 1:22:15 Love for Blues 1:23:05 Samay plays guitar! 1:30:20 "I'm on vacation" 1:32:30 Samay's life reccos 1:36:18 Book reccos 1:39:20 Samay’s Audible audition 1:41:00 Podcast reccos 1:44:20 YouTube career advice 1:45:50 Music reccos 1:47:18 Comedy Circus memories 1:47:45 Take on crowd work 1:49:45 Art of live streaming 1:53:50 The joy of stage shows 1:55:10 Why empathy is important 1:56:26 'Would you rather'... 1:57:03 The 'High Point'! 1:59:17 Bonus recommendation #samayraina #stillalive #latent