Ranveer Allahbadia faces fresh embarrassment as netizens discover controversial joke he cracked on Samay Raina’s show was taken from elsewhere

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On Monday, Ranveer Allahbadia issued an apology for his remark that even caught the attention of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. “My comment was not just inappropriate, it was not even funny. Comedy is not my forte. I’m sorry,” he said. His apology came shortly after Fadnavis commented on the controversy, cautioning against the misuse of free speech — though he admitted he had yet to watch the clip himself.

Adding to Ranveer’s embarrassment, netizens soon discovered that the controversial joke wasn’t even his own and that it was lifted from elsewhere without attribution. The joke in question originally appeared in a recent “Truth or Drink” video by comedians Sammy Walsh and Alan Fang on their YouTube channel OG Crew. The joke was originally delivered by Walsh and appeared in the video released two weeks ago, which has amassed over three million views so far.

Watch ‘Beer Biceps’ Ranveer Allahbadia apologising after obscenity row on India’s Got Latent:

While Ranveer Allahbadia is already facing backlash for his comments, the revelation that he plagiarised the joke has only intensified criticism. Meanwhile, on Monday, a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sent a letter to YouTube, stating that the commission had “taken cognisance” of the matter and urging the platform to take “urgent action” by removing the India’s Got Latent episode.