THE KIND
OF FUNNY
THAT HURTS.

Samay Raina doesn't write jokes — he excavates your most uncomfortable truths and holds them up to a spotlight. Co-winner of Comicstaan Season 2, Chess BM, and host of India's Got Latent. A Kashmiri Pandit from Jammu who trained as a print engineer, found comedy through open mics, and never looked back.

The man who got Magnus Carlsen to blitz on an Indian comedy stream. Who organized the Chess Super League. Who won the $10,000 Botez Bullet Invitational — and donated it all. In 2026, he performed at Madison Square Garden, the youngest Indian comedian to headline that stage.