They Cross The Line.......

These standup comedians have to stop....... 'Rs 370 Biryani' And Dead People: When Does Comedy Stop Being Funny Over the last few days, comedian Pranit More's crowd-work clip has exploded across social media, triggering criticism from viewers, fellow comedians, journalists and everyone else who is chronically online. The now-deleted video featured an audience member recounting a date and suggesting that because he had spent around Rs 370 on biryani, he was entitled to "recover" that amount through physical intimacy. The audience laughed. The comedian laughed. Pranit himself then uploaded the clip. And then the Internet did what the Internet does best: it went digging. What began as outrage over one viral crowd-work moment soon expanded into something much bigger. People started examining older clips associated with More's shows, eventually resurfacing another controversial video involving medical student Sejal Pawar. In that clip, Pawar casually joked about discussing and comparing the genitalia of dead male patients with colleagues. Viewed separately, both incidents were controversial. Viewed together, they raised a larger question: when does a joke stop being edgy and start becoming offensive? And perhaps more importantly, who gets to decide? The So-Called Joke In Question The controversy began with a seemingly routine crowd-work interaction. The audience member, later identified as 22-year-old Gurugram resident Himanshu Jangra, narrated a dating experience during More's show. While describing the encounter, he implied that spending Rs 370 on a meal entitled him to something in return. His remarks were met with laughter inside the venue. Online, however, the reaction was very different. Critics argued that the statement reduced women to transactions and reflected a deeply ingrained sense of entitlement. The backlash was swift. Jangra apologised, deactivated his social media accounts and eventually lost his job after his employer announced his termination. Then Came The Dead People Clip As the biryani controversy gained momentum, another video from More's content library resurfaced. This time, it featured medical student Sejal Pawar discussing dead male patients and making remarks about comparing their genitalia with colleagues. The clip quickly attracted criticism, with many arguing that if the genders were reversed, the outrage would have been immediate and overwhelming. Pawar eventually issued a public apology and archived all her posts. "Impact matters more than intent," she wrote, acknowledging that the comments had come across in a way they should not have. Even though her apology struck a notably reflective tone and rather than defending the joke, she admitted the experience had made her reconsider how she communicates about sensitive subjects. Yet the debate had already moved beyond individual apologies. The Internet was now asking whether these were isolated mistakes or symptoms of a larger cultural problem. Source : https://www.ndtv.com/lifestyle/rs-370... Stay happy :0