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Samay Raina

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Samay Raina

Samay Raina (born 26 October 1997) is an Indian stand-up comedian and YouTuber. He was the co-winner of the stand-up comedy contest Comicstaan 2 (2019). In 2024, he hosted the comedy talent show India's Got Latent.

Infobox

Born
(1997-10-26) 26 October 1997 (age 28)Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Alma mater
PVG's COET
Occupations
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Years active
2017–present
Known for
India's Got LatentComicstaan 2
Channel
mw- Samay Raina
Genres
Comedy Gameplay Chess
Subscribers
7.42 million
Views
620.27 million

Tables

Comedians on Board Tournament · Career › Chess › Comedians on Board (COB)
Comedians on Board (COB) #1
Comedians on Board (COB) #1
Season
Comedians on Board (COB) #1
Dates
29 March-2 Apr 2020
Winner
Aakash Mehta
Runner-up 1
Kunal Rao
Comedians on Board (COB) #2
Comedians on Board (COB) #2
Season
Comedians on Board (COB) #2
Dates
1-3 July 2020
Winner
Anirban DasGupta
Runner-up 1
Samay Raina
Runner-up 2
Biswa Kalyan Rath
Comedians on Board (COB) #3
Comedians on Board (COB) #3
Season
Comedians on Board (COB) #3
Dates
19-21 Nov 2020
Winner
Joel Dsouza
Runner-up 1
Vaibhav Sethia
Runner-up 2
Samay Raina
Comedians on Board All Stars #4
Comedians on Board All Stars #4
Season
Comedians on Board All Stars #4
Dates
22-30 March 2021
Winner
Samay Raina
Runner-up 1
Biswa Kalyan Rath
Comedians on Board All In #5
Comedians on Board All In #5
Season
Comedians on Board All In #5
Dates
11-14 Aug 2021
Winner
Samay Raina
Runner-up 1
Joel Dsouza
Runner-up 2
Prakhar Gupta
Comedians on Board Gang War (Team Event)
Comedians on Board Gang War (Team Event)
Season
Comedians on Board Gang War (Team Event)
Dates
21-27 March 2022
Winner
Susha Squad (Team Owner- Suhani Shah)
Runner-up 1
Wazir-e-Vaibhav (Team Owner- Vaibhav Sethia)
Runner-up 2
Bot Army (Team Owner- Tanmay Bhat)
Season
Dates
Winner
Runner-up 1
Runner-up 2
Comedians on Board (COB)
29 March-2 Apr 2020
Aakash Mehta
Kunal Rao
Comedians on Board (COB)
1-3 July 2020
Anirban DasGupta
Samay Raina
Biswa Kalyan Rath
Comedians on Board (COB)
19-21 Nov 2020
Joel Dsouza
Vaibhav Sethia
Samay Raina
Comedians on Board All Stars
22-30 March 2021
Samay Raina
Biswa Kalyan Rath
Comedians on Board All In
11-14 Aug 2021
Samay Raina
Joel Dsouza
Prakhar Gupta
Comedians on Board Gang War (Team Event)
21-27 March 2022
Susha Squad (Team Owner- Suhani Shah)
Wazir-e-Vaibhav (Team Owner- Vaibhav Sethia)
Bot Army (Team Owner- Tanmay Bhat)
· Filmography
2019
Comicstaan 2
Role(s)
Contestant
Notes
Winner
2021
Comedy Premium League
Role(s)
Contestant
Notes
Winner
One Mic Stand
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Season 2; Episode 5
2024–2025
Role(s)
India's Got Latent
Notes
Host/Judge
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
2019
Comicstaan 2
Contestant
Winner
2021
Comedy Premium League
Contestant
Winner
2021
One Mic Stand
Himself
Season 2; Episode 5
2024–2025
India's Got Latent
Host/Judge
All episodes

References

  1. Chess.com
    https://www.chess.com/players/samay-raina
  2. The Indian Express
    https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/comicstaan-2-winners-aakash-gupta-and-samay-raina-5909204/
  3. The New Indian Express
    https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/jan/23/standing-up-for-kashmir-2093128.html
  4. Jagran Josh
    https://www.jagranjosh.com/web-stories/check-out-standup-comedian-samay-raina-impressive-networth-125105
  5. India Today
    https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/comicstaan-season-2-winners-akash-gupta-samay-raina-win-the-amazon-original-show-awarded-prize-money-of-rs-10-lakh-1581506-2019-08-16
  6. Firstpost
    https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/comicstaan-season-2-akash-gupta-samay-raina-crowned-as-winners-of-amazon-prime-video-india-comedy-show-7177151.html
  7. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/we-have-made-chess-more-consumable-for-the-masses-samay-raina/articleshow/77950939.cms
  8. EarlyGame
    https://earlygame.in/news/entertainment/samay-raina-reacts-to-straight-outta-srinagar-disstrack-against-seedhe-maut
  9. Deadant
    https://deadant.co/krna-seedhe-maut-comedy-censorship/
  10. ESPN
    https://www.espn.in/chess/story/_/id/29716812/how-indian-stand-comic-samay-raina-redefining-chess-cause
  11. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/anand-to-take-on-stand-up-comedians-in-charity-match/articleshow/75361393.cms
  12. world.wng.org
    https://web.archive.org/web/20201130080553/https://world.wng.org/2020/11/the_2020_internet_chess_carnival
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    https://www.wionews.com/sports/viswanathan-anand-yuzvendra-chahal-and-others-raise-rs-886-lakh-for-waste-pickers-community-through-online-chess-charity-tournament-295065/amp
  14. Hindustan Times
    https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/samay-raina-takes-a-dig-at-aamir-khan-after-latter-beats-him-at-chess-kabhi-kabhi-laal-singh-chaddha-bhi-ho-jata-hai-101751435891388.html
  15. Chess.com
    https://www.chess.com/member/samayraina
  16. www.chessbase.in
    https://www.chessbase.in/news/Samay-Raina-wins-the-Botez-Bullet-Invitational
  17. Firstpost
    https://www.firstpost.com/sports/chess/samay-raina-creates-history-in-superpogchamps-donates-entire-prize-to-charity-13957472.html
  18. ChessBase India
    https://www.chessbase.in/news/Comedians-on-Board-3-finale
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20210607173041/https://comediansonboard.in/comedians-on-board-1-cob1/
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20210607184658/https://comediansonboard.in/comedians-on-board-2-cob-2/
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    https://comediansonboard.in/
  22. "Comedians on Board All Stars"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20211024055540/https://comediansonboard.in/cob-all-stars/
  23. "Comedians on Board All In"
    https://comediansonboard.in/
  24. COMEDIANS ON BOARD GANG WAR | GRAND FINALE
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJSnBPGtjMI
  25. Chess News
    https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-chess-super-league-is-here
  26. Hindustan Times
    https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/charity-begins-with-chess/story-UHJbOc0DnwcQtNgpIfHlzH.html
  27. "Mover & shaker: How stand-up comic Samay Raina is redefining chess for a cause"
    https://www.espn.co.uk/chess/story/_/id/29716812/how-indian-stand-comic-samay-raina-redefining-chess-cause
  28. Chess.com
    https://www.chess.com/news/view/chess-for-charity-chess-for-west-bengal-india
  29. "India's Got Latent (2024) - Comedy Show by Samay Raina | BrownPant"
    https://brownpant.com/shows/indias-got-latent/
  30. deadant.co/
    https://deadant.co/i-want-to-level-up-samay-raina-on-his-latest-project-indias-got-latent-pushing-the-envelope-with-his-comedy/
  31. India's Got Latent
    https://trakt.tv/shows/india-s-got-latent-2024
  32. Business Today
    https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/comedian-samay-raina-launches-indias-got-latent-app-reaches-top-of-the-charts-on-apple-app-store-and-google-play-store-459966-2025-01-08
  33. Himanta Biswa Sarma [@himantabiswa]
    https://x.com/himantabiswa/status/1888955075906961727
  34. Dainik Jagran
    https://english.jagran.com/india/assam-police-file-fir-against-samay-raina-ranveer-allahbadia-apoorva-makhija-and-others-over-obscenity-in-indias-got-latent-10217850
  35. NDTV
    https://www.ndtv.com/feature/indias-got-latent-row-who-said-what-as-samay-raina-forced-to-remove-all-youtube-episodes-7708513
  36. Free Press Journal
    https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/ranveer-allahbadia-samay-raina-ashish-chanchlani-other-youtubers-booked-for-promoting-obscenity-and-engaging-in-vulgar-discussion-in-guwahati-says-assam-cm-himanta-biswa-sarma
  37. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/trouble-mounts-for-ranveer-allahbadia-others-linked-to-samay-rainas-show-indias-got-latent-top-developments/articleshow/118151638.cms
  38. The Indian Express
    https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/samay-raina-deletes-all-videos-of-controversial-show-indias-got-latent-only-objective-make-people-laugh-9832770/
  39. India TV News
    https://www.indiatvnews.com/maharashtra/ranveer-allahbadia-maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-condemns-youtuber-remarks-nhrc-takes-action-latest-updates-2025-02-10-975583
  40. The Hindu
    https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/samay-raina-removes-all-indias-got-latent-episodes-says-will-cooperate-with-agencies/article69212418.ece
  41. The Indian Express
    https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/comicstaan-2-winner-samay-raina-5912770/
  42. The Indian Express
    https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/comedy-premium-league-review-the-closest-india-will-get-to-a-saturday-night-live-7463321/
  43. "Amazon Prime Video announces mentors for One Mic Stand Season 2"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20211024055540/https://english.press24.in/2021/10/12/amazon-prime-video-announces-mentors-for-one-mic-stand-season-2-amazon-prime-video-announces-one-mic-stand-mentors/
  44. Deadant
    https://deadant.co/i-want-to-level-up-samay-raina-on-his-latest-project-indias-got-latent-pushing-the-envelope-with-his-comedy/
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