Why Did TDP Supporters Disrupt Stand-Up Comedian Sarat Uday’s Bengaluru Show? – Full Controversy EXPLAINED

The attacks on stand-up comedians have become the new normal in India. Telugu Desam Party supporters disrupted stand-up comedian Sarat Uday’s Bengaluru show on Saturday (April 25) over a 2-year-old joke involving Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and his son Nara Lokesh, who is the minister for human resources development. The incident took place in Koramangala at 7 pm. A dozen people, who claimed to be the supporters of the TDP, demanded an apology from Sarat Uday for his joke, which was cracked two years ago during his stand-up show.

What Happened At Sarat Uday’s Bengaluru Show?

In a few initial minutes of his set, TDP supporters went on the stage and questioned him over his alleged joke on Andhra Pradesh CM and his son. However, after a few minutes of questioning, the supporters started abusing him verbally. They also threatened the comedian. The entire drama was captured in a video. The comedian explained his point and informed them that he had issued a public apology in December 2024. Now, he was forced to apologise again. Apart from that, the miscreants also demanded that their tickets be refunded and left promptly after the comedian offered to do so.

TDP supporters disrupted a stand-up comedy show by Sarat Uday, a Hyderabad-based comedian, in Bengaluru. They demanded an apology for jokes on CM Chandrababu Naidu and Nara Lokesh from a 2-yr-old

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The Hyderabad-based comedian had a brief interaction with The Print, where he explained about the joke and revealed that the management called the police. Sarat Uday said, “The video of my apology was issued then itself, and it is on YouTube. I had also joked about the YSRCP [YSR Congress Party] as well and not just the TDP. The management called the police, but by the time the cops had come, they left.” It looks like the stand-up comedians have now started facing wrath from politicians after they pass any joke on them during their acts. This is the third incident of comedians facing intimidation or police action for jokes about politicians. Earlier this month, Anudeep Katikala and Rafiq Muhammad were arrested for passing jokes on the deputy CM of Andhra Pradesh, Pawan Kalyan.

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In the recent times, the biggest controversy in the stand-up world has been the India’s Got Latent row. The show, created by Samay Raina, was banned on the internet after Ranveer Allahbadia passed a lewd comment during one of the episodes. After facing legal trials, Samay Raina, Ranveer Allahbadia, Ashish Chanchlani, Apoorva Mukhija and Jaskirat Singh got relief from court.Stay tuned for more updates!