A resurfaced video from Samay Raina's 2024 Ahmedabad show has gone viral amid the Ranveer Allahbadia controversy. In the clip, Raina asks the audience to put down their phones and speaks candidly about the scripted nature of jokes, calling them "cheat codes" to entertain.

The controversy started when Allahbadia made inappropriate remarks on India's Got Latent, hosted by Raina, leading to backlash and the Supreme Court halting the show. Raina addressed the issue humorously during his live shows, even mentioning Allahbadia. He ended his set with a reflective note: “Maybe my time is bad now, but remember, I am time itself.”