Samay Raina
Stand-up comedian from India 🇮🇳
About Samay Raina
Samay Raina (born 26 October 1997) is an Indian stand-up comedian and YouTuber. He was the co-winner, with Aakash Gupta, of the stand-up comedy contest Comicstaan 2 (2019), which aired on Amazon Prime Video. In 2024, he hosted the comedy talent show India's Got Latent. He was born in Jammu into a conservative Kashmiri Pandit family and enrolled in a print engineering course at Vidhyarthi Griha's College of Engineering and Technology in Pune, which he said was a waste of time, before becoming a regular in the local comedy scene.
After performing at multiple open mics since 27 August 2017, Raina began opening for well-known comedians like Anirban Dasgupta and Abhishek Upmanyu in Pune, then moved to Mumbai to pursue stand-up. In 2025 he announced a nationwide tour, "Still Alive And Unfiltered", touted as a comeback following the controversy surrounding India's Got Latent, which commenced in Bengaluru on 15 August and ended in Delhi on 5 October. In 2026 he became one of the youngest Indian comedians to perform at Madison Square Garden, and on 7 March 2026 he released his debut comedy special, Still Alive, on YouTube, which became the most viewed stand-up comedy special on YouTube.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when outdoor events were cancelled, Raina began streaming chess games on his YouTube channel at fellow comedian Tanmay Bhat's suggestion. Chess personalities including Viswanathan Anand, Vidit Gujrathi, Anish Giri and Tania Sachdev have credited him with popularising chess in India, and well-known players such as Vladimir Kramnik, Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen have appeared on his channel. He organised online chess tournaments called Comedians On Board (COB) and, in May 2021, won the $10,000 Botez Bullet Invitational.
Videos (765)
Videos 1 to 24 of 765.
53:58INDIA’S GOT LATENT S2 EP5 ft. Orry, Archana Puran Singh, Sharon Verma, Nishant Suri
83.7M views
1:21:01Samay Raina - STILL ALIVE (Full Special)
80.2M views
59:21INDIA’S GOT LATENT S2 EP1 ft. Alia Bhatt, Sharvari, Ashish Solanki
74.6M views
52:26INDIA’S GOT LATENT S2 EP6 ft. Rakhi Sawant, Ashneer Grover, Kushagra Srivastava
67.9M views
53:27INDIA’S GOT LATENT S2 EP7 ft. Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bhuvan Bam, Mukesh Chhabra, Kaustubh Agarwal
65.4M views
1:01:25INDIA’S GOT LATENT S2 EP2 ft. Harssh Limbachiya, Kiku Sharda, Chandan Prabhakar
57.6M views
53:54INDIA’S GOT LATENT S2 EP4 ft. Karan Aujla, Tanmay Bhat, Gurleen Pannu, Rahul Dua
56.9M views
53:44INDIA’S GOT LATENT S2 EP3 ft. Raghu Ram, Vishal Dadlani, Tanmay Bhat, Yashraj
46.3M views
1:00Core memory
43.6M views
50:07INDIA’S GOT LATENT S2 EP8 ft. MC Stan, Tanmay Bhat, Madhur Virli, Arpit Bala
36.2M views
0:45College show gone wrong
15.3M views
1:00Surprising my Mother after 1 year!!
15.2M views
5:27Printing Engineering | Standup Comedy by Samay Raina
14.8M views
1:01Sankranti ft. Suhani
13.7M views
0:49Gareeb bachcha
13.4M views
0:53Got felicitated by honorable chief minister of Maharashtra today
12.5M views
1:01Joke for mummy
12.2M views
1:00Zomato Roast
12.1M views
1:00KR$NA jokes compilation
10.1M views
13:45FINALLY GOT MY COLLEGE DEGREE | SAMAY RAINA VLOG
9M views
0:58Pokemon fans assemble again
9M views
0:53Aamir Khan beat me (in chess)
8.7M views
0:28Bisleri piyo bhai
8.5M views
0:38Save chicken
8.1M viewsGuest appearances (19)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Samay Raina.
Guest appearances 1 to 19 of 19.
0:09Samay Raina and Tanmay Bhat’s Kid
Tanmay Bhat
10.4M views
21:34SAMAY RAINA EXPOSED!
Tanmay Bhat
6M views
0:49Samay Raina
Bharti Singh
6M views
1:01Samay Raina roasting Triggered Insaan
Tanmay Bhat
4.1M views
1:01Ashish Chanchlani On Samay Raina's Mischievous Behaviour...
Bharti Singh
3.7M views
0:59Appreciating Samay Raina
Bharti Singh
1.6M views
12:34HE REVEALED HIS GIRLFRIEND'S NAME ON LIVE STREAM feat Samay Raina | PubG Highlights
Tanmay Bhat
1.1M views
12:28HOW TO SURVIVE CUSTOM ROOM Feat Maxtern & Samay Raina l PubG Highlights
Tanmay Bhat
812.6K views
1:00Samay Raina is CRAZY!
Tanmay Bhat
604.5K views
0:57Vipul Goyal talks about the success of Samay Raina
Appurv Gupta
549.2K views
1:00Samay Raina’s JEE Rank
Tanmay Bhat
448.8K views
0:39Ravi Gupta with Samay Raina
Tanmay Bhat
343.8K views
1:13:57Life In IIT, Meeting Nitin Gupta,Humorously Yours & Samay Raina| Vipul Goyal|Kaafi Wild Hai ShowEp43
Appurv Gupta
241K views
1:00He Rejected Samay Raina’s Offer
Tanmay Bhat
205.3K views
1:34Samay Raina’s Bet With Tanmay Bhat
Tanmay Bhat
157.7K views
38:11Chess with my enemy Samay Raina
Joel D'Souza
54.5K views
1:47:36Joel Dsouza vs Samay Raina - Blitz Chess
Joel D'Souza
29.5K views
1:14:51Joel Dsouza vs Samay Raina
Joel D'Souza
17.7K views
0:56samay raina vs sunil pal
Sunil Pal
3.6K viewsChannels on this page: Tanmay Bhat, Bharti Singh, Appurv Gupta, Joel D'Souza, Sunil Pal
Frequently asked questions
What is Samay Raina known for?
He is an Indian stand-up comedian and YouTuber who was the co-winner of Comicstaan 2 (2019) and hosted the comedy talent show India's Got Latent in 2024.
How did Samay Raina popularise chess?
During the COVID-19 pandemic he began streaming chess games on YouTube at Tanmay Bhat's suggestion, and chess personalities including Viswanathan Anand and Vidit Gujrathi have credited him with popularising chess in India.
What is Samay Raina's comedy special?
On 7 March 2026 he released his debut comedy special, Still Alive, on YouTube, which became the most viewed stand-up comedy special on YouTube.
Has Samay Raina performed at Madison Square Garden?
Yes, in 2026 he became one of the youngest Indian comedians to perform at Madison Square Garden, closing the global leg of his tour.
Where was Samay Raina born?
He was born on 26 October 1997 in Jammu into a conservative Kashmiri Pandit family.
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