Stnadup comedian Vir Das, who is known for his powerful yet blunt takes on ongoing trends and situations recently took a dig at the prevailing podcast culture all across the world. With time, the number of individuals starting their own podcast channel or shifting towards the podcast phase of their career, is increasing too much. And nobody remains unaware of the recent controversy held at ‘India’s Got Latent’ episode, after podcaster Ranveer Allahabadia passed an obscene remark in the show. Indirectly reverting to it, Vir Das posted a remark on his Twitter profile, which meant to indirectly hit at the podcaster’s worsened situation post controversy.
Vir Das ‘s Indirect Dig At Podcast Culture
Vir Das took to his X and penned down that people should be asked to give an IQ Test before they begin with a podcast. His tweet read, “Okay…hear me out…imagine a world where….you have to take a tiny IQ test, maybe a basic reasoning exam…you pass both….above a certain metric…and THEN…..and ONLY THEN…..you’re allowed to start a podcast. Better world? Worse?”
Okay…hear me out…imagine a world where….you have to take a tiny IQ test, maybe a basic reasoning exam…you pass both….above a certain metric…and THEN…..and ONLY THEN…..you're allowed to start a podcast. Better world? Worse?
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) February 26, 2025
This reaction by Vir Das comes out as a response to the ongoing controversy surrounding Ranveer Allahbadia. Before this also, Vir reacted to the IGL controversy where he remarked his views through a long penned note on instagram. As he wrote, “The audience is always welcome to debate what good comedy is. A good artist will take their feedback head down, mouth shut, and maybe evolve. Either the way, the consequences of your comedy on your career and audience are pretty instant. That’s a natural process.”
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