Story Content

Several days after Samay Raina released his highly anticipated comeback album/special by the title Still Alive, a 9-year-old video of the comedian staging a performance in a modest cafe has gone viral. The video, thought to be recorded some time in 2017, features a significantly younger and near-unrecognizable Samay giving the jokes out in an off-the-cuff manner to an audience in a small cafe, which is dimly lit.

Raina, in the video, has a different hairstyle and fashion, which are way off the slick onstage image that he controls today. Fans are overflowing the comments with nostalgia, commending how he began struggling in small places to become one of the largest stand-up comedians in India.

The re-emerging clip coincides with the current buzz over Still Alive, as Samay tackled controversies and emotional scenes with his mother and could even make fun of his critics, such as Mukesh Khanna. Most observers affirm that this old cafe video perfectly showcases his unbelievable rise and the grind over the years. The video continues to rack up views rapidly, reminding everyone of Samay Raina’s humble beginnings in the comedy scene.