Comedian Pranit More says 'I deserve the hate' amid 'Rs 370 biryani' comment row: 'That guy made derogatory remarks and...' | WATCH

Stand-up comedian Pranit More on Saturday issued a second apology over the controversial “Rs 370 biryani” remark made during one of his shows, saying he failed to object to the comment in what he termed a “lapse in judgment”.

More and Himanshu Jangra, a web developer, are at the centre of a controversy over remarks made during a comedy show in Gurugram that allegedly glorified coercion and non-consensual conduct towards a woman.

More, who is facing a police case for allegedly disseminating “obscene and objectionable” content, said he regretted giving a platform to Jangra during a crowd interaction segment.

What did the comedian say?

More shared an apology on Instagram and said this in his video- "I wanted to talk about this for a long time but my Instagram account was suspended. You all have seen my crowd work video for which I have been receiving a lot of hate. I think I deserve that hate."

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More added, "Because that guy made derogatory remarks during the crowd work and everyone was laughing, I got carried away. It was a lapse in judgement, and it was my biggest mistake. I want to apologise for the video and derogatory remarks made in it. Whatever legal proceedings are going on, I have been cooperating with the authorities."

Pranit More is facing the fire on social media the way Samay Raina and Ranveer Allahbadia faced last year. This time, the man is under scrutiny for the puerile comments by the audiences. One man cracked that Rs 370 biryani joke and all hell broke loose. Now, another video has gone viral where a female doctor joked about the size of men’s reproductive organ.

This controversial member of the audience has been recognised as Dr Sejal Pawar, and a FIR has been filed against her for her remarks and she has not only issued an apology for her remarks but also made her Instagram account private.