Comedian Madhur Virli, who made jokes on rape, apologized, shared a statement and explained the limits of comedy.

The controversy that started over ‘370 rupees biryani’ in comedian Pranit More’s show had not yet subsided when yet another old fuel was added to the digital fire of social media. An old clip of stand-up comedian Madhur Virli’s show ‘Love and Latex’ from the year 2024 suddenly went viral on the internet. The cruel joke made in this clip has raised the anger of netizens to the seventh sky. After being surrounded from all sides and demand for legal action being raised, now Madhur Virli has broken his silence on this entire matter and has publicly apologized.

admitted mistake

Starting his official statement, Madhur wrote, ‘I sincerely apologize for my video which is going viral online these days. This video is of one of my live performances about two years ago. Immediately after that performance, I deeply realized my mistake. This was the reason why I removed it from my platforms at that time. Long before this video started going viral again recently. However, this video cannot be shared due to objectionable comments.

What are the limits of comedy?

Taking his point further, Madhur admitted that maturity is required to touch some topics. He wrote, ‘I have always believed that comedy can question society’s views and engage with difficult or dark subjects. But some very sensitive topics require sensitivity, right reference and taking right decisions. When such an attempt fails completely, the only way to be honest is to accept your mistake, apologize wholeheartedly and try to do better in the future. For me, this moment is one of those moments of introspection.

What was in Madhur Virli’s viral video?

In the viral clip of Madhur Virli going viral on social media, he was seen commenting on the very sensitive and serious subject of rape case. He said what would happen if one of the 10 rape cases involved murder of the victim after the crime? Not only this, he also made a very objectionable comment on the mentality of the criminals who committed this heinous act, that what would the criminal be thinking just before killing the victim? As soon as this clip started floating again on Instagram and X, people were stunned. While sharing this video, a user wrote angrily, ‘Please stop this nonsense immediately, this is a very disgusting act in the name of comedy.’ Within no time, internet users started demanding immediate police and legal action against Madhur Virli.

Explanation given on deletion of Instagram account

Since many people were speculating that Madhur had deleted his Instagram account due to fear of controversy, he clarified at the end of his statement by saying, “As far as Instagram is concerned, I had deactivated my account about six months ago.

‘₹370 biryani’ controversy

Just before this case of Madhur Virli, stand-up comedian Pranit More had also come under attack from netizens on social media. Actually, during one of Praneeth’s shows, a comment was made regarding ‘Biryani of ₹ 370’, which instantly created a big controversy. This comment faced heavy criticism and strong opposition from the public. Considering the seriousness of the matter, Pranit More had to come forward not once, but twice and apologize to the public. Praneet said in his statement, ‘I fully deserve the hatred and criticism I am receiving on social media. During the show, that person said many very objectionable and derogatory things, but since everyone present there was laughing, I also got carried away in that atmosphere.