India, July 1 -- Stand-up comic artiste Navin Prabhakar notes that comedy is being confused with merely poking fun and resorting to sleaze. Reflecting on the current obsession with instant validation, he remarks, "We all human beings love attention but jab attention zyada ho jata toh 370 ki briyani ban jata hain."

Criticising the trend of roasting, "Roasting is not comedy kash yeh aaj ke artistes samjh jaye joh doston ki kichai hoti thhi usko bahar le kar aana aur stand-up ka naam dena galat hain. Public domain pe kisi ka mazak udana kuch jeene ya maarne ke baad even when you are into a white collar profession aap doctor ho, it's really pitiful."

Speaking on the current controversy surrounding the comic Pranit More show, Navin believes ...