Samay Raina - Indian Stand-Up Comedian, YouTuber And Chess Enthusiast

Samay Raina is an Indian stand-up comedian, YouTuber, and chess enthusiast.

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Raina was born in Jammu city of Jammu and Kashmir.

He enrolled in a print engineering course at Vidhyarthi Griha in Pune, Maharashtra

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He moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in stand-up comedy

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Amazon Prime’s stand-up competition Comicstaan season 2 became his career’s turning point.

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He was the co-winner of the second season of the stand-up comedy contest Comicstaan.

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Raina started a YouTube channel where he streaming online Chess games.

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Samay has organised online chess tournaments called Comedians on Board and invited chess veterans on his channel

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Prashasti Singh - Stand-Up Comic, Writer, Actor

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