NewsX Gets “Roasted” for Misunderstanding Tanmay Bhat’s Sarcasm

Maybe it’s time for NewsX to brush up its sarcasm skills.

AIB’s Tanmay Bhat has landed in the middle of another controversy with a Snapchat video where he face-swapped with Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar to make them have a face-off.

The video received outrage for insulting the two Indian icons.

Please pay me @Snapchat

— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) May 30, 2016

Tanmay sarcastically tweeted to Snapchat asking them to pay him and NewsX misinterpreted the tweet, only to make an “exclusive” scoop out of his alleged PR tactic.

For 'cheap PR,' 'wannabe' comedian insults legends. Wants cash for insults too. #AIBTanmayRoasted coming up next only on #NewsX.

— NewsX (@NewsX) May 30, 2016

Twitteratti, however, understood the comedian’s humour and in-turn “roasted” NewsX for their faux pas.

Sorry @AllIndiaBakchod. @NewsX is now the funniest comedy collective in India.

— Rega Jha (@RegaJha) May 30, 2016

This is what his fellow-comedians had to say on the NewsX report.

NewsX right now pic.twitter.com/lTvQ15zgF4

— Rohan (@mojorojo) May 30, 2016

Please pay me @NewsX, for causing blunt force trauma through repeated facepalms.

— Ashish Shakya (@stupidusmaximus) May 30, 2016

Others took to directly lashing out against the news channel, for their imbecile reportage.

Desperate for TRPs, alleged news channel outdoes itself in terms of stupidity. https://t.co/VwC7ArhYPj

— Arunabh Saikia (@psychia90) May 30, 2016

Someone's facepalming so hard at B4, Sector 3, Noida, they're leaving nose prints on their palms. @NewsX https://t.co/EetWqbcQuT

— Pierre Fitter (@pierrefitter) May 30, 2016

What happens when you don't hire people with any sense of sarcasm. https://t.co/Ltnaw4fg3l

— Maanvi (@MaanviNarcisa) May 30, 2016

Just in from NewsX: Interpol Red Notice to be issued on Tanmay Bhat.

— Karthik Srinivasan (@beastoftraal) May 30, 2016

NewsX will now report that Cyber cell took down a Snapchat video in less than 48 hours. #Circus

— Devaiah Bopanna (@devaiahPB) May 30, 2016

NewsX’s lack of humour aside, was the outrage over Bhat’s video valid or is everyone worrying too much about a non-issue?

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