Comedian Sunil Pal admitted that he felt "targeted" during his appearance on 'The Great Indian Kapil Show', stating that fellow comedian Samay Raina was being "favoured". Calling the atmosphere "one-sided" and "pre-planned", Sunil said, "I had no idea if Samay would be there...I didn't get a chance to perform my stand-up act," adding, "They were purposely not laughing at me."