Stand-up
comedy
group
AIB
has
cancelled
its
upcoming
live
tour
owing
to
the
controversy
generated
around
its
show
'AIB
Knockout'
last
month.
'AIB
Knockout'
was
a
roast
comedy
show,
starring
Ranveer
Singh
and
Arjun
Kapoor
as
the
roast
and
Karan
Johar
as
the
host(roast
master).
The
show,
uploaded
on
YouTube,
went
viral
on
the
site
but
invited
flak
from
various
sections
of
society
for
the
use
of
expletives.
Police
initiated
an
inquiry
into
a
complaint
against
Johar,
Arjun
Kapoor
and
Singh.
AIB
pulled
down
the
video
due
to
the
wide-spread
criticism.
AIB
took
to
Facebook
to
announce
the
cancellation
of
its
tour,
which
was
set
to
begin
on
Macrh
7
in
Pune.
"Regrettably,
AIB
is
cancelling
all
shows
of
our
Stage
Forty-Twoo
live
tour
that
was
scheduled
to
kick
off
in
Pune
on
the
7th
of
March.
Why?
"Because
we've
spent
the
last
month
and
a
half
dealing
with
you-know-what...
Sorry
about
this,
but
we'll
be
back
soon.
And
with
a
completely
new
show
at
that," the
statement
read.
The
group
said
the
tickets
would
be
refunded
within
seven
days
and
shared
that
its
next
set
of
videos
would
be
up
soon.
"As
always,
we're
super
grateful
for
your
support
and
we
hope
that
the
next
time
we
get
on
stage,
you
guys
will
turn
up,
louder
and
happier
than
ever
before.
"On
the
bright
side,
we're
back
to
work
now.
Our
next
set
of
videos
are
already
in
production
and
will
be
out
soon,
so
yay.
Thank
you
once
again,"
AIB
wrote.
PTI