Comedian Samay Raina confirms Koffee debut, Karan Johar spills co-guest details

Samay Raina is heading from a brief phone-call cameo to the couch on the ninth season of Karan Johar's Koffee With Karan. Raina confirmed the appearance by sharing the show's poster on his Instagram Story.The move came days after Johar recently revealed the line-up during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India and said he expected three guests to turn their humour on him in an upcoming episode.“I had one episode with Tanmay, Samay Raina and Farah Khan. I know I am going to have a blast because they will attack me more than I am capable of doing to them,” Johar said.After the confirmation, Raina shared the show's poster without a caption. Raina's earlier phone-call cameoThe comedian had previously featured through a phone call during an episode with actor Varun Dhawan. As part of a segment, Dhawan was asked to call someone and persuade them to say, “Hi Karan, it's me.” He chose Raina. The conversation took an unexpected turn when Raina casually said, “At present, I am chilling with my girlfriend.”Johar, who was listening to the call, reminded Raina that he was on Koffee With Karan and encouraged him to speak more openly about his personal life.“This is how you should be on Koffee With Karan. Come out and tell me the truth about your girlfriend,” Johar said.Guests in the final seasonThe ninth season has featured several names from the film industry. The guest line-up includes Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Kiara Advani, Sidharth Malhotra, Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna.The season also marks the final instalment of Johar's celebrity chat show.Raina and Qureshi trade barbs on LatentMeanwhile, the latest episode of Season 2 of India's Got Latent features actor Huma Qureshi alongside comedians Krushna Abhishek and Ashish Solanki. Balraj Singh Ghai joins host Raina on the panel.One of the episode's highlights is a playful exchange between Raina and Qureshi over the box-office performance of her film Toxic.“You're the first one to flop a movie and then show up here,” Raina joked.Qureshi replied, “Dude, I just acted in a movie named Toxic, you're literally toxic in life.” Raina responded, “But at least people watch me.” The exchange has since caught viewers' attention.Some of the celebrities who have appeared in Season 2 of India's Got Latent include Alia Bhatt, Sharvari, Karan Aujla, Varun Dhawan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bhuvan Bam, Rakhi Sawant, Archana Puran Singh, Orry, Badshah and MC Stan.- Ends