India, March 1 -- Comedian Vineeth Srinivasan got the audience cheering as he performed at the Laughs Per Minute: Breathless Edition show in Mumbai on Friday night. Vineeth brought back the controversial 'would you rather' joke that got Ranveer Allahbadia in massive trouble, albeit with a big twist.

The comedy night was dedicated to the theme of rising air pollution in Mumbai. Other comedians on the performers list were Daniel Fernandes, Aditi Mittal, Raunaq Rajani, Aadar Malik and Supriya Joshi. At one point, Vineet joked, "Would you rather watch your parents breathe the 2.5 pm particulate or get the government to participate and solve it forever?" The joke got heavy applause and cheers from the audience.

As the audience calmed down, V...