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Hasan Minhaj

  1. chapters
    Truth Is What a Comedian Makes of ItComics have long strived for some version of authenticity. But what that looks like — and how genuine it is — continues to evolve.
    By Jesse David Fox
  2. emotional truths
    Hasan Minhaj Tries to Fact-Check The New Yorker“The guy in this article is a proper fucking psycho, but I now hope you feel like the real me is not. I’m just a guy with IBS and low sperm motility.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. hostless with the mostess
    The Daily Show (and Its Circus of Guest Hosts) Is BackSarah Silverman and Leslie Jones make their returns to the desk.
    By Hershal Pandya
  4. chai chai
    Tea TeaIt’s redundant.
    By Hershal Pandya
  5. awards szn
    Ke Huy Quan Continues His Winning Streak at the Independent Spirit Awards‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ has won in every category they were nominated for.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  6. awards szn
    Hasan Minhaj Brings His Powerpoints and Power Suits to Independent Spirit AwardsSemi-Pro is now streaming on IFC.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  7. comedy review
    Welcome to Hasan Minhaj’s Inspirational School AssemblyIn The King’s Jester, the comedian’s boldness gets packaged into a too-slick presentation.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  8. trailer mix
    Hasan Minhaj Screams ‘F- - - You, Kumail!’ in The King’s JesterThe special premieres October 4 on Netflix.
    By Hershal Pandya
  9. comedy festivals
    Ramy Youssef Reflects on Performing at First Palestinian Comedy Festival“i wanna be able to get heckled in gaza.”
    By Justin Curto
  10. appreciations
    Patriot Act Wasn’t Perfect, But It Was OursThough flawed in several important ways, watching the show became a communal experience for South Asian families like mine.
    By Mano Sundaresan
  11. cancellations
    Hasan Minhaj Announces the End of Patriot Act“I got to work with the best writers, producers, researchers, and animators in the game.”
    By Megh Wright
  12. vulture sports
    Megan Rapinoe Sits 6 Feet Away From AOC in New Talk ShowHBO dropped the trailer for Seeing America With Megan Rapinoe.
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. last night on late night
    Noted ‘Old Person’ Hasan Minhaj Imparts His Wisdom to Desi TeensJust hire Abeer as a full-time correspondent, already.
    By Rebecca Alter
  14. good one podcast
    Why Hasan Minhaj Couldn’t Stay Silent About George FloydThe comedian joins this week’s Good One to talk Patriot Act, the jokes he decides not to tell, and being a boss.
    By Jesse David Fox
  15. last night on late night
    Hasan Minhaj Is Proud to Present TurboTaxSucksAss.ComPatriot Act created a helpful tax-filing website that shields you from its trickery.
    By Megh Wright
  16. cancelations
    The 2020 White House Correspondents’ Dinner Is CanceledKenan Thompson had been announced as the host.
    By Rebecca Alter
  17. last night on late night
    Hasan Minhaj Calls Paddington Bear a FascistHe also spoke with AOC.
    By Rebecca Alter
  18. last night on late night
    Hasan Minhaj Says Your College Tuition Is Paying for ‘Theme Park Bullshit’“Colleges shouldn’t be fun like Disney World. They should be soul crushing, like Epcot Center.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  19. last night on late night
    Hasan Minhaj Breaks Down Why We Need to Save Local Newspapers From Extinction“We need to treat them like the essential services they are.”
    By Megh Wright
  20. last night on late night
    Patriot Act Returns to Terrify You About an Eviction CrisisHasan Minhaj is back on Netflix with a warning.
    By Megh Wright
  21. debt
    Hasan Minhaj Rails Against Student-Loan Debt Crisis in Congressional TestimonyHe even got a few laughs.
    By Megh Wright
  22. advice
    Hasan Minhaj Tells Lilly Singh the Advice He Got from Jon Stewart“He would give me no notes. None!”
    By Megh Wright
  23. Hasan Minhaj on Why He Didn’t Change His Name for Comedy“If I could take a stab at navigating having a public image on my own terms, this could be a good start.”
    By Bethy Squires and Anne Victoria Clark
  24. the internet
    Hasan Minhaj Wants to Mail You a Netflix DVDIf your internet provider sucks, there is a way out!
    By Bethy Squires
  25. vulture lists
    The Best Episodes of Hasan Minhaj’s Patriot ActFrom Minhaj’s unique take on affirmative action to student loans to the Indian elections.
    By Pablo Goldstein
  26. censorship
    Hasan Minhaj Thanks Saudi Arabia for Censoring Netflix’s Patriot Act“For the first time in my life, I was a bipartisan icon. Liberals and conservatives: they both embraced me like I was money from Big Pharma.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  27. netflix
    Netflix Pulls Episode of Hasan Minhaj’s Talk Show in Saudi ArabiaThe Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj episode was critical of the Saudi crown prince.
    By Tolly Wright
  28. comedy
    Hasan Minhaj Wants to Update Late-Night Comedy Model With ‘Radioactive’ Topics“Right now, a lot of people do get their news from these shows.”
    By Trupti Rami
  29. last night on late night
    Netflix’s Hasan Minhaj Calls Out Netflix’s Bodyguard Over Islamophobia“Oh, to be white!”
    By Halle Kiefer
  30. politics
    Hasan Minhaj Reveals How Bill Clinton Inspired Him to Create Patriot Act“I remember standing there and being like, ‘Bill, I hate to tell you this … I don’t know any terrorists.”
    By Megh Wright
  31. tv review
    Patriot Act Cements Hasan Minhaj As a Necessary Voice in Late NightThe Daily Show vet infuses his Netflix show with a stand-up sensibility and his perspective as the Muslim son of Indian immigrants.
    By Jen Chaney
  32. What to Know Before You Watch Netflix’s Patriot ActOur guide to the impossibly delightful Hasan Minhaj.
    By Blake Z. Rong
  33. specials
    New Special From Hasan Minhaj’s Sketch Group to Air on Comedy Central Next MonthGoatface will be coming to you November 27.
    By Megh Wright
  34. goodbyes
    Hasan Minhaj Says Good-bye to The Daily ShowMinhaj joined the show when Jon Stewart was still host in 2014.
    By Megh Wright
  35. Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj Debuts on Netflix in OctoberAnother Daily Show alum heads to Netflix this fall.
    By Megh Wright
  36. series orders
    Hasan Minhaj Is Getting a Weekly Talk Show on NetflixHe’ll be the first Indian-American host of a weekly comedy talk show.
    By Jackson McHenry
  37. Netflix Adds a Weekly Talk Show Hosted by Hasan MinhajMichelle Wolf isn’t the only Daily Show correspondent to land her own weekly Netflix talk show. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the […]
    By Megh Wright
  38. Coming to Comedy Central: More ‘President Show,’ More ‘Jim Jefferies […]In addition to announcing premiere dates for Nathan for You and Jordan Klepper’s new late night show, Comedy Central also announced some good […]
    By Megh Wright
  39. Hasan Minhaj Interviews Fired US Attorney Preet Bharara on ‘The Daily Show’Here’s a clip from last night’s Daily Show, where correspondent Hasan Minhaj sits down with Preet Bharara, the former US Attorney who was […]
    By Megh Wright
  40. The Daily Show’s Trump Presidential Twitter Library Examines Tweets As History▶️ “What do we think historians will be saying about these tweets? I like that you think there will be historians in the future.”
    By Granger Willson and Devon Sherer
  41. May 2017’s Best Standup Specials: Hasan Minhaj, Maria Bamford, Chris […] We’re in the middle of a comedy special deluge, and May brought nine new hours of standup to the spate. In case you missed it, here’s a […]
    By Isaac Kozell
  42. Hasan Minhaj and Stephen Colbert Talk ‘The Daily Show,’ ‘Homecoming King,’ […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert chats with Hasan Minhaj about his Netflix special Homecoming King, his work on […]
    By Megh Wright
  43. Hasan Minhaj Joins Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis in ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’Fresh off his hit performances at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and Netflix special Homecoming King, Daily Show correspondent Hasan […]
    By Megh Wright
  44. Why ‘The Daily Show’ Needs to Utilize Hasan Minhaj More2017 has been an incredible year for Hasan Minhaj. First, the Daily Show correspondent delivered a strong set at the White House […]
    By John Hugar
  45. Hasan Minhaj Took a Job No One Wanted“I was told repeatedly, ‘Don’t go after POTUS, don’t roast the administration in absentia.’”
    By Mallika Rao
  46. Hasan Minhaj’s ‘Homecoming King’ Is an American Story, Whether You Get the […]When I first stumbled across Hasan Minhaj’s YouTube videos back in 2012, I was at a strange point in my evolution as a comedy consumer, where […]
    By Hershal Pandya
  47. Watch the Trailer for Hasan Minhaj’s Netflix Special ‘Homecoming King’Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj is having a very busy 2017. Fresh off his gig hosting this year’s Trump-free White House Correspondents’ […]
    By Megh Wright
  48. Hasan Minhaj Roasts the Press at the White House Correspondents’ DinnerOver the weekend, Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj took on the toughest gig in comedy by hosting this year’s Trump-free White House […]
    By Megh Wright
  49. jokes
    Hasan Minhaj’s Best Jokes at the 2017 White House Correspondents’ DinnerThe Daily Show correspondent roasted Trump in absentia.
    By Matthew Love
  50. white house correspondents’ dinner
    The Daily Show’s Hasan Minhaj Will Host the White House Correspondents’ DinnerThe event is scheduled for April 29, and Trump is not planning to attend.
    By Jackson McHenry
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