Hasan Minhaj

Hasan Minhaj (; ; born September 23, 1985) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor and television host. Much of his comedy involves Indian culture and the modern American political landscape through the use of satire, observational comedy and black comedy. His Netflix series Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj won an Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, and two Webby Awards. In 2019, he was listed in Times annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. After working as a stand-up comedian and appearing in minor television roles, Minhaj came to prominence for his work on The Daily Show as its senior correspondent from 2014 to 2018. He was the featured speaker at the 2017 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. His first stand-up comedy special, Homecoming King, released on Netflix in May 2017, received positive reviews from critics and won him his first Peabody Award in 2018. Minhaj left The Daily Show in August 2018 to host a weekly comedy show, Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, which debuted on Netflix in October 2018. In April 2019, he won his second Peabody Award for Patriot Act. Minhaj released his second Netflix special, Hasan Minhaj: The King's Jester, in 2022, and appeared in season two of the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show in a recurring role. In September 2023, The New Yorker detailed alleged instances of Minhaj fabricating or embellishing stories used in his comedy specials. The article received widespread publicity and opened a discussion about the moral ethics of comedians and the stories they tell. Minhaj responded to the reporting with evidence describing "omissions and factual errors" in the reporting which "misrepresented my life story".