LOADING ERROR LOADING Comedian and former host of Netflix’s “Patriot Act” Hasan Minhaj responded in detail on Thursday to a New Yorker piece published last month that said he admitted to fabricating and embellishing stories he used in his stand-up comedy routine. The New Yorker touched on three of Minhaj’s stories, all of which are featured in his 2017 and …
Hasan Minhaj is trying to rewrite the narrative about his comedy and public persona after a bombshell profile from the New Yorker alleged the comedian fabricated parts of his backstory in his stand-up comedy. Minhaj told The Hollywood Reporter, “There were omissions and factual errors in The New Yorker article that misrepresented my life story, so I wanted to give …
The Daily Show host Trevor Noah, who left the show few months back, is set to be replaced by Kal Penn, as reported by publication - TheWrap. American actor, Kal Penn emerges as top contender to replace Trevor Noah as host of The Daily Show, Kal, who hosted the show as a guest in March, was up against four other …
Editor’s Note: Bill Carter, a media analyst for CNN, covered the television industry for The New York Times for 25 years, and has written four books on TV, including The Late Shift and The War for Late Night. Rather than stand up for its artist, the bright young comic Hasan Minhaj, Netflix made an episode from his new late-night program …
Hasan Minhaj poked fun at Netflix’s removal of an episode of his satirical show in Saudi Arabia, as it can still be accessed in the country through Patriot Act‘s YouTube channel. The episode of the satirical comedy show was removed by the streaming giant only in Saudi Arabia as it allegedly violated the country’s cyber crimes law. The banned episode, …
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