About Hasan
Hasan Minhaj was born on September 23, 1985, in Davis, California to Indian Muslim parents. He graduated from UC Davis with a degree in political science. He began his comedy career in 2008 after winning Wild 94.9's "Best Comic Standing" competition. He joined The Daily Show as a correspondent in 2014 and left in 2018. His Netflix special "Homecoming King" debuted in May 2017 and won a Peabody Award. He hosted the weekly Netflix series "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj" from October 2018 to August 2020, which earned an Emmy Award and two Peabody Awards.
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SpeakerJournalist / CommentatorBrand ambassadorComedian
Known for
- Immigration and immigrant experience
- Islamophobia and civil rights
- The Daily Show correspondent (2014–2018)
- Netflix special "Homecoming King" (2017)
- Netflix series "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj" (2018–2020)
- Netflix special "The King's Jester" (2022)
- Netflix special "Off With His Head" (2024)
- 2017 White House Correspondents' Dinner speaker
- Political satire and observational comedy
- Storytelling-driven stand-up comedy
- Stand-up comedian
- Television host
- Actor
- Political commentator
- Producer
- American politics
- Indian culture
- Political satire
- Current events and news media
- Observational comedy
- Dark comedy
- US
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