Hasan Minhaj on ‘Daily Show, ‘Patriot Act’ and More
The Last Laugh
The Daily Beast
4.6 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Hasan Minhaj has had a very busy five years between the release of his first big stand-up special ‘Homecoming King’ in 2017 and the premiere of his new hour ‘The King’s Jester’ on Netflix. The former ‘Daily Show’ correspondent roasted Trump in absentia at the White House Correspondents Dinner, launched and ended his weekly Netflix series ‘Patriot Act’ and found himself in the crosshairs of the Saudis for his unflinching criticism of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. All of it and more form the heart of his new special, which Minhaj discusses at length in this episode. The comedian also opens up about the moment he realized he may have crossed a line with his comedy, reveals an elaborate prank he pitched to Nathan Fielder, addresses the accusations of a toxic work environment at ‘Patriot Act’ and a lot more.
This episode was originally published on October 4th, 2022.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Last Laugh. |
| 0:06.6 | I'm Matt Wilstein from The Daily Beast, and this week, well, this week I'm in Hawaii. |
| 0:12.3 | So we are revisiting one of my favorite episodes from last year with Hassan Minhaj. |
| 0:18.6 | Hassan is coming off a very busy couple of weeks, serving as guest host at The Daily |
| 0:23.4 | Show, where he was a correspondent for four years under both John Stewart and Trevor Noah, |
| 0:28.2 | and then hosting the Independent Spirit Awards a couple of days later. |
| 0:32.6 | But when we talked last fall, Hassan was just about to release his latest stand-up special for Netflix called The King's Jester. |
| 0:40.5 | The hour traces another very eventful time in his life when he was hosting Patriot Act, also on Netflix, |
| 0:46.9 | and managed to make enemies of dictators around the world. |
| 0:50.6 | It's a fascinating story about the power of political comedy that he was generous enough to share with us in this conversation as well. |
| 0:58.7 | We will be back with an all-new episode next week, but for now, please enjoy me with Hassan Minhaj. |
| 1:06.2 | Yeah, this is a long time coming. |
| 1:08.0 | I feel like we've talked a couple times over the years for pieces on The Daily Beast, |
| 1:12.6 | and this is your first time on the Last Laugh podcast. |
| 1:15.7 | So, yeah, it's a big day. |
| 1:16.8 | Big day for me and a big day for you. |
| 1:19.2 | Your special is coming out. |
| 1:20.3 | I'm actually such a fan because there's very few sort of podcasts that are actually |
| 1:25.9 | so solely dedicated to the art form of stand-up comedy |
| 1:31.6 | as a genre and it's purely just for like the analysis and appreciation of that sports has |
| 1:38.8 | that film has that but like stand-up's one of those things where it always doesn't get that like |
| 1:43.4 | yeah it doesn't |
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