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Nov 10, 2023 · The New Yorker accused Hasan Minhaj of embellishing his standup stories about anti-Muslim discrimination. The comedian defended his artistic choices, but lost the Daily Show anchor job amid the backlash.
- Aja Romano
Sep 20, 2023 · Digging into his last two specials, Malone reveals Hasan Minhaj as a comic who leans on fictions to make real-world arguments, putting himself closer to the center of news stories to make him...
- Jason Zinoman
Oct 28, 2023 · Hasan Minhaj, a stand-up comedian and former “Patriot Act” host, called the New Yorker profile of him “needlessly misleading.” The writer disagrees.
Oct 27, 2023 · When the New Yorker published staff writer Clare Malone’s exposé on comedian Hasan Minhaj in September—which brought to light, among other things, some alleged fabrications in his stand-up...
Sep 20, 2023 · After stand-up comedian Hasan Minhaj said he fabricated routines about the racial and political injustices Muslim and Indian Americans face, some comedians and experts say he’s done a disservice...
Oct 26, 2023 · Oct. 26, 2023. The comedian Hasan Minhaj released a 21-minute video on Thursday, addressing a New Yorker article that chronicled fabrications of personal experiences he recounted in his...
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Dec 17, 2023 · Yet the Minhaj controversy quietly opened a useful, long overdue discussion about truth in comedy that leverages nonfiction.
