Indian-American Comedian Hasan Minhaj Gears up to Host Netflix Talk Show
August 11, 2018 16:18(Image source from: twitter.com/Jezebel)
Netflix has proclaimed the arrival of a new comedy show titled 'Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj' which will debut on Netflix on October 28, Sunday.
Netflix has bound up to an unprecedented 32 episode order, making Minhaj the first Indian-American host of a weekly comedy show.
Minhaj's weekly comedy show will look into the modern cultural and political landscape with extent and earnestness. Each week, Minhaj will bring his unique comedic voice and storytelling skill to probe the larger trends shaping our fragmented world.
Follow us. @hasanminhaj is used to it. pic.twitter.com/H8Oke1R7kw
— Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (@patriotact) August 9, 2018
Minhaj, earlier this year earned rave reviews for his one-hour Netflix comedy special Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King - that earned him a 2018 Peabody Award, and for his performance hosting the 2017 White House Correspondents Dinner.
A first-generation American, Minhaj joined The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, where he was Jon's last hire, in November 2014 as a correspondent and continued on in that role after Trevor Noah took over as host the following year. In addition, Minhaj and his sketch comedy quartet, Goatface, will bring their wide-ranging brand of humor to Comedy Central for a one-hour special later this year.
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj is executive produced by Hasan Minhaj, co-creator Prashanth Venkataramanujam, Art & Industry's Michelle Caputo and Shannon Hartman, and Jennie Church-Cooper of Haven Entertainment. Jim Margolis joins as both the showrunner and as an executive producer.