Comedian Hasan Minhaj has offered a response after he was criticized for various “fabrications” he’d told on stage during his act.Partly known for his presence on The Daily Show, Minhaj has hosted two Netflix comedy specials: Homecoming King and The King’s Jester. A recently-published article from The New Yorker analyzes many of the anecdotes Minhaj had made onstage during the specials, all related to the challenges he faces as a Muslim and Asian American. As several stories told in the act were unable to be factually verified, Minhaj confirmed to the publication that he had exaggerated certain bits for comedic effect, though he noted that they were still all stemming from true events.“Every story in my style is built around a seed of truth,” the Haunted Mansion actor is quoted as saying. “My comedy Arnold Palmer is seventy percent emotional truth—this happened—and then thirty percent hyperbole, exaggeration, fiction.”Related: Why Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Deserves a Second Chance—and a Second Season
Comedian Hasan Minhaj has offered a response after he was criticized for various “fabrications” he’d told on stage during his act.
Partly known for his presence on The Daily Show, Minhaj has hosted two Netflix comedy specials: Homecoming King and The King’s Jester. A recently-published article from The New Yorker analyzes many of the anecdotes Minhaj had made onstage during the specials, all related to the challenges he faces as a Muslim and Asian American. As several stories told in the act were unable to be factually verified, Minhaj confirmed to the publication that he had exaggerated certain bits for comedic effect, though he noted that they were still all stemming from true events.
“Every story in my style is built around a seed of truth,” the Haunted Mansion actor is quoted as saying. “My comedy Arnold Palmer is seventy percent emotional truth—this happened—and then thirty percent hyperbole, exaggeration, fiction.”
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