Hasan Minhaj is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor and television host. Much of his comedy involves Indian culture and the modern American political landscape through the use of satire, observational comedy See more

2004–2013
While in college, he became interested in comedy after seeing Chris Rock's Never Scared (2004), … See more

Minhaj is Muslim. He considers himself "non-dogmatic" and has expressed liberal Islamic beliefs.
In January 2015, … See more

• Improvisational comedy
• Indians in the New York City metropolitan area See more

Hasan Minhaj was born on September 23, 1985, in Davis, California, to Indian Muslim parents from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. His parents, Najme and Seema Minhaj (née Usmani) immigrated … See more

Minhaj has said his comedy influences include Richard Pryor, Dave Chappelle, Trevor Noah, Junot Diaz, Jon Stewart, Chris Rock and Stephen Colbert. See more

Initial reporting
In the September 2023 issue of The New Yorker, journalist Clare Malone detailed instances of Minhaj … See more