he lost it amid scandal — is addressing what happened. At the “Netflix Is a Joke” comedy festival on Thursday, Minhaj hosted a showcase featuring a variety of comedians.
During the set, comedian Ronny Chieng joked, “I’m surprised that Hasan’s able to do this show. I guess ‘canceling’ is not what it used to be.” According to Variety, Minhaj pretended to heckle Chieng from the crowd. “You planted that story about me!” he called out, joking, before joining him onstage.Minhaj continued: “Who the f–k fact-checks stand-up comedy?
Only Ronny Chieng would set me up with some f–king mouth-breathing journalist. It was you!”Chieng mentioned “The Daily Show,” to which Minhaj replied, “A job you f–ked me out of.”Minhaj ended by saying, “We’ve all failed in our lives, but have you ever failed so bad, you bring back Jon Stewart?” Minhaj was referring to a 2023 profile in the New Yorker, which alleged that he fabricated supposedly “autobiographical” stories in his stand-up.
In the September 2023 article titled “Hasan Minhaj’s ‘Emotional Truths,’” reporter Clare Malone broke down the details of his biographical comedy around his experience growing up as a Muslim American and an Asian American.Around six weeks after that story was published, Minhaj retaliated with a 21-minute “rebuttal” video.
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