Hasan Minhaj on Deleting His Twitter Account, When to Put Family in His Act and Whether He Wants to Host ‘The Daily Show’
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Hasan Minhaj is open to the idea of hosting “The Daily Show” — but it’s not a decision he would make alone. “That’s a family conversation now,” Minhaj tells Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast. “It’s a very different conversation then when I first got hired at the show, when I was 29.
My life is in a very different place. And so that’s a bigger convo.” Minhaj’s recent Netflix stand-up special, “The King’s Jester,” includes a deeply personal look by the comedian at the evolution of his family, from being infertile to eventually raising two children with his life — and how that has changed a lot of things in his life, including his career choices and his on-stage routines. “Other people have to live with the consequences of what I say,” he notes. “And I just want to make sure everybody if that were to ever come to fruition. ‘Hey, are we all on board with this?’” In our wide-ranging conversation with Minhaj, we touch on parenthood, mortality, Twitter, “The Daily Show,” tussling with Saudi Arabia, his upcoming movie and so much more.
Listen below! “The King’s Jester” tackles a wide range of subjects, including the effect of social media and “clout” on the brain.
Minhaj shot his special long before Elon Musk took control of Twitter, but what has happened to that service in recent months makes Minhaj’s perspective all the timelier.
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