Was a Scandal the Best Thing to Happen to Hasan Minhaj? At the Beacon, the comic took a different tack after posting a video rebutting a New Yorker article on fabrications in his work. The crowd went wild.
Hasan Minhaj Addresses Embellished Stories Detailed by The New Yorker The stand-up comedian said he thought “the lines between truth and fiction were allowed to be a bit more blurry” in his personal storytelling.
Hasan Minhaj’s Fabrications Found a Receptive Audience. There’s a Reason for That. When you’re Muslim American, you’re very familiar with a particular kind of story. You may have even told a few yourself.
Lying in Comedy Isn’t Always Wrong, but Hasan Minhaj Crossed a Line The stand-up’s penchant for making up stories goes beyond embellishment. When real people and real stakes are involved, a different standard applies.
Stand-Up Comics and the Parent Trap Specials from Nick Kroll, Hasan Minhaj and other young dads and moms show just how difficult it is to mine fresh insights from such worked-over terrain.