Netflix Announces Comedy ‘Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj’

Netflix has ordered 32 episodes of a new comedy called “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,” making Minhaj the first Indian-American host of a weekly comedy show. The series will explore the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity. Each week, Minhaj will bring his unique comedic voice and storytelling skill to investigate the larger trends shaping our fragmented world.

Last year, Minhaj hosted one-hour Netflix comedy special “Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King” that earned him a 2018 Peabody Award, and for his performance hosting the 2017 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. A first generation American, Minhaj joined The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, where he was Jon’s last hire, in November 2014 as a correspondent and continued on in that role after Trevor Noah took over as host the following year.

In addition, Minhaj and his sketch comedy quartet, Goatface, will bring their wide-ranging brand of humor to Comedy Central for a one-hour special later this year.