Hasan Minhaj

Hasan Minhaj

Minhaj performing in Los Angeles in 2013
Born (1985-09-23) September 23, 1985
Sacramento County, California
Alma mater University of California, Davis
Notable works and roles The Daily Show correspondent

Hasan Minhaj (born September 23, 1985) is an American actor, comedian and a Senior Correspondent on The Daily Show.

Career

Minhaj attended the University of California, Davis.[1] There, he became interested in stand-up comedy after seeing Chris Rock's Never Scared, the first stand-up special he watched. He began traveling to San Francisco to perform.[2] In 2008, he won Wild 94.9's "Best Comic Standing" competition, which resulted in his working as an opening act for Katt Williams, Pablo Francisco, and Gabriel Iglesias. He also worked part-time for Ning, an experience he used to write comedy.[1]

In 2009, Minhaj moved to Los Angeles to perform on NBC's Stand-up for Diversity.[1][2] He was a finalist on the program.[1] Minhaj has appeared on Arrested Development, Getting On,[3] Chelsea Lately, and Disaster Date. He was a series regular on State of Georgia. Through posting on YouTube, he was cast on Failosophy.[2] He hosted Stand Up Planet and The Truth with Hasan Minhaj, a web series.[4] He lists Kevin Shea, W. Kamau Bell, and Arj Barker as inspirations.[2]

Minhaj voiced Rabi Ray Rana in the video game Far Cry 4. On November 19, 2014, Minhaj joined The Daily Show as a correspondent.[4] His Off-Broadway show, Homecoming King, debuted in October 2015.[5]

Personal life

Minhaj's parents are from Aligarh, India. They immigrated to Davis, California,[2] but his mother spent the first eight years of his life in India completing medical school.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Perlman, Daniel (August 24, 2009). "Hasan Minhaj: Giving comedy the college try". LAUGHSPIN. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Nakayama, Paul (September 9, 2013). "Comedian Hasan Minhaj Talks "The Truth" and "Failosophy" (and Is Definitely Not Related to Nicki Minaj)". Audrey Magazine. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Daily Show adds two new correspondents". The A.V. Club. October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "'Daily Show' adds Hasan Minhaj and Trevor Noah". Entertainment Weekly. October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Blair, Elizabeth (October 14, 2015). "Hasan Minhaj Of 'Daily Show' On Prom, Indian Dads And White Folks At Desi Weddings". NPR. Retrieved October 14, 2015.

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