American - Actor | September 23, 1985 -
Dick Gregory and Richard Pryor laid the groundwork for us as Indian-Americans. How can we add our story to their groundwork is the question.
Hasan Minhaj
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I'm a big believer in doing everything you can and everything in your power to change the outcome. But health is one of those things you can't control, and it's a very scary thing for me.
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I'm a huge fan of Beverly Cleary.
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I feel like every conversation with my father is like an M. Night Shyamalan movie; 90 minutes of build-up to no payoff.
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I think the way comedy is represented on screen is it's either all fart jokes - and it's just laughter for the sake of laughter - or it's one of those things where it's just kind of very preachy, very heavy-handed.
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'Stand-Up Planet' was Anthony Bourdain-meets-stand-up comedy.
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Comedy is very disarming. It's a way to talk about things and still be light-hearted. And when it's done really well, you never see the strings, whereas when you watch an infomercial or a politician speaking, a lot of times you can see the strings, you can see what agenda they're trying to push.
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If you and I believe two different things, I can attack you verbally all day, but if I can make you laugh and show you the absurdity of your argument, it will lower you guard. People let you in then.
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Everybody's past and history informs them.
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America's unique ability to change and be super flexible is pretty dope, man. It's pretty incredible. And that's what I want to contribute to.
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Nuanced debate can't stand up to a guy who's calling women pigs and retweeting white supremacists.
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There are definitely some set topics I go onstage with and want to talk about, but there's also an element of improvisation and spontaneity that I like to bring to each performance and talk about uniquely in that room.
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