Hasan Minhaj Speaks Out About New Yorker Article
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- čas přidán 26. 10. 2023
- Comedian Hasan Minhaj responded to the New Yorker article alleging that he fabricated and embellished stories in his standup about bigotry he suffered in his life. Ben Gleib, Jordan Uhl and Mayor Mondale Robinson discuss on The Young Turks.
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"Hasan Minhaj has mostly stayed quiet about a September New Yorker profile that alleges he fabricated or exaggerated elements of stories he tells in his stand-up comedy, a bombshell story that raised questions about his public persona.
Although he gave a statement Sept. 15 after the article’s publication that said, in part, “All my standup stories are based on events that happened to me,” Minhaj hasn’t responded in detail - until now, and in, as the comedian puts it, “the most Hasan Minhaj way possible: a 20-minute deep dive with graphics and excessive hand motions.”"
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I have a confession to make. I never actually saw a priest, a rabbi, and an atheist walk into a bar.
Lol. Clever 😂
spot on!!!!!!!!!
Now you have to apologize to all those folks you lied to when you told that joke! 😂
Are you going to tell us it's a true story and that nazis sent your child anthrax?
Canceled. Bye! 🤣
The article is nothing but a hit piece. Comedians embellish stories all the time for the effect. Why are people acting like that is something new?
Because that "effect" is laughs. Whereas Hassan didn't do it to make a joke. If you watched the special, you know that.
Because he is brown.
@@Jah_LEASE_yah no, because he's a race pimp.
@@aaizner847so you’re saying there weren’t parts in his story telling intended as jokes? His shows are not documentaries. He is a comedian. If you want 100% facts read an encyclopedia.
@fragglerocks1517 The parts he made up had nothing to do with humor. There were no jokes in his special that were made funnier by the parts he made up. These were not lies in service of the jokes. They were lies in service of making him look more heroic. I thought it was kind of gross when I thought it was true.
Btw, just as an experiment, go re-watch his Anthrax story, now that you know it's "imbellished." Tell me you don't feel gross, watching him emote over a tragedy he knows didn't take place.
The New Yorker reporter is the "Karen" of journalists. Hasan was smart enough to keep the receipts while his story was being researched.
Clarie isn't a Karen lol. I might not like the story she did this time, but she's a solid reporter
Watch the full video from Hasan. It's worth it. The receipts are there. The "journalist" had an agenda. Solid reporting wasn't it.
That’s an absurd assessment of one of the greatest magazines America has ever produced, especially coming from someone who has never read it. It’s hilarious when people throw around insults like “Karen“ or “snowflake“ just to sound hip and current, while totally misunderstanding what they are writing about.
Your "assessment" that I never read The New Yorker (born and raised in Manhattan) is what is ridiculous. Not only have I had a subscription for decades, I have actually been in the New Yorker. Take your one shot comments elsewhere. I am entitled to my opinion which came from reading the article and watching Hasan Minhaj's video which your comment came from trying to come off as a pseudo intellectual. @@rhythmfield
@@rhythmfield I am curious... since you must have read the article and obviously have a clear understanding of what you read... what did she write about? And based on the explanations and receipts provided by Hasan in the video, which I'm sure you must have watched since you have a strong opinion on this matter, do you think she maintained her journalistic integrity?
Its ridiculous. Imagine if we find out eddie murphy didnt really drop his icecream
💯😂🤣
😂😂😂
It's wild to me that Hasan's standup routine is being "fact-checked." Has this ever been done to any other standup comedian, ever??? We, as viewers, need to know the difference between a standup routine (where the artist is expected to use creative license to bring home his point), and political comedic commentary (where comedy is weaved into factual political news.) The New Yorker did not criticize his work on political commentary shows like The Daily Show or Patriot Act. They (the New Yorker) needs to be held accountable for bungling this and smearing his reputation.
I guess comedians have to be held to a higher standard than a former president.
Yep, just depend s on the Karen
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Our falsehoods are better than theirs!
So stand up comedy is getting fact checked 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️ we are doomed
People need to watch his entire response. That's really all there is to it.
yup
Nah
Yes
She knew what she was going to write before she ever sat down with Hassan. Her tone in the interview clips is very condescending when he tells her he can provide her with proof.
I have no problem with what he said. He's a comedian. Embellishing their lives is their bread and butter. The facts behind those stories are actually terrifying. America isn't a Christian country, it's a racist country.
It's a country with Christians and racists.
Do you guys think Dave Chappelle actually saw a baby selling crack on the corner? A lot of comedians make up jokes I can’t even believe this is a real controversy.
Do you think Dave Chappelle's George Floyd special was also filled with bs?
Come on, dude. Be normal. Normal people can tell the difference between a bit that's meant to be funny vs a bit that is presented to be more personal.
Dave Chappelle talking about crack baby and Dave Chappelle talking about how the George Floyd incident made him feel about his life are two different things.
Hasan's explanation, if you watched it, actually illustrates that this is not just another 'I saw a crack baby' bit. It's about the lived experience of people like him.
@@dancheng3014exactly I really hope this is some sort of campaign where people were hired to make comments and not that this many people on the Left are this tribal and stupid
Lying about jokes is very different than lying about who you are as a person, especially when those lies were told specifically to create a bond with a target audience
I don't care much but it's definitely a valid complaint and the straw man arguments in this thread are Fox level embarrassing
@@dancheng3014 who cares he’s a comedian, stop pretending like anyone who cares about moral decay should give a fuck about a guy embellishing stories he used to tell jokes. Grow up!
Of course not... wait, was it in the Bronx?
Though you're correct, he and his allies have used these stories to play victim, push a narrative and berate people they don't like... They pretended like the stories were 100% and used them as weapons.
He's doing a standup ACT, a one-man SHOW. He can exercise artistic license.
Imagine if The New Yorker and Clare Malone were as critical of the Government and Politicians as they are with COMEDIANS. That would actually take effort, talent, and integrity though. Something they simply do not possess.
Or Israel for that matter currently.
I have to say, I don't find these white lies all that unforgivable. I can totally understand that for the sake of drama when you're a performer, you embellish and mush together a couple of stories. Filmmakers do it all the time. It would have been better if he just said it after the show or added a disclaimer, but this Times piece looks like a smear campaign to me
It was clearly a smear campaign but I think his embellishment about driving his daughter to the hospital was a bridge too far. The other two embellishments/mash-ups I dont think are an issue though.
This was my comment - it build on yours: *IM A PROFESSIONAL AUTHOR* and this is way more complicated than the average person might think - I have to pass a team of lawyers for any true story to ensure I don't get sued for lible.
The person you are talking about must not be able to be identifiable from the details in the story unless you have actual PROOF the incident took place. So very often you merge two incidents together, switching characteristics and locations. So an attack that took place in Paris you say took place in London, you DONT outright make up lies, but you interlace the facts.
So my best-selling book - nothing in that book actually happened exactly as described, but everything in the book DID happen. I would guess its ok to give comedians more leeway for comedic effect.
@@piccalillipit9211 I wrote the comment before watching the whole video. I didn't know he mentioned the guy by name. I can see that would be problematic, but Hasan later explains that the named guy actually did do the thing, but to his friend instead of to himself. So it would be remarkably ballsy to sue for libel if you did it, but to someone else.
@@sabrinalastname9719 - I would not get a real name past the legal team. Names have to be entirely made up - most authors use street names as surnames. But the big difference is - If I get sued for libel it's the PUBLISHER that gets sued, so it's the publisher that pays for the legal team.
With Hasan it will be him, so he probably does not HAVE a legal team telling him to change the name.
I think this was a malicious hit piece.
@@sabrinalastname9719 Hasan's "crime" here is that he didn't sufficiently obfuscate the stories, not that they were not accurate. Ironically the reporter can't have it BOTH ways.
He probably never got legal advice and that's the problem here.
He’s a comedian he can fabricate stories. You know who else fabricated stories? Writers!
He’s a comedian!!! Comedians have always exaggerated stories and embellished. He’s not a politician! Why do we put them on the same standard?
A journalist write an article about a comedian being inaccurate during comedy shows. It seems that, especially from the "receipts" Minhaj shares, that the journalist is far more inaccurate than he was.
Yeah exactly and now no one is holding the reporter accountable for her reporting. Even if her own reporting does the exact damage that she accuses Hasan of doing especially character damage and in a medium like journalism as trite as celebrity accountability journalism is, it doesnt allow the same leeway with facts as standup does!!
Hasan does more than comedy. The fictional stories were serious parts of his act, and he even got emotional to sell the "anthrax on baby" story.
wait wait wait... a story in a stand up act wasn't 100% accurate? Are you telling me that the baby that Cappelle talked bout, who was selling weed all those years ago, was some embellishment based on different stories and used to make a point bout racism and poverty? *SHOCKER*
LITERALLY!!!! This is a fckin JOKE. Literally. Yet they won't investigate corruption in congress. 🥴
Yeah where is the carol mallone expose on Dave chPelles lies./comedy, which I love…..? She has an axe to grind and used her platform to screw him and damage him. Just WOW
Wait- I’m confused. The outrage comes from alleged life experiences from a stand up routine? Exaggerated, fabricated and Completely made up events meant to come across and real life experiences in storytelling format is literally what stand up comedy is. Even comedians that go as far as to add a “and this really happened” or “I swear I’m not making any of this up” line before the bit 9 times out of 10 are still totally made up. I can’t think of any comedian that a) the majority of their routine isn’t literally full on storytelling and b) all of the accounts they claim are accurate, true life experiences. Some are inspired by experiences that are fabricated for comedic effect, or stories they heard through friends or read/heard in the news that claim are their own, or a combo of both, but the majority are straight up made up completely. If I’m missing something, please inform me because I’m totally lost. If you have ever watched 10 minutes of a Black comedian’s stand up routine, you will more likely than not hear a bit storytelling a detailed account of a racist encounter claiming to be a real personal experience that is totally fabricated or possibly inspired by a real event, but is so far fabricated for the sake of comedy that it’s nothing even close to the event that inspired the bit. If these are the new standards, you can cancel the majority of Black comedy all together. It’s not meant to be factual, it’s meant to make you think a little deeper about reality of racism or the Black experience in America with laughter.
I don't even think of Hasan's embellishments as lies, fictional stories maybe. Even if they were completely made up I wouldn't care. Unlike some sensitive little flowers, I don't see a comedy show expecting historical accuracy. It doesn't matter if it's true. It only matters if it is funny. I also attend scientific and history lectures, where humor is nice but only accuracy is required. I normally assume that stories told by comedians are not real, just like the stories performed by actors in a movie, it only needs to entertain.
That reporter went into the interview with a preconceived opinion of Hasan, and regardless of what was actually said during the interview, the reporter twisted it to fit their narrative. I thought it strange that the New Yorker didn't fact-check a group stand-up comedians. Why did that New Yorker reporter single out Hasan? It's disgusting what that reporter did.
No one expects the stories comedian tell during their set are totally true. It's entertainment. The stories are based on the comedian's life experiences, much like how a movie or TV show that is based on true events does not necessarily depict what actually happened. Anyone who does not know that is only fooling themselves.
I always assume the stories told by stand up comedians are fabricated for the purpose of comedy.
@@marcosolo6491 *IM A PROFESSIONAL AUTHOR* and this is way more complicated than the average person might think - I have to pass a team of lawyers for any true story to ensure I don't get sued for lible.
The person you are talking about must not be able to be identifiable from the details in the story unless you have actual PROOF the incident took place. So very often you merge two incidents together, switching characteristics and locations. So an attack that took place in Paris you say took place in London, you DONT outright make up lies, but you interlace the facts.
So my best-selling book - nothing in that book actually happened exactly as described, but everything in the book DID happen. I would guess its ok to give comedians more leeway for comedic effect.
@@marcosolo6491 true. You cannot use specifics.
I was never under the assumption that comedians’ personal stories were 100% accurate. There will be embellishments and exaggerations for effect. Minaj didn’t use real people’s names. Minaj said he changed names to protect identity which is what comedians should do. So I don’t know what Ben’s talking about unless he just doesn’t like Muslims
Ben acts as if he did not understand the video or slept...during the video
If Hasan really hired actors for the screenshot in his special, and the author of The Article made up out of whole cloth that that photo was used to find the family Bethany was based on: I don't know how that isn't libel or slander. Hasan should sue The New Yorker for publishing such a horribly false story. Especially if it is true that this caused him to lose the chance to host The Daily Show: that's real damages.
So true! Hasan was THE best candidate to replace Trevor Noah on TDS, hands down!!!
Ya no chance he sits through that deposition and risks all the false shit he said coming to light.
I watched the video. Whatever you think of Hassan the New Yorker article was a hit job and trash journalism!
The New Yorker journalist *should have* ALSO talked to Hasan about the facts and included his reasoning in the article; BE RESPONSIBLE & FAIR
Clare Malone isn't a journalist, she doesn't report facts. She makes them up to suit the narrative she wants to write about.
He's a comedian, they tell stories. Some aren't there own. Some are embellished. It's comedy.
Though your correct, he and his allies have used these stories to play victim, push a narrative and berate people they don't like... They pretended like the stories were 100% and used them as weapons.
@@adampike3834stop posting this under every comment lol
@@adampike3834sure seems as tho u are pushing a narrative....under everyone's comments 😕
Doesn't stop it being true.@@Independent365
doesn't stop it being true @@nigelfrasier2253
*IM A PROFESSIONAL AUTHOR* - I have to pass a team of lawyers for any true story to ensure I don't get sued for libel.
The person you are talking about must not be able to be identifiable from the details in the story unless you have actual PROOF the incident took place. So very often you merge two incidents together, switching characteristics and locations. So an attack that took place in Paris you say took place in London, you DONT outright make up lies, but you interlace the facts...
So my best-selling book - nothing in that book actually happened exactly as described, but everything in the book DID happen.
EDIT: Hasan's "crime" here is that he didn't sufficiently obfuscate the stories, not that they were not accurate. Ironically the reporter cant have it BOTH ways.
It's rlly something when entire publications investigate JOKES made by a comedian, but won't hold heads of state to account. 🥴
Wait.. You mean "Larry the cable guy" isn't actually a cable guy?
He set up my cable last week so I guess circumstances have intervened to make his persona more real.
No one paid good money and time to hear Minhaj Hasan open up about his real life. They paid for him to make them laugh. If a person has truly been harmed by his comedy, they need to come forth and sue. Otherwise, he doesn't owe anyone anything, not even the truth.
It's truly a sad day when we now rather fact-check comedians than actual journalists.
Ana should’ve been on to cover this story. Then apologize for bloviating to the extent she did covering the original story. Acting like she was personally afflicted by Hasan Minhaj.
At least he's a COMEDIAN and not idk... The President 🤷🏻♀️
No limits to comedy period . if you don't like it be a big kid and either leave or turn the TV off ,comedy police are free speech police . There are way bigger issues in the world than peoples feelings
People are coming down on Hasan for making comedy content, but heading to elect Trump for president.
Moral of the story: Hasan needs to do better. Then maybe he won't be just one more reason for people to vote for Trump. 😂
Watch the full Hasan Minhaj video. The New Yorker absolutely did him dirty in a genuinely deceptive way and should apologize to him.
You know what’s crazy, that coward Ana went in on Minaj after the story broke and destroyed his credibility but now that the entire truth has come out isn’t the face on TYT offering to air the other side’s version. Ana was forthright when she claimed she had jumped the gun prior when it came to rittenhouse and vowed to WAIT until reporting or commenting etc but with Minaj I’ve not seen her stand by her “word”.
I’m actually done with this channel as whether it’s to draw false equivalency to placate their audience or simply not acknowledging that maybe they themselves were incorrect on an initial take it just seems like sloppy biased journalism in some cases.
Exactly!
@@barstar888I can't really blame her for thinking that way. He waited a full month to respond to these allegations. And when they first came out he basically dismissed them and laughed at it off. Which made him seem like an unapologetic psychopath.
I just did and he provided exactly zero confirmed evidence that any of the 3 stories happened in any manner.
@@TheBruce571where did u learn that jokes in comedy must be true? How old are you for christs sakes. Ask carol to do 10 more exposes on other comics, let’s see the results,
Wait a second… a comedian embellishing for a bit? SHOCKING.
Are we talking about a comedy special why the fuck would anyone be mad that the stories arent true
Because they create fake oppression and are racist towards white people. He has never had real jokes. He just tells stories about how he is under privileged and white people have hated him his whole life even though his parents are organic chemists and doctors and he is a millionaire and almost all of his bosses, co workers and friends are white. He is a clown.
I agree but, Hasan Minaj, God Forbid Stepped On The MacLean, Virginia Lobbyists Toes Somehow or Their Clients. Also I think MacLean has decided they don't want any Modern Day Don Rickles, George Carlins, Richard Pryors, or Red Foxx's mucking things up for them !
@@anonymousperson7889The Good Ghosts of Richard Pryor & Don Rickles needs to come haunt you !
I miss his show on netflix, and he would be the best for the Daily Show.
Hasan minhaj is one of the bsst progressive political comics out there. He went against big oil,big banks,foreign theo fascist leaders . He should get th3 faily show host gig. He has great monologues,stage presence and is an amazing interviewer
Why would anyone think someone who is a comedian/actor is telling the truth in their act ? they are making a living from saying something interesting
Trying to figure out when comedians started getting their Stand-ups fact-checked. Does anyone bother to ask? Perhaps he challenged the establishment too much in his Netflix series. Health Care industry... Amazon.. The Saudis... The Far Right Indian Government... China Oppression... Never doubt that pushing the buttons of the wrong group in power can wind up coming back to you. Not necessarily directly either. Even Jon Stewart got pushed out of his excellent show since even he found out there were topics that he could go after. To me the whole topic and article are a targeted hit on a guy who was about to get an even higher profile if he got the Daily Show host & Exec Producer gig.
Definitely. He did not hold back with Patriot Act. He does not have a lot of fans amongst the conservatives and the right wing.
@8:15 , Benn Gleib asserts Hasan should be more accountable because he hosted the Daily Show and Patriot Act. Hasan actually addresses this in his rebuttal. He differentiates between stand up comedy, in which facts are secondary to "emotional truths", and political reporting, in which facts are primary. Hasan performs both, and all of the embellishments were part of his stand up routine. His political reporting was never called into question, nor are there any examples of his "emotional truths" being associated with those programs, as far as I am aware.
Bad faith , sensational reporting and clickbaity just like New Yoker for traction.
Please go watch the whole video, it gives you so much more context than this break down does, obviously it’s a breakdown.
How is this news? I never expect things comedians to be truthful, they're being funny
Finally someone with some god damned sense in this comment section
Are people these days confusing stand up comedy with documentaries?!! Are people getting their news from stand up?! I don’t get it. People are so dumb.
I know some idiots will still pick his apology to twist their “Hassan is a lier” plot. Hassan never used a real name and his point was not a lie. He shouldn’t have to explain. Shame on Netflix and daily show for not supporting their comedian.
Didn't he use a partially obscured woman's picture that then led to her doxing?
We get it Ben. Muslims struggle with honesty in your eyes, and it’s helpful to spread mistrust towards Muslims about hate crimes, for your beautiful cause.
New Yorker is trash and nothing of their hit piece will prevent me from seeing Hasan Minhajs comedy shows. I’ve been to one and he’s hilarious and really really brilliant!
But he wasn't embelishing while on a fact based show, he was embelishing DURING A STAND UP COMEDY SHOW, no different than Richard Preyer or Robin Williams. What a sham segment by Ben! The other people seemed to actually understand the premise. Do better TYT. I watch you all the time
embellishing a joke for a bigger punchline is different than telling an audience your daughter was attacked with anthrax. he projected himself as some kind of progressive hero speaking truth to power
Nothing wrong with embellishing a "joke." It is wrong to lie about racism, hate crimes and confrontations with the law. It's no different than lying about being raped whether it's part of a joke or not.
@@ntran74 but did he ??? Have you seen his video with the FACTS ? He has email and audio recordings of the reporter discussing with him. Do you even try to fact check what you read ? That's sad
A large part of comedy is about embellishment
A large part of comedy is being funny. However, Hasan isn't funny.
and you are?@@Orko99900
People watch reality tv-- which is highly scripted and contrived-- and think it's real. We need to become smarter audiences. This is entertainment, and too many viewers are confused.
I'm more amazed at that there are people that think that everything coming out of an comedians mouth are the truth.
Though your correct, he and his allies have used these stories to play victim, push a narrative and barate people they don't like... They pretended like the stories were 100% and used them as weapons.
Have we ever fact checked Seinfeld’s stories… Roseanne, Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams???? At the end of the day it’s comedy. And I appreciate Hassan that’s a bigger question to families.
He is a comedian. 😂😂😂 I am glad Im not American.
Ben, you've been embellishing, about real people, who are dying due to similar embellishment from colonialist occupier Israel, since Oct 7.
I think holding comedians more accountable to their words [without understanding the intricacy of performance arts and a live audience] as opposed to the words of politicians who knowingly backed and supported a soft coup and pedal highly divisive propaganda shows arhat were are at a lower low in society
Since when is a comedian expected to tell stories that are 100% true?
exactly
Since when is defaming a real person as part of your sob story okay?
@@KnarfSteinwho did he defame ?
Ever see Bert Kreischer? 🙃
@@thicccorgi6187you mean enhanced his career
Doubt real stories? 😂 My guy, you've been drinking your own coolade.
He narrated the issues he wanted to address through his art. There are embellishments. Honestly, to attract this much heat & scrutiny over a routine, seems to boil down to the fact that Hasan doing well is seen as threat to establishment.
Like Dave said, he needs to watch out for those people. Whoever they are.😉😂
Like statisticians, journalists can make you believe or see the world the way they want you to. So, Don RIckles' jokes are all true? Please, we know what it is all about. Listened to the whole 20 minute explanation. The little busy body reporter made a choice to damage this man. WHO is VERY funny. And so the New Yorker did what they accuse him of.
Hasan is an ENTERTAINER! I accept his explanation 💯 Get over your criticisms, snowflakes! 🙄
An entertainer that also preaches morals in his show. But from now on we can see him as only a comic entertainer and can laugh at anything that he says, whether serious or not. He could always go back to the Daily Show. If he was just an entertainer from his own perspective though, why would he even attempt to explain or justify things? Why not just laugh it off and call everybody snowflakes? But he didn't did he?
Though your correct, he and his allies have used these stories to play victim, push a narrative and barate people they don't like... They pretended like the stories were 100% and used them as weapons.
I agree with Hassan’s sentiment on the matter and the jist of his story but if your going to bring an event that actually happens to you into even a comedic narrative, you need to hold closer to the facts or you give ammunition to the enemy.
What does that mean, "Hold closer to the facts"? How much closer is acceptable to you coming from an entertainer whose job is to write funny stories to tell his audience who came to be entertained? Do you expect movies "Based on true stories" to hold to the facts when the point is to entertain?@@paulschulte1064
That's not Hasan's fault, and therefore he should ignore his critics and keep doing what he's doing! If you go to a comedy show and expect to receive factual stories like you do watching the evening news, you don't understand the difference between entertainment and news reporting. Let me educate you, if you're open to learning something new. Entertainment is NOT serious. News reporting IS serious. Is that simplified enough to understand? @@adampike3834
He’s a comedian.
Who goes to a comedy show to be a detective. Really the nyrve to sit and take jokes like they happened in real life.
So it is okay if your comedy show destroys an individual (the girl who would not go to the prom with him)?
@@udhaireddy who in their right mind would go around looking for her it's a comedy show funny stories not detectives clue season to find a random person
@@udhaireddyHave you actually seen Hasan's response to the article? The girl is clearly fine with it. He didn't try to "destroy" her life, he was sharing his own experience of racism he faced from her parents. He didn't even use her real name or images or anything. And she clearly went to the show on her own accord and told him that she loved it. She even admits in her email about her wedding that her parents have come a long way. If he wanted to "destroy" her life, he would've doxxed her.
@@sushmitaraodesaraju6330 Hasan presented clarification by the victim, till the doxxing happened, not after. Please see the clarification... If preferring to date your own race is racist, then is Hasan a racist for dating an marrying an India? Most parents want their kids to marry someone from their same race, religion and similar background assuming that they will get along better, this is called a preference...
@@udhaireddy If "Bethany" didn't want Hasan sharing her story, or was concerned about doxxing, etc., she would've mentioned in her numerous emails to Hasan to not use that bit in his stand-up. It's not Hasan's fault if brain-dead, overzealous internet sleuths try to doxx the girl. He went out of his way to protect her identity, as she says in the emails.
Also, if your date's parents asking them not to date you because they didn't want a brown Muslim boy in their daughter's prom pictures is not racism, then I don't know what is. "Bethany's" preference is clearly brown men, since she apparently went on to marry an Indian American man. Her parents don't get to set her "preferences" for her. They can have an opinion about it, but they don't get to forbid her from dating someone she likes (unless he's like a serial killer or a criminal).
I didn’t think comedians were held to such a HIGH standard ?
With the logic being used, Dave Chappell must have really brought weed of a baby.
who the hell goes to a comedy show and fact check all the jokes? do they not understand the difference between people in real life and their onstage persona?
I *_don’t_* expect a comedian’s routine to be accurate biography; I do expect plenty of fabulation. However, the nature of the fiction - and whether it’s in the first place presented as that or as a fact claim - makes an important difference.
I can’t given Steven Crowder, for instance, a pass for his harmful lies because he claims to be a comedian - even with allowance for the fact that someone being a right-wing comedian in the first place correlates with an unlikelihood of being very funny in any event.
He's not just a comedian, he's very political and talks about the news. Making political points while referring to false stories about one's personal life isn't an honest thing to do
I thought The New Yorker is disputing the events depicted in his comedy special? That's what I got from watching this video, correct me if I'm wrong, for I have not watched the special myself.@@anacc3257
He's a comedian, I don't expect any of his stuff to be real, but I think a tonne of it is based on his real-life experiences, only twisted around and placed in the point of view of the character he's playing, even if that character has his real name.
What extra does being rushed to the hospital offer in his point of view or perspective other than eliciting more undeserved sympathy?
To expect a comedian to not lie is completely unrealistic. It’s actually an expected part of the job to be successful. If he is selling books, publishing articles and representing himself as truthful then he absolutely needs to be honest. But he wasn’t ever doing that. It was an act.
The issue isn’t even about him, it’s about powerful people doing whatever they want to the rest of us
He wasn't telling a joke go watch the special it's a sob story designed to elicit sympathies. You are okay with it because hes pushing your agenda.
@@GLangford it's a standup show my guy. If you didn't catch the jokes in those stories that's on your lack of intellect. Not those of us that did.
@@Osideous Hes standing on stage looking like hes about to cry and the audience is silent. The goal wasn't to make you laugh it was to further his poor brown Islamophobia victim narrative. He included a blurred pic of him with the girl involved and accused her parents of being racist.
@@GLangford to which it was confirmed, with RECEIPTS. Wtf are you smoking? STFU and stop talking nonsense.
@@GLangford that picture wasn't him, they talked about in this video
Half of this comment section is people who didn’t even watch the Hasan Minhaj video but still want to believe the things said about him in the article.
Well because of that piece, he supposedly lost The Daily Show hosting spot. That's terrible. Journalism should show both sides whe theres evidence and facts.
I think maybe that was the whole point of it. Someone put out that hit piece so he doesn't land the job. I don't see the point of a journalist analyzing a comedian's comedy special otherwise.
Its incredulous that a comedian receives backlash for, or is expected to not exaggerate...be over the top. Its stupid. Its entertainment.
He didn't tell these stories to entertain. He told them to generate compassion and spread the typical hate/racism narrative. That's the difference.
@@bianconerointheus6692 Really!!!..its provably part of his comedy shows.... hence entertainment. On the other hand you are making things up and telling lies based on zero facts. you are not an entertainer are you? You are projecting your desire to spread hate onto him. Why do you feel you have the ability and the right to dictate another persons intention? You cannot KNOW that....especially as youre mind isnt pure and you are not truthful and everything you think is colored by your nasty thoughts.
if anyone watches stand up comedy and thinks that all the stories from the comedians actually happened in the exact way they describe it on stage, then they're idiots and don't deserve to enjoy comedy the way everyone else does. If it's over the line for you, then don't watch his stand-up, but don't ruin someones career, which ultimately, ends up ruining it for the rest of us.
Though your correct, he and his allies have used these stories to play victim, push a narrative and berate people they don't like... They pretended like the stories were 100% and used them as weapons.
@adampike3834 he was literally targeted in his mosque along with his friends by the fbi, he really was sent white powder that he opened up when his daughter was only a few feet away, an fbi agent did try to entrap him.... and so on... he was a victim of those things. It isn't playing victim if it did happen to you. Some people don't even believe those things happened to Muslims at all... like
@@adampike3834 A weapon is a device that is designed to kill. Make believe stories that are intended to make people laugh, do not fall under that category. I would probably draw the line at including someones real name in a comedy segment without consent.
@@DMgHalt *"A weapon is a device that is designed to kill. "* HAHAHAHAHA oh my god... This is really the line you're trying to go with?
A taser is a weapon, one that is specifically designed not to kill. You have no idea what you're talking about.
And then you show you simply don't understand what a metaphor is.
@@adampike3834 A Taser is called a "Non-lethal weapon" you idiot. I had my hopes up that I was about to have a nuanced discussion with someone that knew what they were talking about. Shame on me I guess.
A Weapon is indeed a device that is designed to kill. And if you think about it, I suppose you could consider anything a weapon if you use it to kill. But not all devices that are used to kill, are necessarily considered weapons. Such as a baseball bat, a rope, a sharp piece of glass etc.
Then you have, as you mentioned, the Non-lethal weapons which are intended to subdue a subject. Riot Control teams have a lot of these like tear gas, riot shields, flash bang grenades, batons, bean-bag round shot guns and so on and so forth.
Words and Funny stories are not weapons in my view. But if you want to convince me that he used them as such, then please provide an example or two because to me it seems like you're the one that doesn't know what he's talking about.
Would have preferred Cenk and Anna, since they're the ones who besmirched the guy on this channel in the first place.
I agree. TYT put this story in the Bonus episode for members only. Then post the video when most people are asleep, at midnight.
Since when does standup need to a true story?
comedians make up jokes. If you believe every thing they say that is a you problem
He is no different than anyone on this show.
A comedian exaggerates? Never! Has anyone checked if Eddie Murphy actually did see the ICE CREAM MAN that day? Cancel culture get in that asap!
Since when are comedians supposed to only make jokes of real live events?
Hasan didn’t do anything wrong
Except lie like a psycho to spark outrage and make millions.
@@TheBruce571telling jokes is not the same as lying
It's not a joke when you say it's true and it happened to you and then later you say part of it happened to you and there is literally zero evidence any of it happened to you. It's also not a joke when you are telling people you are receiving powder in the mail and had to take your daughter to the hospital. It's also not a joke to call someone and their family racists and show pictures with easy identifiers. What makes it worse is that it's all for money. @@jakspin
@@TheBruce571wow u really are Debbie downer, I suppose u still laugh at bozo the clown.It’s comedy,
Actually not a huge fan of his comedy. His delivery sucks. He doesn’t wait for any kind of punch line. But i don’t know who needs to hear this, comedians make up stories all the time. This is the equivalent of water being wet
I hope Cenk and Ana cover this because they were kind of harsh on Hasan when this NYT piece dropped.
TYT’s weak spot has always been entertainment news. They more times than not, get these stories wrong.
You'll mean James Bond isn't real??? Who the f@#k thought everything comedians say is true??
When you are watching a movie that starts with "based on a true story" you at the very least know the embellishments are implied...
There is truth to his stories... which, as a comedian, he's more truthful than half of the journalists and media we see which have the job of telling the truth, unlike a comedian who's job is to make us laugh.
if there is truth to them why did he have to make them up. if the united states is as racist as he claims he wouldn't have to make that shit up
@@mirandalad2342 Because he's telling a story that needs to be FUNNY as well, not just about facts, like a journalist. Do you not understand what comedy is?
You mean Eddie Murphy’s bit about letting Stevie Wonder drive wasn’t real? And I’m sure you’re trying to tell me Robin Williams didn’t actually pork that gorilla too?
EXACTLY. He's WORKING A BIT... Jeez.....
Where are Cenk and Ana? They sure did have a lot to say a month ago.
Virtue signalers don't like receipts. 🫣
I wish the same New Yorker reporter would fact check that other comedian turn politician.
What's his name?
TRUMP
She actually does. The writer is Clare Malone, and she writes quite a bit of anti-Drumpf articles! She's even appeared quite a few times with Nate Silver on FiveThirtyEight!
Let me be clear, I'm not claiming that Malone hasn't potentially done wrong here. No. I'm simply saying, the motivations of this story are far more complicated than people realize.
All comedians do this..................Hassan is a Muslim, so apparently accepted practices (think George Carlin, Bill Maher, Joe Rogan when he does his stand up.
Isn't a comedian supposed to 'enrich' the stories and embellishment. It's entertainment!
for comedic effect, that was just to hate on White people.
@@jankowalski6338 or he told stories that directly effected him. cry more
@@jankowalski6338 If you think he is hateful you must only watch G rated shows, that man is tame compared to other comedians.
@@jankowalski6338 Let me ask you - have you ever watched the fear hating Fox News? They spent countless hours hating and installing fear about muslim people. Do you think that nothing happens from such reckless, mean, hateful speech? I'm a white person that is not insecure so when a comedian takes from his culture's experience then I do not feel threaten, in fact I enjoy the different perspective. I am not a republican pansy.
@@mrsobrian6032 fox news is unbiased, they just describe what they see
I miss Patiort Act! It was a great show!
The guy is a comedian and as such his work will reflect artistic license with his life experience and perspective on politics and social absurdities, I find him brilliant. That he has taken the time to explain his creative process is impressive, though I doubt that many can process his thoughts…..few can sit still for 20 minutes of straight conversation.
He embellished these stories to make himself look like a victim not to make people laugh. Lets not pretend there isn't a big difference.
Specifically what embellishment do you have a problem with because I get the sense you don’t really know what your talking about
What's the big deal? He's a comedian. He's working a bit. I don't get it. Do you Hasan...
In his Netflix series, he describes his experiences as if they actually happened. This isn't Chappelle playing a bit. This is Minaj saying things happened in his past that actually didn't happen.
Do you think Jussie Smollett was unjustly treated for his storytelling? Or was he just working a bit? Do you think what he did had no effect on a population of people who already scrutinize minorities in the first place? This ruins credibility. This ruins trust.
@@beanabovethefrank1499 Hasan is not even remotely the same thing as Jussie. Hasan mostly changed certain timeframes or embellished. Jussie lied, then lied, then lied some more. Not one thing he said was true. He did it to create an issue, to further himself by playing the victim. He wasn't putting on a one man show for entertainment purposes.
@@jenniferdunn2273Hasan lied about getting anthraxed sent to him. Thats just as much of a lie as Jussie really
@@beanabovethefrank1499 I mean Jim Gaffigan talks about taking his girls hot air ballooning. Did he? I don't know and it doesn't matter. The jokes were funny.
@@MrBrock314 Be entertained. I'm not. Hasan made up serious incidents, leaving us to believe they actually happened, then went from humor to non-fiction in a dishonest way. You go ahead and follow that deception. Enjoy. Just remember the story of the boy who cried wolf.
Are you falling for Drumpf's nonsense, too?
Why arent we also shttng on Burt Kreisher, too? 😂
Ana should probably do this segment since she was the one who was loudly critical of Minhaj
Isn't intentionally telling lies about individuals in public called defamation?
Yes, and this individual is extremely mentally ill, and he has never faced any appreciable discrimination, as evidenced by his willingness to make light of discrimination by lying
Yep, it’s trumps sport and totally ok,….by the way they let the wealthy slander other.
This is political remember so good old "only for the other team" is the usual line of thinking.
@@1stLtDavisall comedians. Do the same. Why is this being applied to him. And that’s not the definition of mentally Ill.
She should sue.
He is a comedian, he doesn't have to have real stories, just funny ones
but they weren't funny that's the problem
They were not funny and they were not meant to. He purposely created stories to make himself the victim of systemic racism and generate compassion. That's the main difference.
@@bianconerointheus6692 exactly.
Am i the only one surprised by the fact that the stuff he presented in yhe comedy shows were based on true events and not totally made up. When I watch a comedy show I always assume that everything is made up.
Sometimes that is reasonable but when a comedian builds their image off of humorous personal stories it comes across as deceptive. You expect embellishments but not whole sale this didn't happen at all.
Though you're correct, he and his allies have used these stories to play victim, push a narrative and berate people they don't like... They pretended like the stories were 100% and used them as weapons.
5:07 let that be a lesson for all people who listen to stand up commedy. Don't believe a word