The fact that a comedian is being scrutinized for not telling a story EXACTLY how it happened when there are literal politicians just confidently lying about facts is just absurd to me.
exactly, nitpick on the comedian but bend over backwards to allocate time for politicians to straight up lie and call it showing both sides of an argument. The nerve of these people!
This comment should be the top pinned reply. I wish I could give you a standing applause. How people can take a comedian seriously during an act is mind blowing. Stay Safe and Be Well.
You're an actual moron if you think that's the issue. Comedians make things up all the time for stand-up, but Hasan Minhaj is an activist first, comedian second. He tried to pass off flat-out lies, one of them bordering on harassing to a woman he smeared as racist despite being married to an Indian man, to become successful. Hasan Minhaj is a fraud and any idiots still giving money to him should be mocked just like Jussie Smollett.
@@ornament318 and why you asking me that? the new yorkers did him dirty and all the major media outlets just ran with the half-assed news I didn't frame him bro, so you have to ask them why they did it
The reporter at The New Yorker should have a deep dive done on her life and career. I’m willing to bet that this isn’t the first time she’s done something like this.
She's definitely an agent cosplaying as a reporter. Though I will say that Hasan, given his life experience, should have known better than to give her that much access. He's already dealt with his life being infiltrated by these people before, I would assume it only gets worse as you get rich and famous.
The fact that Clare Malone (the author of the hit piece) insinuated that Hasan owed the FBI agent a "heads up", even though his job was to entrap innocent Muslims without any heads up, is both hilariously ironic and outrageous.
Because dont you people realize!!! Americans hate Muslims!! and brown people like the fact we are sitting here still having this discussion despite what happened after 9/11 and what is happening now with Israel attacking Palestinians lmfao like they literally do not see us as humans ofc theyre going to be happy to attack and ruin the career of a muslim brown man. Hasan nearly secured a bag (daily show) and some evil rat ruined it for him. Not everything is race thing or whatever but THIS IS and it is so evident. Moreso people hate Muslims with an intense rage that theyre willing to wipe out Gaza and no nation is criticizing them for it.
Clare Malone can't be spreading disinformation like this. I read one of her Trump articles and I wonder what else she has lied about Trump. She should be put in jail for election-meddling yes.
@@epicfailure210 so, she's a racist because she accused him of faking racism? What a stretch. As a black man, I do not appreciate people who cosplay at racism. If it's fake, it had to be clear. Dave chapelle story of him calling the cops and the cops coming and screaming " there is still a n___ in the house" and " why did he put picture of himself and his family on the wall?", is funny obviously fake but still deliver a message about racism.
@@spaceforce-girlforcejjwest2048 His ability to communicate and his personal life is not a requirement. Comedy does not have to be true, but it should be funny.
Which facts did the New Yorker get wrong? Seems there are objections that things were “taken out of context” but I don’t see anything that’s been proven false about the article.
As a lifetime New Yorker reader, I’m horrified that this happened. And as a comedy lover, it never occurred to me that comedy needed to be literal truth. That’s not how storytelling works! Sincerely hope the very-talented Hasan Minhaj’s reputation and career fully recover.
My immediate thought is of Nick Swardson trying to express that not everything said on stage is true by acting out telling a cheetah to sit to showcase how ridiculous some of the premises he uses are. All to stop people from believing he feeds his cat diarrhea
Kicking a brown man out of the race for The Daily Show host job was the objective. Someone talked to Claire Malone before she "developed" interest in Hasan Minhaj's comedy.
What's really deceitful about the article is the excerpts that are highlighted in the subtitle and inserts - A reader takes these as accurate encapsulations of the content but instead they are hyperbolic distortions of the details in the story. Defenders of the story point to sections of the story that can be claimed to be more nuanced but what is highlighted is not.
Sorry I’m late to comment on this video but I recently dropped a bag on anthrax on my baby. Also you claimed the parents said they couldn’t have you come over cause they were taking family photos. Then in the audio recording you admit that it was basically a vibe of racism. Then to bolster your claim you showed an email in which this lady said her parents had grown. She probably said that cause you told her that her parents said you weren’t allowed in because you were Indian when in fact it’s because you got the vibe they were racist. lol you didn’t disprove anything. It’s probably another lie. Why would you show up to a girls house who don’t date and get mad when they say they are busy doing family photos?!!! Weird also one last thing. Yo don’t pretend your Indian parents would be cool with you dating some other than Indian. lol your proof is “oh well I felt someway about being able to interrupt a family event so it must be cause I’m black *cough cough* I mean brown but i pretend to be black cause I like hippy-hop and I’m a total sneakerhead y’all feel me?” Dude even if the story about the parents is true which why would I believe you? It’s literally a he said/she said situation and I’m sure that girl feels sorry if that did happen but just cause you sent a couple of friendly emails. What do you expect for her to hold a grudge and call you a lair? She more or less says thanks for the email, hope all is well. Also show the dates in which those email were sent before or after the article… Sorry I got to go I was held up at gun point by a cop for playing basketball, y’all know how it be.
In the early 2000s, a reporter came to my high school to interview students about video games. I happily volunteered, looking forward to share the different genres and stories I'd experienced in the medium. Video games were getting a bad rap at the time, so I thought FINALLY I can share how cool and interesting these games can be. How naive I was. To my dismay, i read the article and found the reporter heavily edited my quotes to promote a piece about video game addiction. Sure, the topic is trivial but it taught me a valuable lesson on how some repooters twist truths and stories to fit their message.
It definitely sounds like this reporter, her editor and the mag were on a mission and were determined to twist whatever Hasan said to fit their pre-formed narrative. The article was designed to be a hit piece. I'm so sorry about all the things that Hasan and his family has had to go through. And I'm so angry about our billionaire-owned government and media that work very hard to keep We The People separate, confused and in our assigned places with their well-shod feet on our necks..
Except it isn’t a tabloid and by right idea expected to hold itself to a higher standard. Also, these interviews are typically recorded and it would be very odd for the participant not to have access to them, they just don’t get to control what happens with them. So, essentially, it’s an example of TNY taking a shot at the wrong person to mess with and not about an occurrence of extraordinary diligence.
I think I respect him even more. Honestly prior to this “exposé” any reasonable person would expect, and even require, that his standup should be loosely based in reality to not only protect those he talks about, but to enhance the clarity of complicated stories without rambling. He is a comedian doing standup, it is his job to not loose the audience and to evoke laughter. The fact that he is actually as close to reality as he is without endangering his former gf/family is actually super impressive. He’s consistently above and beyond in logic and emotional sway for his genre. If anything the article should have been about how other comedians could take notes.
But it's not the stand up or jokes that are being questioned. It is the stories he tells about harassment and race growing up which are a part of his racial identity and narrative he has publicly built about himself. The racism he experienced was never that extreme and it is stupid to tell us a false story of he and his wife going to the ER for an anthrax scare or some crap like that. I am also Indian American and grew up in a similar way as him, and did experience some mild racism as he did (as most people colour probably have) but I do not make up random tearjerking stuff to tell others. I'm saddened he was not authentic but chose the "embellishments" which is basically falsifying the narrative. His "stories" have put him a position of having to defend his own stupidity and cost him a lot. In life, reputation is key.
No artist anywhere tells an experience exactly as it happens. Their craft is to tell a good story. Sometimes that means spinning it into a relatable tale. Taking bits and pieces of reality and turn them into something understandable and educational or entertaining.
Yeah, Chris Rock has a bit where he jokes that he writes the punch lines first and then comes up with a story to justify it. The prevalence of comedians halfway through a joke saying "and this is true" implies that a lot of it is false, and probably a lot of the "true" things are false too.
That’s the entire point of arts. That’s what creative license is: an understanding that ART is interpretation, not journalism. Comedy, especially, is a reorganization of expectations.
I find it strange they’re fact-checking comedy shows and disturbing that they chose the topic of racism to gaslight. Thank you for sharing this story. I hope you continue to share your experiences and give voice to important topics.
Help us expose them: Clearly Hasan was targeted because he is brown and Muslim. They don’t want him to be part of the Daily show other than a side act. The Daily show and the New Yorker is predominantly filled with Zionists.
As an Indian woman, this is the flavor of racism we deal with. Nit-picking, gaslighting to have us meeting unfairly high standards, needing to remain very calm as we lay down rational receipts of facts. I am the first woman in my family to leave the Indian community and work/go to school/live primarily around other races, and this has been the experience. Hasan's response feels simultaneously familiar and a masterclass on how to improve my responses the next time it happens with me.
@@KinoFlexReviews she's saying this is the exact type of actions & type of behaviors that she's witnessed being taken out on her before & that the Muslim community is, unfortunately all too familiar with. Def racism.
@@trueXMotionFitness You're both elevating a verified liar who is using a community as a shield to make millions of dollars. 1). The FBI informant story where he claims to have suffered police brutality never happened because the informant was IN PRISON at the time Hasan said the story happened and wasn't even an informant yet. 2). The toxic white powder falling on his kid is obviously a lie as it was never reported, and the NYC terrorism unit never investigated it. 3). The white woman whose name he publicly smeared for being racist, is MARRIED to and Indian man. He just wanted to get back at her for rejecting his offer to take her to the prom. Newsflash: Saying that your story contains some "emotional truths" means that it is still a goddamn lie, lies in which he directly benefited from. Unless you think people who use tactics like Jussie Smollett to get famous, we should not be elevating a person like this.
Thank you for being open and honest not only now but throughout your career! You are someone that I really do look up to. Your acceptance of faults and still standing up for yourself at the same time is inspiring! ❤
Just watched this on the HR article. The Bethany part is insane. The New Yorker reporter should be ashamed of herself. She had the emails and evidence, yet chose to selectively publish what suited her agenda. Wonder if the reporter will ever be held accountable?
Reporters never give minorities fair coverage. Look into how trans people get reported on. Nothing is listened to. It’s just so much bullshit and smearing
The reporter might just say that their article is based on their own" emotional truth", and the "factual truth is secondary". They've already shown a lack of respect for what Hasan is saying, why wouldn't they steal his own words and diminish them even further?
This is an incredible example of going about, "No, actually, YOU'RE wrong" without coming across as a petulant child. So many cited sources, examples and recordings, it was direct and specific. There was no shifting of blame, distancing language or major attacks of the other side-- literally just cold, hard facts from beginning to end. Excellent work, Hasan! 🤯👍
Yes, it was crazy like there was *all the documentation*. It would (to my mind) have been normal to just assume that you didn't have to document every bit of your comedy show, and every bit of the interview, but he had tapes and emails ... Probably, if needed, there'll be traces to find on the murder microphone of that "journalist" and fingerprints ... What was this? Is her dad an agent who told her they never slammed Muslim teenagers against anything? What's her motivation for dragging Hasan through the mud?
@@cnj67 Distorting information so that we all go WTF is exactly what the media does. Today, Hasan was their target, because they knew their spin on the truth would get people worked up. And it did. For a minute. But in a world where everyone can have a platform for their truth to be shared, and when they choose someone as intelligent and thoughtful as Hasan-- welp, their bullshit got exposed like the roaches they are. 🤷♀️
This is one of the first times I've seen an apology video responded with, "YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO APOLOGIZE FOR!" You're awesome. You did this right.
Which is why its a good thing it is titled as "Response" not "Apology" - as people would generalize that he lied. But he still apologies for things he should not have to.
You’d think the New Yorker would have better things to do than create fake scandals. The whole thing was ridiculous, no one with half a brain thinks that comedians don’t embellish and exaggerate things for comedic effect or to make a coherent story. We love you, Hassan!
Embellish, exaggerate, of course. Fabricate for “emotional truth”? To me that gets dicey. I’m relistening to the very awkward This American Life episode where they retract Mike Daisey’s monologue about worker conditions at an Apple supplier in China. After a very long pause, he says he lied to “capture the totality” of his trip. Reminds me a lot of “emotional truth.” And if we let those “emotional truths” slide on the basis of, well, it’s comedy, it’s my understanding that he’s retold some of these stories outside of his stand-up.
Thank you for standing up to slanted journalism! I have always thoroughly enjoyed your show. I never stopped and questioned the details of what you were saying, but I always understood that there was an underlying truth. I, too, want America to grow in love and embrace the diversity that makes us who we are.
It’s a comedy special, not a documentary! This level of diligence is way beyond what would be expected. Thanks for the honesty and sincerity and for all your work!
Totally! I am actually surprised his stories are so truthful. I always expect comedians to make up characters, embellish and mesh incidents together to tell the most compelling story. Who the hell thinks comedy programs are nonfiction?
From what I understand, his bending of the truth got a real life person he mention in his comedy special to be doxed and harassed. I know Bret Kreisher probably fabricated a lot of his stories but I have yet to hear about anyone being haress for it. Edit: My bad, according to Hasan she was not doxed nor did he lie about the racism.
Let's watch the actual video, shall we? He gave the New Yorker 4 years of emails from both of them. They ignored all that evidence, including the person in question thanking him for doing so much to protect her identity. The New Yorker wanted a hit piece
@@MrCherryzzthe girl wrote an email thanking HM for protecting her and her family's identity. She was never doxxed or harassed because no one knows her true identity. Didn't you watch the video and the emails he presented? Or are you like the New Yorker journalist?
You don't need to say Sorry. You are one of a few smart and genuine comedians. Please stay strong and just be yourself. Sorry you have to go through crap.
this is one of the best celebrity responses to a “scandal” that I’ve ever seen. The way you have moved forward with grace, honesty, and thoughtfulness is very impressive and appreciated. keep doing what you’re doing! 💗💗💗
Yeah, it came across as very dismissive to my ear. Edit: I am hesitant to place all of the blame on the reporter, though. The editors are the ones that actually structure a piece. Of course, both could be true: she was uninterested and editorial chopped it up for their slimy framing.
I remember seeing some of these articles popping up and it felt like such a joke every time, it was hilarious and sad to skim through. I love your work man, it never mattered whether or not it was based on real events, it was still worth telling.
nah... not even... this is what happens when a "journalist" can print whatever the f*ck they want and they know nothing will happen to them... those are 2 different things...
@@kennethalpizar32I agree. I have to wonder if there is something more nefarious going on? To willfully ignore facts....I wonder if she was paid off to do this? He seems to have plenty of enemies
I mean, according to some reports, it was successful, according to multiple reports, he was supposed to get the gig but the article made them rethink. And I don't even fault the viacom executives for that one, given the article that move is understandable.
I was rooting for you to be the next host of The Daily Show. This absolute hit piece seems clearly calculated to kill that possibility. Im so sorry you got smeared like this. You are an amazing person, and I wish you all the best in your continuing career.
@@Tolandruth ---Did you really call Hasan Minhaj a PoS after listening to what he said? Or did you come to the comment section to be an edgy, racist edgelord? What the f#ck is wrong with you? Are you a klansman or neo-nazi, or is racism just a hobby for you? The ONLY thing you can object to in this video (if you even watched it) is Hasan Minhaj himself, which means you're being a racist. Just....why?
I thought he definitely had it in his hand. I love how he brings truth and transparency into a world full of liars and convicted felons who believe they should be immune from all prosecution.
You're telling me 100% of standup comedians told the truth 100% of the time until him? C'mon. Just saw him last week, he addressed it there and the audience proudly cheered for him to keep doing his thing. You rock bro, keep doing your thing.
nobody expects comedians to be just telling the truth,nobody. its amazing how easily people can be convinced that something they never cared about before is suddenly a bad thing.
I think Hasan said it best himself in the end... there is a different expectation with "funny political commitator" vs. "Comedian"... he may realize now that freely switching between those roles is not a viable option.
I miss the Patriot Act ❤ Whether these 3 stories were your truth or not, they have happened to a brown kid in this country. Comedy is storytelling and adding “spice” to real stories; it’s to immerse in a story and laugh
This apology is exactly why i was so hoping that Hassan wld be the next host for the Daily Show. Facts, sincerity, humor and intelligence both mental and emotional. Thank you Hassan for showing us what true character and honesty looks like.
How to make a good response video: * Went straight to the point * No crap * No bullsh!t * No excuses * Provides evidence to debunk these claims (emails, recordings, messages etc.) * Apology feels genuine * Keeps his cool * Consistency * Thoroughly explains why he changed the stories. Hasan has a new career: a teacher on apology videos.
Not a public performer, but I give speeches for my work. I absolutely conflate disparate anecdotes together and glue them together with poetic license. It would take 5 times longer to tell all the stories and they would be 1/5th as engaging. Like if a person days "A" on one occasion and "B" another time, and you want to show how "A, and B" is a compelling point, then just tell the story as if they were said in the same occasion! Storytellers do this all the time. As long as you're not changing the essence of what was said by adding or omitting key details or context, then it's just about wrapping the story like a gift so other people can receive it. Hasan, this is an art and I think you are very skilled at it. I'm sorry such a misleading article gained so much traction.
Isn't this also how someone writes a memoir or autobiography that is engaging? If you told all the mundane details of every interaction you've had, a book would be too long to keep anyone's interest.
@@TheBruce571 - You think all the stories that Dave Chappelle says on his specials are true? Sorry dude, but comedians aren't in some amazing club of people that constantly have interesting things happen to them. Life and reality don't work that way. *shrug*
The fact that a comedians work need fact checking, while a journalists doesn’t is what is upsetting. As a consumer and lover of comedy it always comes down to did I relate or not. Whose story or experience isn’t a factor in any way or shape. Go on and Prosper Hassan❤️
100%. Anyone who knows comedy should know the idea of fact-checking comedy is absurd. Comics trade jokes all the time. I know comics who have sold their personal life stories to other comics to tell on stage because they thought their friend told it better and would get bigger laughs. The idea that Fox "News" can run around and lie repeatedly and then defend themselves in court by saying "nobody in their right mind would believe anything we say... it's obviously entertainment not news" (paraphrasing) and the New Yorker is ok with that... but they think it's a worthwhile endeavor to fact-check comedy shows because by everything holy, we can't have comedy shows that aren't 100% factual is so absurd that you have to wonder what the New Yorker's agenda is. Specifically, did they do this fact-checking to any other comics, or just the Muslim one who ate Trump's lunch at the correspondence dinner?
And propagandists pretending to be something are sacred cows? Only in braindead societies where sworn enemies run the country and their Alzheimer's puppets pretend that they do.
@jasonodaniel6487 this is the most incoherent rambling I've seen on here in a while. I'm used to people disagreeing... but your comment started confidently incorrect (obvious you didn't actually watch this video because the whole point is that he used artistic license in his comedy show, and was factually accurate in the interview) but then rapidly devolved into a word salad greener than the weed you accused us of smoking. Stay in your lane psycho. Go tell Putin that people are recognizing his pet trolls too easily now and he needs to hire more intelligent people to do the job.
Hassan, Thanks for this. Truth always wins out. Many journalists are looking for dramas and conflicts, violence and pain. Find a journalist who “sees” you- they are out there. Growth is felt here. Stay as you are…cheers
I’m not familiar with your work but I am a long time reader of The New Yorker. I’m shocked they did a hit piece on you. Changing names and details of personal stories, amping up the drama for effect are absolutely part of the storyteller’s toolkit. They owe you an apology. You don’t owe an ex con FBI informant jack. Keep doing what you’re doing.
Exaggerating, changing details, amping up the drama for COMEDIC effect or the punchline is the comedian's job Doing it for sympathy points and to push a political narrative that borderlines on propoganda is not .
@@gamingdisaster341propaganda? That’s a bit much. Sympathy points? So you don’t recognize racism that he felt? As for a political narrative, we all have one. He was on the Daily Show ffs. His politics are openly known , seems that because you didn’t care for his view, you deemed it propaganda. That’s about as myopic as one can be.
@@surlypiratewench1969 lying and exaggerating experiences to push a different narrative is the literal definition of propoganda . I would recognize and sympathize with the racism he felt if he didn't lie about what he went through . And yes we all have political views , and I have known his since his Patriot act episodes , but not all of us distort and exaggerate our experiences to push them . Comedians lie and exaggerate. That's their job . However , Hasan doesn't lie and exaggerate for the purpose of comedy . He does it to victimize himself in front of the audience . The mail , the prom date , and the likes , there are not used for the purpose of storytelling . These are deliberate attempts to make it seem like he is a victim .
I always found something mildly ridiculous about this whole thing. Are there people out there who expect comedy shows to be full of true stories? I always operated on the assumption that every story was full of artistic license and exaggerations because life doesn't follow a setup-punchline structure.
I don’t think it was necessarily that every single thing needed to be true and that that was why people were mad. I think it was just that the emotional connections he made with the audience was built on shared experiences of racism, and so when it was made to seem like those experiences were falsified, it felt that he "faked" experiences of racism just to get a connection with the audience. It not necessarily that the jokes weren’t true, it was that the stories they were based on weren’t.
Most people understand the artistic license that comes with a comedian's stand-up, and "Comedian bends truth to make funnier jokes" isn't a very compelling story. The journalists from The New Yorker are savvy professionals, and everything in how their piece is written is meant to heavily imply that because of this you can't trust his political work like Patriot Act.
I’m also shocked. Since when do we consider stand up comedy jokes as all facts? While the language used is rhetorical, I’ve always viewed it as something similar to a play, a story, or a song where its clear that the author took inspiration from certain events in their life and created a script to deliver jokes.
You can pretty much hear it in the reporters voice that she was about to perform a hit. “We can provide you with the proof.” “Mhm” “I can send it to you.” “Yeah.” “We’ll make sure you get it.” “Sure.”
right? her vocal tone seemed so fucking dismissive. "and it just destroyed me." "yeah, sure. that's understandable." so unsympathetic, impersonal, not even "i understand." but her tone just says "whatever".
That’s honestly what kind pissed me off more. It just feel so gross. How do you even live yourself being this purposefully manipulative and calling yourself a journalist?
Agreed. I am a year late and I’m just as pissed as I would have been a year ago. He did not deserve 1 sec of any of this bullsh*t. As an American, I’m ashamed.
Hasan- you are a gifted storyteller. You give us hard and painful truths wrapped in a giggle. Those painful truths are hard to swallow, traumatic to carry, and difficult to talk about. Your gift is making those painful truths easier for us to carry together, to talk about together, and hopefully someday work through together. YOU are a special type of healer/therapist that helps us cope with societal trauma. THANK YOU!!! Much Love and Respect for you and the gifts you share with us!!!
@@Purni1997 aawwww, what a good point. For four years, and even now-45 says anything he wants to with zero repercussion. And then a comedian is found to have changed some details in his story telling & the New Yorker is willing to end his career. That really is a shame. I feel like it also just goes to prove the validity of the points he was trying to get across to begin with.
@@ruthhenry9577 when he showed how they stitched his words together. I've seen that many times. But seriously, when you're writing an article on truth telling, you're gonna have the nerve to curb the truth?? They should be fired.
@@htbostonYou didn't pay "good" attention to the details in the video,did you? Are you proud of how the "girl's" parents treated Hassan? Be rather thankful for him protecting her identity.
I watched all your shows in Netflix and thank you for shedding light on whats happening in the US. You are a great man. God bless to u and ur family. ❤❤❤
Wow. What you did here...just wow. The thoughtfulness, the thoroughness, the care you put into this piece is unusual and profoundly admirable. I'm sharing it with everyone I know...especially those I know who read The New Yorker. I'll be looking for some sort of response from that publication that speaks, at least, to the clear journalistic negligence they displayed. Your integrity and your reputation as a truthteller are intact in my eyes...as is your humanity. Bravo.
i honestly respect that you took the time to respond, it gives you time to deliver a more meaningful and fleshed out response. It's honestly ridiculous that you're having to explain basic comedy writing for people who are deliberately missing the point.
Or, it's very odd that he's spending this much effort to debunk claims that he previously admitted were true. Protesting his exposure as a liar isn't going to get him back in the running for The Daily Show.
It's crazy how The New Yorker reporter Clare Malone clearly twisted his words to make it seem like a muslim wasn't "actually" affected by racism, just because the racist event happened a few days before he said it happened (which she "forgot" to include in her flashy clickbait article). What an evil woman with a horrible agenda.
@@mjredder Wait... Your argument is that if someone is attacked and a news outlet only gives half the info - that person should NOT provide the evidence of the news outlet leaving out important context? WOW! That says more about YOU than you think.
@@garethharriott9582Exactly, he's a f*cking comedian people!!! This whole thing is completely insane! Shame on the journalist that wrote this "hit piece"!!!!!!!!!! We, as Americans, should be on notice! If this can happen to Hasan, it can happen to anyone!!!
You can tell the reporter walked in with a perception of who you actually are. Every time you told her the truth her response was “sure”, “yeah” as if she didn’t want to believe you. She deserves reciprocates for her false journalism.
Probably because of his show "Patriot Act". Hasan is way different than other comedians. He doesn't shame or make racist or sexist jokes towards any community. Instead his jokes are situational based in truth, making us think act as responsible citizens what we can do to make the world a better place. He is not biased and presents the truth. It shows his integrity. He can't be bought to portray either of the sides. Plus he is brown so that is another agenda for some people. Not all people of course. If this was UK, Newzealand, or Germany his integrity and hard work would be way more appreciated.
The fact that you would go to these lengths to explain your process to explain your intention speaks to who you are, your integrity and your sense of compassion/responsibility. Comedy is story telling…anyone who appreciates the art understands that elements are sewn together to keep the audience engaged. It’s been done for decades. I’ve seen you live twice and have watched every bit of content you’ve created. Don’t let this rock you. Your voice, your story telling and your education is needed. I hate that this happened.
lets be honest here, nobody expects comedy to the true anymore than people expect marvel movies to be factually acurate. this was clearly someone else who wanted that job getting those "journalists" to pretend that this is issue.
The New Yorker correctly reported that he either embellished or made up entire stories that he passed off as truth at the time. The only dishonesty was Hassan’s.
@@jaimefernandez2624 I guess I don't mind some amount of comedic embellishment, but come on: An activist celebrity standing on stage, detailing traumatic events that recently happened to them and using them to support larger points about geopolitical issues - that's a far cry from a fictional movie.
This was stating facts. I was sad for him that he had to cater to White Supremacy ideology, an irrational idea and fragility that makes any group that has been treated as a second class citizen feel like we can’t highlight the horrific nature and conditions of living through this era of White Supremacy. But this is good that he is poking holes in this irrational ideology that attacked him because he highlighted the ugliness within the current World culture.
@@bperez8656 I guess Kramer repeatedly shouting the N word during his stand up was fine? Sometimes an apology is definitely needed and if Hasan was guilty of everything he did in the article, he should have DEFINITELY apologized. So, no, 100% incorrect. Comedians should apologize if they cross the line, just like everu human being.
He’s an artist and he has freedom of speech let him use whatever story he wants if he feels the need to express it , in whatever way ! He has the right to be honest , and there was a point to it 👍
he Iied about his own chiId to miIIions of people. Jimmy Kimmel bragged about yelling and making his kid cry. what is wrong with you people? cant you just start protecting your kid's privacy...?
I can not in good conscience trust that you get this or are baffled by it. The things you write are a fiction. You are probably a psycho. I am just writing the facts. Thank goodness we have The New Yorker to write stories without a biased slant to them. Praise sanity!
Wow this is absolutely incredible and shocking how misleading the reporting has been. My mind has completely changed on this topic. Hasan you have my full support. The New Yorker should be ashamed.
@@blastermaster5009dude, he gives proof against the main, most damning allegations the article makes. The rest of the ‘lies’ were literally him presenting facts in a way that’s fit for a stand up comedy show. None of those mislead people to any serious extent or hurts anyone. Really, the worst thing here is him narrating a story about being confronted by a specific fbi informant, and even then, though the details weren’t factual, the actual incident was.
True, but I'm hoping it becomes a great story in the next stand-up! It's almost too ridiculous to believe that a group proudly reporting on the truth of a comedic stand up special where emotions come first as if it were a bad thing, would do the SAME THING to put emotion first, by twisting the truth! They tried to pain.t him poorly while literally taking the same steps for clicks and to generate buzz. Except unlike Hasan's changes, theirs were clearly meant, or at least, capable, of doing damage!
Not once did I ever think comedians were telling true stories. I always saw them as great storytellers providing us with moments of laughter and relatable situations. The amount of effort placed on fact checking comedians needs to be placed on our government!
Are you out of your mind. He not just an artist. The guy is a left wing propaganda machine.He made up stories of fake discrimination to support his left wing narratives. Which is not a very good thing. Comedy is different. That was straight up manipulation.
Black supremacist fragility experts who spout "Wypeepo fauwt!" and pretend they're a "comedian" with "punchlines" are political grifters who need monitoring. You don't care because you're a modernized "Wypeepo fauwt!" supremacist too. Or your just too stupid to fully understand the English language. Learned to talk as a parlor trick like a parrot.🤣🤙
This is what happens when a person with a real, lived experience of racism has to go through the exhaustion of explaining themselves because the "journalist" has no emotional (and apparently, no educated) understanding of it.
@@Shaurya_PantThe woman whose picture he showed was harrased and got threats, turns out story wasnt even true. Just some buthurt bs over her denying him a date. That is disgusting
@@pppLT19there needs to be a special youtube feature that prevents impatient, pitchfork wielding dumbasses like you from commenting on a video before watching it. take 21 minutes out of your day to watch the very video you are commenting on and you would know those photos weren't even real. plus, it has been years since Homecoming King was released, if she was actually doxxed and harassed and it was Hasan's fault, she would have good a basis to take legal action.
You can feel the energy expenditured on trying to stay calm when recording this. As another brown guy seeing this, I am done feeling like I have to justify, argue, defend or explain myself to others.
This may have been racially motivated. Western media runs propaganda campaigns against any country that is a threat to Western hegemony & dominance over the world (India & China, and in turn all Asian people) This is not a conspiracy theory or anything, this is a thing that people in power all around the world have been doing for a long time. Thats why the Western representation of Asians is so bad.
You don't have to do the first 3 things, but explaining, please keep doing that, it's sorely needed, if ppl stop even trying to talk to each other, there's no way they will ever understand, and without understanding... Ppl fear what they don't understand, and usually attack what they fear, for fear of being attacked. The whole alt-right concept is about telling ppl other races are a scary thing (so they have to strike first). Sure they actually use immigrants for this, but they don't need to make the connection with American ppl of color, it's a natural instinct for their voters
@@RiccardoGabarriniKazeatari Your comment reveals the evil anti-white animus of the woke left I have grown to loathe you people with the heat of a thousand suns /ex-Dem
Thank you so much for this. I think one thing that has me frustrated, is The New Yorker could have had a really good article that delves into the idea of storytelling vs political humor, and what lines should be blurred and not. Instead, they sensationalized and misled, which perpetuates the trend of you can trust anyone and sadly that has led to the hopelessness we see in the United States.
Love this. Intelligent, well spoken, and thorough. Such a bummer that a hit piece railroaded your career like it has. I for one will be pulling for you, and hopefully get the opportunity to see you in person. Huge respect for you and what you do.
As a big fan of Hasan, I was really struggling with the article. I appreciate the thoughtfulness, sincerity and self-reflection. I will be passing this video along to some of my coworkers who had written him off.
I can't believe this is even an issue...why should a comedian have to explain what creative license is?! If they weren't allowed to do this, then there would be like 4 comedians in the world, who had all lived such crazy, messed up lives that they'd basically have gone insane by the end of their first special.
yea keep listening to this video and like hearing “this is the exact details of the story i lived thru, and then this is what i told so that other ppl could experience those feelings in exactly the way that i did” and that just seems like the job he has? like he’s not a reporter i don’t go to comedy clubs to hear abt the exact events that happened, i go in part to help myself understand realities that i don’t personally experience
@@nyahtonks3914 if its a fictional story and making a wider point thats different. When you pitch it as 'this is a true account of what happened to me and my family' and alter the truth, embelish its different. It will be seen as dishonest.
Thank you for responding to that article and continuing to share your and your community's story. I feel the New Yorker reporter knew exactly the narrative they wanted to spin and ignored the fact that standup, for anyone, is not a perfect reflection of what happened.
As soon as I heard about that story, I thought, no way are we cancelling Hasan. Everyone knows and expects comics to embellish and re-imagine stories so they hit more effectively in a standup set. That's why comedy is an art form, not a peer-reviewed journal. It infurates me that Hasan didn't get the Daily Show over this because he was absolutely the best. Thank you for this video and I wish you hadn't had to make it. You deserve so much better.
Viacom is notorious for being cheap and difficult to work with. Many report they say "bring your own suits" when on the show. Hasan can probably make more with other projects.
I mean the standup was a bit more than an art form and became political after he brought up things that many young immigrants/ children of immigrants can relate to on a personal level. Yeah I don't care when comics very obviously embellish stories but idk it was disappointing to feel like I felt an emotional response over lies
Honestly he's too good for the daily show. They real watered it down after Jon left. And look what they did to john on Apple, cancelled again for being too truthful. Imagine how long Hasan would've lasted on the daily show.
@@asmaa___ i hear what you are saying, however, is "lies" really an accurate portrayal? these instances were not made up out of whole cloth. these were situations he found himself in in his life, artistically changed and embellished to be more entertaining and affect people on a deeper level. but it's not like he just made it up.
This is the most Hasan Minhaj response to a "controversy" I've ever seen. I'd expect no less. He's measured and fair, comes with receipts, takes accountability for unintended harm, and not a ukulele in sight. Future apologizers, take note. Much love, Hasan, sorry you have to deal with this BS. The real ones see right through it. Keep doing you.
when did fact checking become a thing for stand-up sketches? It's obvious that every stand-up comedian tweaks the details of their stories for comedic effect.
He did not "tweak" he invented stories to get sympathy and play of a real racists racial hatreds to help it grow. People are sick of fake woke cunts demonizing America. And THAT is his career. Making America appear more racist than it is.
Right? The whole setup for most early comedians was a fake wife and family who exist only for the punchline. No one ever cared. But now when they Want to attack someone, suddenly it's a problem. It's a targeted attack.
You're doing something good ...that's why they target you! Look at what they did to other great people in our nation's history. Thank you for the explanation! Keep your head up & keep doing great work. Loved Patriot Act, the specials, & you on the Daily Show!
That's not it. He made up stories of fake discrimination to support his left wing narratives. Which is not a very good thing. Comedy is different. That was straight up manipulation.
I know right, when i watch this whole video i was like.. really, why he need to explain this? People who are making hasan's slam is so insane 😂 no one should believe the NYer in the 1st place
It's insane that you had to do this, this really negatively affected my view of the New Yorker when it came out. You've always been so transparent and honest. We love you and your family, and anything you have to say. We're here for you ❤
So according to Mr. Minhaj, if you label yourself a "comedian," you get a free pass - to confabulate and lie about being a victim of fake, made-up, racism stories. That pathetic distortion just stirs up distrust, confusion and trouble. 😬 It is not at all funny and neither is Hasan Minhaj. That is the truth, both factually and emotionally.
I went into this really skeptical, but believing enough in Hassan's integrity to hear him out. I'm incredibly glad I did. As a journalist myself, I would be ashamed to have published this, and the New Yorker absolutely needs to retract the story, if not make MASSIVE corrections. Shameful. Mad respect to Hassan for this well thought out and transparent response. He takes responsibility for misunderstanding the line between his comedy and political personas, and I am really glad to see that kind of thoughtfulness from him.
My take was that no one was upset to find out that Rodney Dangerfield was greatly respected, it was a comedy routine. However, that routine had no effect outside the life of Rodney Dangerfield (even if he was a bit annoyed when people thought his act was reality). Hasan hits on real life issues, with very real life impacts that effect many people. It's a different realm than just a routine. The Prom Doorstep issue: agreed with the statement "It's understandable." The rest of it is deliberate muckraking against Minhaj. FBI harassment: should have used his own story, or credited the story to Hayat's life (ironic if you know what Hayat means). Anthrax scare: feels stupid to embellish when the reality is good enough. Big disappointment that Hasan will not be taking over The Daily Show due to this.
8 months later it is clear that the article was a hit job. a successful one. most rumour that have come out have said that Hasan was the front runner (some even said he was days away from being offered the permanent Daily show position. that hit job was a success and was based on the cancel culture they so much "dislike" (only when it is against them)... Unfortunately now, Hasan did not only miss on the daily show, but is also off the air...
Respect man, this must have been hard. Way to keep your cool and play this all respectfully and maturely. Makes me think about all the people out there who don't have the poise and the platform to correct the story when this sort of thing happens.
This is very weird. When I see a comedy special, I expect stories to be based in reality, but embellished for comedic effect and timing. I'm not watching a documentary or news program. I never expected everything was word for word what happened. Why would I hold someone in a comedy show to that standard? That is for the news on TV and the paper (and the New Yorker). And I think it was always clear that Patriot Act was different. More facts based. You presented all the receipts! I think you've done a great job making those things clear. Shame on the journalist who wrote the article. Much love for you and your family. Stay safe.
You mean Eddie Murphy's "Gooniegoogoo" auntie falling down the steps for over 10 minutes and yelling different interjections as she briefly stops on the way down didn't really happen?! Or he didn't really get served cola with urine in it for making fun of the Asian waiter?! Man, I can't believe he's a frikkin' liar! That whole special is ruined!
Believing that comedians tell 100% factual stories and doing a story on it is a lot like doing a breaking story on WWE and that it is not a as legit as we all thought it was.
The anecdotes the New Yorker pointed out were untrue were not embellished for comedic effect. They were Hannah Gadsby-esque TED talk segments. You can’t have him hide behind “it’s comedy” when none of those sets were meant to be funny.
He told his baby daughter was exposed to a white powder thought to be anthrax. You think that it's comedic or funny? Even if it was a true story how can it be used for laughters?
It's so odd to me that anyone takes standup routines as sworn testimony, "fact checks" them, and then tries to take down someone's entire career as if they lied under oath. I always thought the New Yorker had actual journalists.
Meanwhile our congressional overview of a character for the purpose of granting him the highest legal authority of the land for life just "takes his word for it." A white man can just say "I don't recall" while a brown one brings receipts that end up under the rug.
Bc they’ve been trying to silence and take Hasan down for years. It was an opportunity they thought would “cancel” him enough into a corner. I’m so glad he stayed true to himself and now brought his receipts.
Wow, best response ever. Hadn't heard about this. After watching the new special it all started to show up and I was a bit disappointed until I saw this. Faith restored. lol Awesome special btw.
@@2LiFt3DxOwhen exactly did he do that? My takeaway is that in his stand-up routines occasionally there are specifics that are changed or the story is told as though it happened to him when he was more incidentally involved but the base events are all real, however in his series and specials all the facts are unadulterated.
I’m a Hispanic woman in my sixties. I have always loved your comedy specials and also Patriot Act. Your episode on fast fashion led to my masters thesis for a degree in biology and conservation. I also subscribe to the New Yorker. I’m saddened at the way they treated you. There’s no excuse, but you rebutted with your usual class. Come to Seattle so I can see you live! All the best.
I hope you would write them a letter and unsubscribe due to this. If they lied to so badly about this, it's hard to believe anything else they write - but more so, an email might help them learn to do better next time.
Help us expose them: Clearly Hasan was targeted because he is brown and Muslim. They don’t want him to be part of the Daily show other than a side act. The Daily show and the New Yorker is predominantly filled with Zionists.
I'm also a longtime subscriber to the New Yorker, a Hispanic, and soon to be Seattelite. It's upsetting how this reporter undermined the trust which the New Yorker established with me over the years. I'm not unsubscribing, I'm just blacklisting this journalist's articles. If I unsubscribed every time a story was published that I felt was a hit piece, I'd have zero news.
I've never had a problem with any of your work. As a black and brown man, there are instances that we can never put into words, and will never be understood. To make people understand, a lot of times, you have to go out of your way to connect your story to what they can feel. We miss your show, and look forward to more of your specials.
No one asked you for an apology and yet you humbled yourself and gave one anyways. Those reporters and journalists have much to learn from you! Upstanding reply ❤
The irony for me is that she accuses Hasan of trying to enhance his career by telling lies. Meanwhile she is the one that clearly is attempting to do that for herself by writing this misleading article.😒 In my opinion you did NOTHING wrong. Keep going and do what you do!🙏🏽💝
"Let's take this brown artist playing the victim card and expose him in a witch hunt, in a crusade we don't tipically wage against, y'know, white artists" They made him suffer racism while probing to prove he hadn't.
Yes, there is nothing similar between stand up comedian jokes that might be made up and a serious article attacking a real person integrity! I didn’t know that standup comedian has to experience all the stories they talk about!
If anything I’m amazed by the amount of planning and work that goes into this work . Creating a character to shift nagging lines onto in order to preserve the perspective of your wife . That’s smart . Same for the care shown to the identity of others and the courage it takes to joke about your own life ( and of your family ) being threatened. You did a great job mate .
As a photo journalist what concerns me is the fact that Hasan Minhaj’s side of the story never saw the light of day in the New Yorker article. It was twisted beyond recognition to deliberately spin a totally different narrative. I’m not so naive to believe that people tell the truth ALL OF THE TIME, especially when people in the politics and the media, where lying has become their stock in trade but this is a prime example where someone on the left of the political spectrum when telling the truth, or at least their version of the truth, to someone on the right, where truth is instantly flipped and turned upside down to spin an opposite narrative. This happens all the time when people on the left attempt to speak their truth to people on the right. Irrespective of whether people on the left lie or not, the end result is the same, to people that n the right, they are not to be believed. Meanwhile those political pundits and agents on the right are not only expected to lie but accepted as liars, Boris Johnson and Donald Trump being two prime examples of professional liars made “good”. We really do live in the era of the inside out, especially God forbid, if you’re a good person trying your best to do good in the world. Look no further than Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn to see what I mean!
I’ve been subscribed the New Yorker most of my life, literally grew up with them always at the kitchen table, and have remained subscribed in one form or another since then. I somehow missed this article and I’m glad that I did. It will be interesting to go back and read the piece. I really appreciate you taking the time to clarify because I do enjoy your comedy and I would have been so disappointed to read this story without knowing the truth.
Wow that was such a great breakdown. I'm sorry that article happened to you. Sounds ridiculously unfair. All comics create succinct versions of real experiences to make them enjoyable and funny to an audience
The reporter knows this. She was there to discredit Hasan's testimony against the wicked ways that the government operates. The article makes it seem like she's a part of that operation. It basically proves there's another layer to the persecution he describes in his standup.
This whole fiasco has been so weird to me. I didn't realize that people expected that comedians' stories were 100% accurate, no details changed, to what happened.
you and this whole comment section miss the point: there is a huge difference between making up stories for the sake of comedy and making up stories to make yourself the victim.
I think they just relied 100% on people reading only headlines, because most people that know Hasan know him primarily for his show & political stances. So they'd think he was making up stories/stats rather than just artistically expressing a story during a standup. Atleast, thats how it came off to me when I heard about this from my brother and felt like something was off cause Hasan was always delved the extra bit into each topic to make sure we heard EVERYTHING.
Nicely done. This is a masterclass on how to deliver and apology and defense all at once. Hasan, I believe every word of your apologetic statements, and you back up every defense with clear evidence. You don't come off as overly defensive or defiant. Middle school teachers and higher should show this video as an object lesson on what it looks like to be both repentant and justifiably steadfast at the same time.
Just another example of The Daily Show style of “fake news” having more integrity than the so-called “real journalists”. Thanks for putting this together. It was probably more tedious for you to put together than for us to listen to. Also, despite what else is happening in the world, it IS important for you to set the record straight, because now we can continue to trust you in the spirit of your storytelling as you tackle these issues that are bigger than yourself.
Okay but *EVEN IF* it's a completely made up story, the fact that media extremely pushing narrative to target Hasan like he's the only and the greatest stand up villain in history is so baffling to me.
It’s racism. It’s because he is brown. It’s open season on everyone who’s in the margins of society as the people in the middle are experiencing the same struggles. The systems are collapsing slowly.
We are in a special moment in the history that we hold comedians to a higher standard than heads of state.
Big fact. If they'd put this much effort into our politicians smh
Or reporters
Exactly my thougths. Absolutely bizarre and confusing.
Oof well said
Amen!
The fact that a comedian is being scrutinized for not telling a story EXACTLY how it happened when there are literal politicians just confidently lying about facts is just absurd to me.
Or journalists lying about facts...
exactly, nitpick on the comedian but bend over backwards to allocate time for politicians to straight up lie and call it showing both sides of an argument. The nerve of these people!
This comment should be the top pinned reply. I wish I could give you a standing applause. How people can take a comedian seriously during an act is mind blowing. Stay Safe and Be Well.
You're an actual moron if you think that's the issue. Comedians make things up all the time for stand-up, but Hasan Minhaj is an activist first, comedian second. He tried to pass off flat-out lies, one of them bordering on harassing to a woman he smeared as racist despite being married to an Indian man, to become successful. Hasan Minhaj is a fraud and any idiots still giving money to him should be mocked just like Jussie Smollett.
Exactly!!! The audacity
Very strange choice of actions by the media here. Thank you for sharing and being vulnerable
Fancy seeing you here. Shouldn't you be buying the dip! 😉
he is a Muslim...so..
@@Sifat_Rashidthat's too bad
@@Sifat_Rashidwhy is that a problem?
@@ornament318 and why you asking me that? the new yorkers did him dirty and all the major media outlets just ran with the half-assed news
I didn't frame him bro, so you have to ask them why they did it
The reporter at The New Yorker should have a deep dive done on her life and career. I’m willing to bet that this isn’t the first time she’s done something like this.
you can bet, scammers aren't this ballsy on first try, they did it before and got away so they get ballsy.
Good point! Id be interested.
She's definitely an agent cosplaying as a reporter. Though I will say that Hasan, given his life experience, should have known better than to give her that much access. He's already dealt with his life being infiltrated by these people before, I would assume it only gets worse as you get rich and famous.
The fact that Clare Malone (the author of the hit piece) insinuated that Hasan owed the FBI agent a "heads up", even though his job was to entrap innocent Muslims without any heads up, is both hilariously ironic and outrageous.
Also, it’s plain disgusting!
Because dont you people realize!!! Americans hate Muslims!! and brown people like the fact we are sitting here still having this discussion despite what happened after 9/11 and what is happening now with Israel attacking Palestinians lmfao like they literally do not see us as humans ofc theyre going to be happy to attack and ruin the career of a muslim brown man. Hasan nearly secured a bag (daily show) and some evil rat ruined it for him. Not everything is race thing or whatever but THIS IS and it is so evident. Moreso people hate Muslims with an intense rage that theyre willing to wipe out Gaza and no nation is criticizing them for it.
I wouldn’t be shocked at all to find out she had racial motivations. All of this is way too out of left field.
Clare Malone can't be spreading disinformation like this. I read one of her Trump articles and I wonder what else she has lied about Trump. She should be put in jail for election-meddling yes.
@@epicfailure210 so, she's a racist because she accused him of faking racism? What a stretch.
As a black man, I do not appreciate people who cosplay at racism. If it's fake, it had to be clear. Dave chapelle story of him calling the cops and the cops coming and screaming " there is still a n___ in the house" and " why did he put picture of himself and his family on the wall?", is funny obviously fake but still deliver a message about racism.
Gotta love how they put more effort into fact checking a comedy show than their own article
That's a mic drop🎤
They "so called" fact checked his comedy. They didn't really do it.
Good point ☝️
@@spaceforce-girlforcejjwest2048
His ability to communicate and his personal life is not a requirement.
Comedy does not have to be true, but it should be funny.
Which facts did the New Yorker get wrong? Seems there are objections that things were “taken out of context” but I don’t see anything that’s been proven false about the article.
As a lifetime New Yorker reader, I’m horrified that this happened. And as a comedy lover, it never occurred to me that comedy needed to be literal truth. That’s not how storytelling works! Sincerely hope the very-talented Hasan Minhaj’s reputation and career fully recover.
100% with you
Just what I was thinking.!
Fully agree.
My immediate thought is of Nick Swardson trying to express that not everything said on stage is true by acting out telling a cheetah to sit to showcase how ridiculous some of the premises he uses are. All to stop people from believing he feeds his cat diarrhea
This all is just blatant comedy profiling… and we’ve got to pay attention to what type of comedians this is happening to 🤔
Kicking a brown man out of the race for The Daily Show host job was the objective. Someone talked to Claire Malone before she "developed" interest in Hasan Minhaj's comedy.
In your comment replace 'brown man' with 'lying man' and it's fixed for you.
Makes sense.
But he claimed that a real person was a racist for a comedy skit, problem no?
@@johns1600
Hasan is good at convincing unintelligent people that he had a rough road.
@johns1600 No, he claimed that she was related to racists and that was true.
A comedian is holding themself to a higher standard than journalists and politicians.
What's really deceitful about the article is the excerpts that are highlighted in the subtitle and inserts - A reader takes these as accurate encapsulations of the content but instead they are hyperbolic distortions of the details in the story. Defenders of the story point to sections of the story that can be claimed to be more nuanced but what is highlighted is not.
He's not holding himself to a higher standard. He's just trying to keep his career alive after being caught as a fraud.
@@alexc7242 I don't know how you can think that after watching the video.
Sorry I’m late to comment on this video but I recently dropped a bag on anthrax on my baby. Also you claimed the parents said they couldn’t have you come over cause they were taking family photos. Then in the audio recording you admit that it was basically a vibe of racism. Then to bolster your claim you showed an email in which this lady said her parents had grown. She probably said that cause you told her that her parents said you weren’t allowed in because you were Indian when in fact it’s because you got the vibe they were racist. lol you didn’t disprove anything. It’s probably another lie. Why would you show up to a girls house who don’t date and get mad when they say they are busy doing family photos?!!! Weird also one last thing. Yo don’t pretend your Indian parents would be cool with you dating some other than Indian. lol your proof is “oh well I felt someway about being able to interrupt a family event so it must be cause I’m black *cough cough* I mean brown but i pretend to be black cause I like hippy-hop and I’m a total sneakerhead y’all feel me?” Dude even if the story about the parents is true which why would I believe you? It’s literally a he said/she said situation and I’m sure that girl feels sorry if that did happen but just cause you sent a couple of friendly emails. What do you expect for her to hold a grudge and call you a lair? She more or less says thanks for the email, hope all is well. Also show the dates in which those email were sent before or after the article…
Sorry I got to go I was held up at gun point by a cop for playing basketball, y’all know how it be.
That's a lot of words when "I'm racist" says the same in 2
In the early 2000s, a reporter came to my high school to interview students about video games. I happily volunteered, looking forward to share the different genres and stories I'd experienced in the medium. Video games were getting a bad rap at the time, so I thought FINALLY I can share how cool and interesting these games can be. How naive I was. To my dismay, i read the article and found the reporter heavily edited my quotes to promote a piece about video game addiction. Sure, the topic is trivial but it taught me a valuable lesson on how some repooters twist truths and stories to fit their message.
It definitely sounds like this reporter, her editor and the mag were on a mission and were determined to twist whatever Hasan said to fit their pre-formed narrative. The article was designed to be a hit piece.
I'm so sorry about all the things that Hasan and his family has had to go through.
And I'm so angry about our billionaire-owned government and media that work very hard to keep We The People separate, confused and in our assigned places with their well-shod feet on our necks..
I can’t tell if you misspelled reporters as “repooters” on purpose or not haha
@@LinkLovesPancakesI’m pretending it was cuz it’s hilarious
We love you unconditionally, Hassan don't give so much attention to these fake news legacy media crap. 😊
@@LinkLovesPancakes freudian slip :)
Glad Hassan & his team recorded the entire audio of the interview with the NewYorker; always protect yourself against such tabloids
You’re joking right?
Except it isn’t a tabloid and by right idea expected to hold itself to a higher standard.
Also, these interviews are typically recorded and it would be very odd for the participant not to have access to them, they just don’t get to control what happens with them.
So, essentially, it’s an example of TNY taking a shot at the wrong person to mess with and not about an occurrence of extraordinary diligence.
Man sounds like defamation to me. #UGotAmbered.
seejaneread,
Why would you say that, seems nonsensical.
The "New Yorker" is not a tabloid.
I think I respect him even more. Honestly prior to this “exposé” any reasonable person would expect, and even require, that his standup should be loosely based in reality to not only protect those he talks about, but to enhance the clarity of complicated stories without rambling. He is a comedian doing standup, it is his job to not loose the audience and to evoke laughter. The fact that he is actually as close to reality as he is without endangering his former gf/family is actually super impressive. He’s consistently above and beyond in logic and emotional sway for his genre.
If anything the article should have been about how other comedians could take notes.
So true!!
Agreed!!
Right?
But it's not the stand up or jokes that are being questioned. It is the stories he tells about harassment and race growing up which are a part of his racial identity and narrative he has publicly built about himself. The racism he experienced was never that extreme and it is stupid to tell us a false story of he and his wife going to the ER for an anthrax scare or some crap like that. I am also Indian American and grew up in a similar way as him, and did experience some mild racism as he did (as most people colour probably have) but I do not make up random tearjerking stuff to tell others. I'm saddened he was not authentic but chose the "embellishments" which is basically falsifying the narrative. His "stories" have put him a position of having to defend his own stupidity and cost him a lot. In life, reputation is key.
@@delphidg1753 you didnt watch the video did you ?
No artist anywhere tells an experience exactly as it happens. Their craft is to tell a good story. Sometimes that means spinning it into a relatable tale. Taking bits and pieces of reality and turn them into something understandable and educational or entertaining.
Yeah, Chris Rock has a bit where he jokes that he writes the punch lines first and then comes up with a story to justify it.
The prevalence of comedians halfway through a joke saying "and this is true" implies that a lot of it is false, and probably a lot of the "true" things are false too.
That’s the entire point of arts. That’s what creative license is: an understanding that ART is interpretation, not journalism. Comedy, especially, is a reorganization of expectations.
Where's the New Yorker article asking Dave Chapelle if he really saw a baby selling crack on a corner or if he really has a white friend named Chip?
@@24hr-Gaming 🤣🤣🤣 no kidding. what the hell?
That said, in my next DnD campaign with a high charisma character, I might just introduce a tick where they say "and this is true" all the time.
I find it strange they’re fact-checking comedy shows and disturbing that they chose the topic of racism to gaslight. Thank you for sharing this story. I hope you continue to share your experiences and give voice to important topics.
Help us expose them: Clearly Hasan was targeted because he is brown and Muslim. They don’t want him to be part of the Daily show other than a side act. The Daily show and the New Yorker is predominantly filled with Zionists.
Yeah, I have watched a lot of standup and I have never thought everything in the show was factual. Like, it's a show, not a lecture.
Lying about him taking his daughter to the hospital after claiming someone sent him anthrax is just disgusting.
Yeah. No. He wasn't lying to make his comedy better, he was lying to make himself look like a victim and make millions.
@@Aks.868 you're just weird
As an Indian woman, this is the flavor of racism we deal with. Nit-picking, gaslighting to have us meeting unfairly high standards, needing to remain very calm as we lay down rational receipts of facts. I am the first woman in my family to leave the Indian community and work/go to school/live primarily around other races, and this has been the experience. Hasan's response feels simultaneously familiar and a masterclass on how to improve my responses the next time it happens with me.
So true! You articulated our feelings on this double standard perfectly.
You're a liar
Go back to India if you feel so "oppressed"
I assure my Indian brother-in-law does not feel the same
He's a fan of Jordan Peterson
"As an Indian woman, this is the flavor of racism we deal with"
So no racism?
@@KinoFlexReviews she's saying this is the exact type of actions & type of behaviors that she's witnessed being taken out on her before & that the Muslim community is, unfortunately all too familiar with. Def racism.
@@trueXMotionFitness
You're both elevating a verified liar who is using a community as a shield to make millions of dollars.
1). The FBI informant story where he claims to have suffered police brutality never happened because the informant was IN PRISON at the time Hasan said the story happened and wasn't even an informant yet.
2). The toxic white powder falling on his kid is obviously a lie as it was never reported, and the NYC terrorism unit never investigated it.
3). The white woman whose name he publicly smeared for being racist, is MARRIED to and Indian man. He just wanted to get back at her for rejecting his offer to take her to the prom.
Newsflash: Saying that your story contains some "emotional truths" means that it is still a goddamn lie, lies in which he directly benefited from. Unless you think people who use tactics like Jussie Smollett to get famous, we should not be elevating a person like this.
Thank you for being open and honest not only now but throughout your career! You are someone that I really do look up to. Your acceptance of faults and still standing up for yourself at the same time is inspiring! ❤
What faults? Are you new to standup comedy? Nobody is 100% truthful in their standup. Who is fact checking the white or non-Muslim comedians???
Just watched this on the HR article. The Bethany part is insane. The New Yorker reporter should be ashamed of herself. She had the emails and evidence, yet chose to selectively publish what suited her agenda. Wonder if the reporter will ever be held accountable?
Reporters never give minorities fair coverage.
Look into how trans people get reported on. Nothing is listened to. It’s just so much bullshit and smearing
Exactly thank you for putting that out there
Sue Clare Malone for defamation
Clare Malone should be fired.for .embellishing the truth of her interview with Hassan Manaj.
The reporter might just say that their article is based on their own" emotional truth", and the "factual truth is secondary". They've already shown a lack of respect for what Hasan is saying, why wouldn't they steal his own words and diminish them even further?
Thank you Hasan for clearing the air on this
Wow 😲
Nice
😊😊😊😅😅😅
Wow
Nice
This is an incredible example of going about, "No, actually, YOU'RE wrong" without coming across as a petulant child. So many cited sources, examples and recordings, it was direct and specific. There was no shifting of blame, distancing language or major attacks of the other side-- literally just cold, hard facts from beginning to end.
Excellent work, Hasan! 🤯👍
Yes, it was crazy like there was *all the documentation*. It would (to my mind) have been normal to just assume that you didn't have to document every bit of your comedy show, and every bit of the interview, but he had tapes and emails ... Probably, if needed, there'll be traces to find on the murder microphone of that "journalist" and fingerprints ...
What was this? Is her dad an agent who told her they never slammed Muslim teenagers against anything? What's her motivation for dragging Hasan through the mud?
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@@cnj67 Distorting information so that we all go WTF is exactly what the media does. Today, Hasan was their target, because they knew their spin on the truth would get people worked up. And it did. For a minute.
But in a world where everyone can have a platform for their truth to be shared, and when they choose someone as intelligent and thoughtful as Hasan-- welp, their bullshit got exposed like the roaches they are. 🤷♀️
I just want this guy back on some streaming service.. he deserves to get a spot on tv without getting dragged through the mud
I SO MISS PATRIOT ACT
This is one of the first times I've seen an apology video responded with, "YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO APOLOGIZE FOR!" You're awesome. You did this right.
Weell done for putting this out 👍
Which is why its a good thing it is titled as "Response" not "Apology" - as people would generalize that he lied. But he still apologies for things he should not have to.
@@vizdromgood point!
You’d think the New Yorker would have better things to do than create fake scandals. The whole thing was ridiculous, no one with half a brain thinks that comedians don’t embellish and exaggerate things for comedic effect or to make a coherent story. We love you, Hassan!
Nah I think they get off on fake scandals and this crap IS NOT NEW.
Exactly! This is a bunch of horse sht! Tell me why they don't press heads of state the way they attempted to do with Hasan? It's despicable
FAKE?
I prefer OBJECTIVE?
You?
It was probably a hit piece to make him lose the daily show host gig.
Embellish, exaggerate, of course. Fabricate for “emotional truth”? To me that gets dicey. I’m relistening to the very awkward This American Life episode where they retract Mike Daisey’s monologue about worker conditions at an Apple supplier in China. After a very long pause, he says he lied to “capture the totality” of his trip. Reminds me a lot of “emotional truth.”
And if we let those “emotional truths” slide on the basis of, well, it’s comedy, it’s my understanding that he’s retold some of these stories outside of his stand-up.
The New Yorker be like:
Creating a fictional story in a comedy show: ❌
Creating a fictional story in a news paper: ✅
No kidding, the stage show was more truthful than the article.
Imagine that. Shameful.
And Hasan just reversed that. This is the problem with moral equivalencies.
LITERALLY 🤦🏾♂️
Well put 💯💯💯
Thank you for standing up to slanted journalism! I have always thoroughly enjoyed your show. I never stopped and questioned the details of what you were saying, but I always understood that there was an underlying truth. I, too, want America to grow in love and embrace the diversity that makes us who we are.
"when my father died, my heart was broken"
New Yorker fact check: "no, your heart wasn't really broken. Hearts can't broke."
Lmaoooo @ “hearts can’t broke”. That’s exactly what they would say. 🤣🤣
Frrrr
Ridiculous 😮
It’s a comedy special, not a documentary! This level of diligence is way beyond what would be expected. Thanks for the honesty and sincerity and for all your work!
Totally! I am actually surprised his stories are so truthful. I always expect comedians to make up characters, embellish and mesh incidents together to tell the most compelling story. Who the hell thinks comedy programs are nonfiction?
Bill Maher makes up stories every episode, where's the New Yorker article?
From what I understand, his bending of the truth got a real life person he mention in his comedy special to be doxed and harassed. I know Bret Kreisher probably fabricated a lot of his stories but I have yet to hear about anyone being haress for it.
Edit: My bad, according to Hasan she was not doxed nor did he lie about the racism.
Let's watch the actual video, shall we? He gave the New Yorker 4 years of emails from both of them. They ignored all that evidence, including the person in question thanking him for doing so much to protect her identity. The New Yorker wanted a hit piece
@@MrCherryzzthe girl wrote an email thanking HM for protecting her and her family's identity. She was never doxxed or harassed because no one knows her true identity.
Didn't you watch the video and the emails he presented? Or are you like the New Yorker journalist?
This is the BEST most fact checked and honest response I've EVER seen to such an article. Thank you for doing this and I'm sorry you had to do it
You don't need to say Sorry. You are one of a few smart and genuine comedians. Please stay strong and just be yourself. Sorry you have to go through crap.
this is one of the best celebrity responses to a “scandal” that I’ve ever seen. The way you have moved forward with grace, honesty, and thoughtfulness is very impressive and appreciated. keep doing what you’re doing! 💗💗💗
Yes, and no. This buzzword "emotional truth" just rubs me the wrong way. It sets a bad precedent and dissloves the meaning of thruth to a milky mess.
@@serge-etiennefreytag332The "bad precedent" is at least as old as the 2001 Bush Administration.
Exactly, and then on top of it it’s a perfect illustration for all of us to see how reality is distorted by The Media
Asking him to apologize to Craig is just insane.
absolutely
Seriously. Screw Craig.
IKR THAT MADE ME SO MAD!!!! Once you’ve heard that it’s SO clear where this reporter is coming from
Her incessant use of “sure” told me all I needed to know about her commitment to reporting the truth
She did sound very uninterested in the interview.
Sure= yeah whatever
Exactly
Fr every time I heard her say “sure” it was basically a “y’all hear something?” 🤦🏻♂️
Yeah, it came across as very dismissive to my ear.
Edit: I am hesitant to place all of the blame on the reporter, though. The editors are the ones that actually structure a piece.
Of course, both could be true: she was uninterested and editorial chopped it up for their slimy framing.
I remember seeing some of these articles popping up and it felt like such a joke every time, it was hilarious and sad to skim through. I love your work man, it never mattered whether or not it was based on real events, it was still worth telling.
This is what happens when a journalist goes seeking a story to fit their narrative instead of investigating a story and finding the narrative.
nah... not even... this is what happens when a "journalist" can print whatever the f*ck they want and they know nothing will happen to them... those are 2 different things...
@@kennethalpizar32I agree. I have to wonder if there is something more nefarious going on? To willfully ignore facts....I wonder if she was paid off to do this? He seems to have plenty of enemies
@@Necrotic99Forget this hit peice they did to a comedian, imagine countires and politics.
Thank you for the incite.
I trust a comedian over any "journalist"
Can't help but think this was all a hit job to diminish the chances of Hasan being offered the Daily Show gig. Thank you for this thorough response.
I mean, according to some reports, it was successful, according to multiple reports, he was supposed to get the gig but the article made them rethink. And I don't even fault the viacom executives for that one, given the article that move is understandable.
I agree
Their lose, no one watches TDS now
100%
Yes 💯💯
I was rooting for you to be the next host of The Daily Show. This absolute hit piece seems clearly calculated to kill that possibility. Im so sorry you got smeared like this. You are an amazing person, and I wish you all the best in your continuing career.
Me too it is so disgusting
Me three! I love how he pulls you into the stories.
I mean we might be able to get jon steward back i would take that over this pos
@@Tolandruth ---Did you really call Hasan Minhaj a PoS after listening to what he said? Or did you come to the comment section to be an edgy, racist edgelord? What the f#ck is wrong with you? Are you a klansman or neo-nazi, or is racism just a hobby for you? The ONLY thing you can object to in this video (if you even watched it) is Hasan Minhaj himself, which means you're being a racist. Just....why?
I thought he definitely had it in his hand. I love how he brings truth and transparency into a world full of liars and convicted felons who believe they should be immune from all prosecution.
Only a real man will apologize for something he didn't do wrong, but may have hurt someone else...Love you Minhaj
You're telling me 100% of standup comedians told the truth 100% of the time until him? C'mon. Just saw him last week, he addressed it there and the audience proudly cheered for him to keep doing his thing. You rock bro, keep doing your thing.
nobody expects comedians to be just telling the truth,nobody. its amazing how easily people can be convinced that something they never cared about before is suddenly a bad thing.
I think Hasan said it best himself in the end... there is a different expectation with "funny political commitator" vs. "Comedian"... he may realize now that freely switching between those roles is not a viable option.
You mean the Rabbi, Priest and Imam didn't go for a drink? I'm crushed.
Typical hypocrite.
Nonsense.
How many times did he bring up racism during that set?
I miss the Patriot Act ❤
Whether these 3 stories were your truth or not, they have happened to a brown kid in this country. Comedy is storytelling and adding “spice” to real stories; it’s to immerse in a story and laugh
Patriot Act is still going strong
@sagisli The Show or the legislation? Cuz the show stopped I'm pretty sure
@@Rahat2056 The legislation, I thought that's what she was talking about. I forgot about the show. Thanks for pointing it out.
@peruzdawoudi4980: Sorry about that, I completely forgot about the show, my mind went immediately to politics.
@@sagisli it expired in 2020
This apology is exactly why i was so hoping that Hassan wld be the next host for the Daily Show.
Facts, sincerity, humor and intelligence both mental and emotional. Thank you Hassan for showing us what true character and honesty looks like.
He lied
@@Illumiragedid you even watch this video 💀
@@lyluvsme yep
Haaa people are worshipping a fucking comedian and the one is not even good enough.
Man's jokes start with race and ends with islamophobia
It's the standard that they set that he's far above and yet has ruled him out as a contender. The insanity of it all
Are we seriously this concerned about the truth behind jokes? THEY. ARE. JOKES. A work of creativity.
How to make a good response video:
* Went straight to the point
* No crap
* No bullsh!t
* No excuses
* Provides evidence to debunk these claims (emails, recordings, messages etc.)
* Apology feels genuine
* Keeps his cool
* Consistency
* Thoroughly explains why he changed the stories.
Hasan has a new career: a teacher on apology videos.
And most importantly:
* No ukulele
@@DixieTsutsaeva
Lol 😆 🤣 😂
@@MBdynamoBostikalso for not saying, "I was in a dark place" and "I'm only human"
@@ytramsmp
😂😂😂
@@DixieTsutsaeva you missed the most important thing in the video : smartest product placement in history for " tile" GPS tracking tags !
Not a public performer, but I give speeches for my work. I absolutely conflate disparate anecdotes together and glue them together with poetic license. It would take 5 times longer to tell all the stories and they would be 1/5th as engaging. Like if a person days "A" on one occasion and "B" another time, and you want to show how "A, and B" is a compelling point, then just tell the story as if they were said in the same occasion! Storytellers do this all the time.
As long as you're not changing the essence of what was said by adding or omitting key details or context, then it's just about wrapping the story like a gift so other people can receive it.
Hasan, this is an art and I think you are very skilled at it. I'm sorry such a misleading article gained so much traction.
Well said! 🎁
Isn't this also how someone writes a memoir or autobiography that is engaging? If you told all the mundane details of every interaction you've had, a book would be too long to keep anyone's interest.
Literally nothing he said happened to him. Not even the new story about the basketball game. This dude is a chronic liar.
@@TheBruce571 - You think all the stories that Dave Chappelle says on his specials are true? Sorry dude, but comedians aren't in some amazing club of people that constantly have interesting things happen to them. Life and reality don't work that way. *shrug*
Of course not and DAVE DOESN'T SAY THEY ARE TRUE. @@Spartan117KC
The fact that a comedians work need fact checking, while a journalists doesn’t is what is upsetting.
As a consumer and lover of comedy it always comes down to did I relate or not. Whose story or experience isn’t a factor in any way or shape.
Go on and Prosper Hassan❤️
news is comedy, while political comedy is news...
MAKES TOTAL SENSE!
100%. Anyone who knows comedy should know the idea of fact-checking comedy is absurd. Comics trade jokes all the time. I know comics who have sold their personal life stories to other comics to tell on stage because they thought their friend told it better and would get bigger laughs. The idea that Fox "News" can run around and lie repeatedly and then defend themselves in court by saying "nobody in their right mind would believe anything we say... it's obviously entertainment not news" (paraphrasing) and the New Yorker is ok with that... but they think it's a worthwhile endeavor to fact-check comedy shows because by everything holy, we can't have comedy shows that aren't 100% factual is so absurd that you have to wonder what the New Yorker's agenda is. Specifically, did they do this fact-checking to any other comics, or just the Muslim one who ate Trump's lunch at the correspondence dinner?
Journalists don't FACT CHECK???
LOL
Hasan for President 2024...LOL
And propagandists pretending to be something are sacred cows? Only in braindead societies where sworn enemies run the country and their Alzheimer's puppets pretend that they do.
@jasonodaniel6487 this is the most incoherent rambling I've seen on here in a while. I'm used to people disagreeing... but your comment started confidently incorrect (obvious you didn't actually watch this video because the whole point is that he used artistic license in his comedy show, and was factually accurate in the interview) but then rapidly devolved into a word salad greener than the weed you accused us of smoking. Stay in your lane psycho. Go tell Putin that people are recognizing his pet trolls too easily now and he needs to hire more intelligent people to do the job.
Hassan, Thanks for this. Truth always wins out. Many journalists are looking for dramas and conflicts, violence and pain. Find a journalist who “sees” you- they are out there. Growth is felt here. Stay as you are…cheers
Truth always wins out. Period.
I’m not familiar with your work but I am a long time reader of The New Yorker. I’m shocked they did a hit piece on you. Changing names and details of personal stories, amping up the drama for effect are absolutely part of the storyteller’s toolkit. They owe you an apology. You don’t owe an ex con FBI informant jack. Keep doing what you’re doing.
Emotional truth 😂
Exaggerating, changing details, amping up the drama for COMEDIC effect or the punchline is the comedian's job
Doing it for sympathy points and to push a political narrative that borderlines on propoganda is not .
I could not of articulated the situation any better. Very disappointed in the New Yorker
@@gamingdisaster341propaganda? That’s a bit much. Sympathy points? So you don’t recognize racism that he felt? As for a political narrative, we all have one. He was on the Daily Show ffs. His politics are openly known , seems that because you didn’t care for his view, you deemed it propaganda. That’s about as myopic as one can be.
@@surlypiratewench1969 lying and exaggerating experiences to push a different narrative is the literal definition of propoganda .
I would recognize and sympathize with the racism he felt if he didn't lie about what he went through .
And yes we all have political views , and I have known his since his Patriot act episodes , but not all of us distort and exaggerate our experiences to push them .
Comedians lie and exaggerate. That's their job .
However , Hasan doesn't lie and exaggerate for the purpose of comedy . He does it to victimize himself in front of the audience .
The mail , the prom date , and the likes , there are not used for the purpose of storytelling . These are deliberate attempts to make it seem like he is a victim .
I always found something mildly ridiculous about this whole thing. Are there people out there who expect comedy shows to be full of true stories? I always operated on the assumption that every story was full of artistic license and exaggerations because life doesn't follow a setup-punchline structure.
when you use real people in your stories, that's the equivalent to doxxing.
True I’m confused! Are all standup comedian stories real or happened to them ?!
I don’t think it was necessarily that every single thing needed to be true and that that was why people were mad. I think it was just that the emotional connections he made with the audience was built on shared experiences of racism, and so when it was made to seem like those experiences were falsified, it felt that he "faked" experiences of racism just to get a connection with the audience. It not necessarily that the jokes weren’t true, it was that the stories they were based on weren’t.
Most people understand the artistic license that comes with a comedian's stand-up, and "Comedian bends truth to make funnier jokes" isn't a very compelling story. The journalists from The New Yorker are savvy professionals, and everything in how their piece is written is meant to heavily imply that because of this you can't trust his political work like Patriot Act.
I’m also shocked. Since when do we consider stand up comedy jokes as all facts? While the language used is rhetorical, I’ve always viewed it as something similar to a play, a story, or a song where its clear that the author took inspiration from certain events in their life and created a script to deliver jokes.
You can pretty much hear it in the reporters voice that she was about to perform a hit. “We can provide you with the proof.” “Mhm” “I can send it to you.” “Yeah.” “We’ll make sure you get it.” “Sure.”
right? her vocal tone seemed so fucking dismissive. "and it just destroyed me." "yeah, sure. that's understandable." so unsympathetic, impersonal, not even "i understand." but her tone just says "whatever".
To be frank, that's your typical passive-aggressive liberal. They are insufferable. And I say that as a Democrat.
That’s honestly what kind pissed me off more. It just feel so gross. How do you even live yourself being this purposefully manipulative and calling yourself a journalist?
It's your typical passive-aggressive li-burrh-ulll. And I say that as a Democrat.
💯 Her condescension as well as bias was overt... likely also prone to projection and gaslighting.
I dont know how the heck I missed this entire ordeal last fall. This is the most fvcked up thing ever.
Agreed. I am a year late and I’m just as pissed as I would have been a year ago. He did not deserve 1 sec of any of this bullsh*t. As an American, I’m ashamed.
@arf2ford572 it's so crazy. There should of been outrage everywhere.
Hasan- you are a gifted storyteller. You give us hard and painful truths wrapped in a giggle. Those painful truths are hard to swallow, traumatic to carry, and difficult to talk about. Your gift is making those painful truths easier for us to carry together, to talk about together, and hopefully someday work through together. YOU are a special type of healer/therapist that helps us cope with societal trauma. THANK YOU!!! Much Love and Respect for you and the gifts you share with us!!!
Hasan is the prime example of showing up is 90% of success
They literally aren't truths...
@@ems3991 Dude did you watch the video on mute? He said they DID happen, he just embellishes for the beat my guy. That's comedy. They're his truths.
well said
Except it wasn't true
The fact that he's been put into a situation where he has to go to these lengths to explain himself is crazy.
Even if its not true, more than half of comics sets are made up. It’s as if they don’t understand how a joke is created
Funny thing is Presidents can say anything but a Muslim can’t say a story in a stand up
@@Purni1997 aawwww, what a good point. For four years, and even now-45 says anything he wants to with zero repercussion. And then a comedian is found to have changed some details in his story telling & the New Yorker is willing to end his career. That really is a shame. I feel like it also just goes to prove the validity of the points he was trying to get across to begin with.
@@ruthhenry9577 when he showed how they stitched his words together. I've seen that many times. But seriously, when you're writing an article on truth telling, you're gonna have the nerve to curb the truth?? They should be fired.
I always assumed that most comedians embellish their story not only to captivate the audience but also drive the point home
this - when I read that article I thought - someone thinks all comedy stories are 100% facts???
@@JasminaSin35 he ruined a girl's life and tried to embarrassed her. she faced death threats for years because of him.
@@htbostonYou didn't pay "good" attention to the details in the video,did you?
Are you proud of how the "girl's" parents treated Hassan?
Be rather thankful for him protecting her identity.
@@htboston you clearly decided to comment without watching this.
Bingo!
I watched all your shows in Netflix and thank you for shedding light on whats happening in the US. You are a great man. God bless to u and ur family. ❤❤❤
Wow. What you did here...just wow. The thoughtfulness, the thoroughness, the care you put into this piece is unusual and profoundly admirable. I'm sharing it with everyone I know...especially those I know who read The New Yorker. I'll be looking for some sort of response from that publication that speaks, at least, to the clear journalistic negligence they displayed. Your integrity and your reputation as a truthteller are intact in my eyes...as is your humanity. Bravo.
i honestly respect that you took the time to respond, it gives you time to deliver a more meaningful and fleshed out response. It's honestly ridiculous that you're having to explain basic comedy writing for people who are deliberately missing the point.
Or, it's very odd that he's spending this much effort to debunk claims that he previously admitted were true. Protesting his exposure as a liar isn't going to get him back in the running for The Daily Show.
It's crazy how The New Yorker reporter Clare Malone clearly twisted his words to make it seem like a muslim wasn't "actually" affected by racism, just because the racist event happened a few days before he said it happened (which she "forgot" to include in her flashy clickbait article). What an evil woman with a horrible agenda.
@@mjredderokay so what if he lied ?
@@mjredder Wait... Your argument is that if someone is attacked and a news outlet only gives half the info - that person should NOT provide the evidence of the news outlet leaving out important context? WOW! That says more about YOU than you think.
@@garethharriott9582Exactly, he's a f*cking comedian people!!! This whole thing is completely insane! Shame on the journalist that wrote this "hit piece"!!!!!!!!!! We, as Americans, should be on notice! If this can happen to Hasan, it can happen to anyone!!!
You can tell the reporter walked in with a perception of who you actually are. Every time you told her the truth her response was “sure”, “yeah” as if she didn’t want to believe you. She deserves reciprocates for her false journalism.
No she was on her job
Spin “racism isn’t real” narrative to its audience …
Exactly. It was all planned
I wonder why the New Yorker was so interested in writing this story
Probably because of his show "Patriot Act". Hasan is way different than other comedians. He doesn't shame or make racist or sexist jokes towards any community. Instead his jokes are situational based in truth, making us think act as responsible citizens what we can do to make the world a better place. He is not biased and presents the truth. It shows his integrity. He can't be bought to portray either of the sides. Plus he is brown so that is another agenda for some people. Not all people of course. If this was UK, Newzealand, or Germany his integrity and hard work would be way more appreciated.
The fact that you would go to these lengths to explain your process to explain your intention speaks to who you are, your integrity and your sense of compassion/responsibility. Comedy is story telling…anyone who appreciates the art understands that elements are sewn together to keep the audience engaged. It’s been done for decades. I’ve seen you live twice and have watched every bit of content you’ve created. Don’t let this rock you. Your voice, your story telling and your education is needed. I hate that this happened.
So true. It breaks my heart both as a parent and a Muslim American citizen . This is shameful tactics by our own government
lets be honest here, nobody expects comedy to the true anymore than people expect marvel movies to be factually acurate. this was clearly someone else who wanted that job getting those "journalists" to pretend that this is issue.
The New Yorker correctly reported that he either embellished or made up entire stories that he passed off as truth at the time. The only dishonesty was Hassan’s.
@deesee6009 that's why he apologized lol
@@jaimefernandez2624 I guess I don't mind some amount of comedic embellishment, but come on: An activist celebrity standing on stage, detailing traumatic events that recently happened to them and using them to support larger points about geopolitical issues - that's a far cry from a fictional movie.
Moral of the story: Take meticulous notes 😂
God this felt like the greatest unnecessary apology ever. Even a bigger fan now!
Comedians should never apologize EVER!
Hasan Mirage
This was stating facts. I was sad for him that he had to cater to White Supremacy ideology, an irrational idea and fragility that makes any group that has been treated as a second class citizen feel like we can’t highlight the horrific nature and conditions of living through this era of White Supremacy. But this is good that he is poking holes in this irrational ideology that attacked him because he highlighted the ugliness within the current World culture.
@@bperez8656 I guess Kramer repeatedly shouting the N word during his stand up was fine? Sometimes an apology is definitely needed and if Hasan was guilty of everything he did in the article, he should have DEFINITELY apologized.
So, no, 100% incorrect. Comedians should apologize if they cross the line, just like everu human being.
"unnecessary apology" is the best summary of this whole video. I understand why he did it but the idea that he even had to? Wild.
To summarize: you speak your truth on stage and the facts on your show...works for me.
it’s really amazing how many people who like Hasan Minhaj adopt the same framing that Donald Trump‘s fans use to excuse his lies.
To explain a joke is what someone with low EQ requires.
He’s an artist and he has freedom of speech let him use whatever story he wants if he feels the need to express it , in whatever way ! He has the right to be honest , and there was a point to it 👍
As a fiction writer, I totally get it and I’m baffled that the New Yorker would even do such a piece.
he Iied about his own chiId to miIIions of people. Jimmy Kimmel bragged about yelling and making his kid cry. what is wrong with you people? cant you just start protecting your kid's privacy...?
I can not in good conscience trust that you get this or are baffled by it. The things you write are a fiction. You are probably a psycho. I am just writing the facts.
Thank goodness we have The New Yorker to write stories without a biased slant to them. Praise sanity!
No one is, that is why people do not trust the news, media and political leaders anymore.
Drama sells.
New Yorker is a cheap tabloid.
Wow this is absolutely incredible and shocking how misleading the reporting has been. My mind has completely changed on this topic. Hasan you have my full support. The New Yorker should be ashamed.
Don’t be so dumb
Nah, the reporting hasn't been misleading. He's just a manipulative liar and explaining a lie doesn't excuse the lie.
@@blastermaster5009dude, he gives proof against the main, most damning allegations the article makes. The rest of the ‘lies’ were literally him presenting facts in a way that’s fit for a stand up comedy show. None of those mislead people to any serious extent or hurts anyone. Really, the worst thing here is him narrating a story about being confronted by a specific fbi informant, and even then, though the details weren’t factual, the actual incident was.
True, but I'm hoping it becomes a great story in the next stand-up!
It's almost too ridiculous to believe that a group proudly reporting on the truth of a comedic stand up special where emotions come first as if it were a bad thing, would do the SAME THING to put emotion first, by twisting the truth! They tried to pain.t him poorly while literally taking the same steps for clicks and to generate buzz. Except unlike Hasan's changes, theirs were clearly meant, or at least, capable, of doing damage!
@@achyuthansanal Nobody threw anything at his daughter and he’s not a comedian. Just a loser trying to appeal to dumbasses
Not once did I ever think comedians were telling true stories. I always saw them as great storytellers providing us with moments of laughter and relatable situations. The amount of effort placed on fact checking comedians needs to be placed on our government!
Are you out of your mind. He not just an artist. The guy is a left wing propaganda machine.He made up stories of fake discrimination to support his left wing narratives. Which is not a very good thing. Comedy is different. That was straight up manipulation.
But he is not a comedian. He is a story teller.
They're not "relatable situatuons" if they never happened.
Black supremacist fragility experts who spout "Wypeepo fauwt!" and pretend they're a "comedian" with "punchlines" are political grifters who need monitoring. You don't care because you're a modernized "Wypeepo fauwt!" supremacist too. Or your just too stupid to fully understand the English language. Learned to talk as a parlor trick like a parrot.🤣🤙
@@navernoGet a life!
I am SO, SO sorry that you had to go through this. I adore you and your shows. I will follow you anywhere on the "net."
This is what happens when a person with a real, lived experience of racism has to go through the exhaustion of explaining themselves because the "journalist" has no emotional (and apparently, no educated) understanding of it.
Not even fact checking her own piece of propaganda. She needs to be immediately cancelled.
@@Shaurya_PantThe woman whose picture he showed was harrased and got threats, turns out story wasnt even true. Just some buthurt bs over her denying him a date. That is disgusting
@@pppLT19there needs to be a special youtube feature that prevents impatient, pitchfork wielding dumbasses like you from commenting on a video before watching it. take 21 minutes out of your day to watch the very video you are commenting on and you would know those photos weren't even real. plus, it has been years since Homecoming King was released, if she was actually doxxed and harassed and it was Hasan's fault, she would have good a basis to take legal action.
@@pppLT19are u deaf? He literally said that picture is not real, they are actors
Context matters. Cherry-picking his quotes could certainly mislead the readers, whether the journalist intended or not.
You can feel the energy expenditured on trying to stay calm when recording this.
As another brown guy seeing this, I am done feeling like I have to justify, argue, defend or explain myself to others.
This may have been racially motivated. Western media runs propaganda campaigns against any country that is a threat to Western hegemony & dominance over the world (India & China, and in turn all Asian people) This is not a conspiracy theory or anything, this is a thing that people in power all around the world have been doing for a long time. Thats why the Western representation of Asians is so bad.
Try being white
/ex-Dem
You don't have to do the first 3 things, but explaining, please keep doing that, it's sorely needed, if ppl stop even trying to talk to each other, there's no way they will ever understand, and without understanding... Ppl fear what they don't understand, and usually attack what they fear, for fear of being attacked. The whole alt-right concept is about telling ppl other races are a scary thing (so they have to strike first). Sure they actually use immigrants for this, but they don't need to make the connection with American ppl of color, it's a natural instinct for their voters
@@RiccardoGabarriniKazeatari Your comment reveals the evil anti-white animus of the woke left
I have grown to loathe you people with the heat of a thousand suns
/ex-Dem
@@RiccardoGabarriniKazeatari Sei Italiano proprio?
Thank you so much for this. I think one thing that has me frustrated, is The New Yorker could have had a really good article that delves into the idea of storytelling vs political humor, and what lines should be blurred and not. Instead, they sensationalized and misled, which perpetuates the trend of you can trust anyone and sadly that has led to the hopelessness we see in the United States.
Love this. Intelligent, well spoken, and thorough. Such a bummer that a hit piece railroaded your career like it has. I for one will be pulling for you, and hopefully get the opportunity to see you in person. Huge respect for you and what you do.
As a big fan of Hasan, I was really struggling with the article. I appreciate the thoughtfulness, sincerity and self-reflection. I will be passing this video along to some of my coworkers who had written him off.
Really? He's an ENTERTAINOR
I struggled a bit too as this article came out and all the outlets were talking about it. I'm grateful to hear from Hasan on it.
This is damage control by Hasan.
@@Toaster207Damage control for what? It was a comedy special. This whole mess is just white people trying to gaslight Hasan. Take a break.
@@Toaster207yes, but he’s not asking you to trust him. He’s bringing receipts!
I can't believe this is even an issue...why should a comedian have to explain what creative license is?! If they weren't allowed to do this, then there would be like 4 comedians in the world, who had all lived such crazy, messed up lives that they'd basically have gone insane by the end of their first special.
You took the words right out of my mouth! Ridiculous.
Lying about anthrax threats and playing victim doesn’t help his argument
yea keep listening to this video and like hearing “this is the exact details of the story i lived thru, and then this is what i told so that other ppl could experience those feelings in exactly the way that i did” and that just seems like the job he has? like he’s not a reporter i don’t go to comedy clubs to hear abt the exact events that happened, i go in part to help myself understand realities that i don’t personally experience
@@Toaster207it doesn’t sound like he lied to me? it just sounds like he moved some scenes around to mimic the emotions in those that were listening
@@nyahtonks3914 if its a fictional story and making a wider point thats different. When you pitch it as 'this is a true account of what happened to me and my family' and alter the truth, embelish its different. It will be seen as dishonest.
Thank you for responding to that article and continuing to share your and your community's story. I feel the New Yorker reporter knew exactly the narrative they wanted to spin and ignored the fact that standup, for anyone, is not a perfect reflection of what happened.
I really feel like calling her names not suitable but as hasan was very respectful i wont
You can even hear it in her dispassionate and dismissive tone after he speaks or answers
I'm baffled that anyone ever thought that stand up routines should be taken as truth. Ffs people.
I'm glad he's now telling the truth and apologizing for the lies he told.
@@Mndz113yes, her voice was rather dismissive!
It's called artistic licence! I love your work! And your humanity❤❤❤
As soon as I heard about that story, I thought, no way are we cancelling Hasan. Everyone knows and expects comics to embellish and re-imagine stories so they hit more effectively in a standup set. That's why comedy is an art form, not a peer-reviewed journal. It infurates me that Hasan didn't get the Daily Show over this because he was absolutely the best. Thank you for this video and I wish you hadn't had to make it. You deserve so much better.
This is why he didn’t get the daily show? If that’s true I wholeheartedly believe someone set him up so he wouldn’t get it
Viacom is notorious for being cheap and difficult to work with. Many report they say "bring your own suits" when on the show. Hasan can probably make more with other projects.
I mean the standup was a bit more than an art form and became political after he brought up things that many young immigrants/ children of immigrants can relate to on a personal level. Yeah I don't care when comics very obviously embellish stories but idk it was disappointing to feel like I felt an emotional response over lies
Honestly he's too good for the daily show. They real watered it down after Jon left. And look what they did to john on Apple, cancelled again for being too truthful. Imagine how long Hasan would've lasted on the daily show.
@@asmaa___ i hear what you are saying, however, is "lies" really an accurate portrayal? these instances were not made up out of whole cloth. these were situations he found himself in in his life, artistically changed and embellished to be more entertaining and affect people on a deeper level. but it's not like he just made it up.
This is the most Hasan Minhaj response to a "controversy" I've ever seen. I'd expect no less. He's measured and fair, comes with receipts, takes accountability for unintended harm, and not a ukulele in sight. Future apologizers, take note. Much love, Hasan, sorry you have to deal with this BS. The real ones see right through it. Keep doing you.
when did fact checking become a thing for stand-up sketches? It's obvious that every stand-up comedian tweaks the details of their stories for comedic effect.
He did not "tweak" he invented stories to get sympathy and play of a real racists racial hatreds to help it grow. People are sick of fake woke cunts demonizing America. And THAT is his career. Making America appear more racist than it is.
Right? The whole setup for most early comedians was a fake wife and family who exist only for the punchline. No one ever cared. But now when they Want to attack someone, suddenly it's a problem. It's a targeted attack.
Facts
Serious! never heard of such a thing until today!
yes they do tweak for comedic effect not for pity effect like this guy
You're doing something good ...that's why they target you! Look at what they did to other great people in our nation's history. Thank you for the explanation! Keep your head up & keep doing great work. Loved Patriot Act, the specials, & you on the Daily Show!
Just watched a comedian explain his jokes because he is trying to avoid backlash... Heartbreaking 💔
That's not it. He made up stories of fake discrimination to support his left wing narratives. Which is not a very good thing. Comedy is different. That was straight up manipulation.
@@Sudhirchoudhary2788Yeah Hassan is 🤡-💩 and if this ®etard OP isn't kidding he is too.🤣🤙
@@Sudhirchoudhary2788Every fool has an opinion.
I know right, when i watch this whole video i was like.. really, why he need to explain this? People who are making hasan's slam is so insane 😂 no one should believe the NYer in the 1st place
It is heartbreaking.
It's insane that you had to do this, this really negatively affected my view of the New Yorker when it came out. You've always been so transparent and honest. We love you and your family, and anything you have to say. We're here for you ❤
So according to Mr. Minhaj, if you label yourself a "comedian," you get a free pass - to confabulate and lie about being a victim of fake, made-up, racism stories. That pathetic distortion just stirs up distrust, confusion and trouble. 😬
It is not at all funny and neither is Hasan Minhaj. That is the truth, both factually and emotionally.
agree #newyorker -- very disappointing. i think I will cancel my subscription, which is disappointing because I enjoy it.
I went into this really skeptical, but believing enough in Hassan's integrity to hear him out. I'm incredibly glad I did. As a journalist myself, I would be ashamed to have published this, and the New Yorker absolutely needs to retract the story, if not make MASSIVE corrections. Shameful.
Mad respect to Hassan for this well thought out and transparent response. He takes responsibility for misunderstanding the line between his comedy and political personas, and I am really glad to see that kind of thoughtfulness from him.
My take was that no one was upset to find out that Rodney Dangerfield was greatly respected, it was a comedy routine. However, that routine had no effect outside the life of Rodney Dangerfield (even if he was a bit annoyed when people thought his act was reality).
Hasan hits on real life issues, with very real life impacts that effect many people. It's a different realm than just a routine.
The Prom Doorstep issue: agreed with the statement "It's understandable." The rest of it is deliberate muckraking against Minhaj.
FBI harassment: should have used his own story, or credited the story to Hayat's life (ironic if you know what Hayat means).
Anthrax scare: feels stupid to embellish when the reality is good enough.
Big disappointment that Hasan will not be taking over The Daily Show due to this.
8 months later it is clear that the article was a hit job.
a successful one. most rumour that have come out have said that Hasan was the front runner (some even said he was days away from being offered the permanent Daily show position.
that hit job was a success and was based on the cancel culture they so much "dislike" (only when it is against them)...
Unfortunately now, Hasan did not only miss on the daily show, but is also off the air...
💯💯!! We NEED him back!!!
Respect man, this must have been hard. Way to keep your cool and play this all respectfully and maturely. Makes me think about all the people out there who don't have the poise and the platform to correct the story when this sort of thing happens.
This is very weird. When I see a comedy special, I expect stories to be based in reality, but embellished for comedic effect and timing. I'm not watching a documentary or news program. I never expected everything was word for word what happened. Why would I hold someone in a comedy show to that standard? That is for the news on TV and the paper (and the New Yorker). And I think it was always clear that Patriot Act was different. More facts based. You presented all the receipts! I think you've done a great job making those things clear. Shame on the journalist who wrote the article. Much love for you and your family. Stay safe.
You mean Eddie Murphy's "Gooniegoogoo" auntie falling down the steps for over 10 minutes and yelling different interjections as she briefly stops on the way down didn't really happen?! Or he didn't really get served cola with urine in it for making fun of the Asian waiter?! Man, I can't believe he's a frikkin' liar! That whole special is ruined!
@@ronbo11 LOL!
Believing that comedians tell 100% factual stories and doing a story on it is a lot like doing a breaking story on WWE and that it is not a as legit as we all thought it was.
The anecdotes the New Yorker pointed out were untrue were not embellished for comedic effect. They were Hannah Gadsby-esque TED talk segments. You can’t have him hide behind “it’s comedy” when none of those sets were meant to be funny.
He told his baby daughter was exposed to a white powder thought to be anthrax.
You think that it's comedic or funny? Even if it was a true story how can it be used for laughters?
It's so odd to me that anyone takes standup routines as sworn testimony, "fact checks" them, and then tries to take down someone's entire career as if they lied under oath. I always thought the New Yorker had actual journalists.
THE most accurate and articulated description of the video. Thank you so much!
Meanwhile our congressional overview of a character for the purpose of granting him the highest legal authority of the land for life just "takes his word for it." A white man can just say "I don't recall" while a brown one brings receipts that end up under the rug.
Bc they’ve been trying to silence and take Hasan down for years. It was an opportunity they thought would “cancel” him enough into a corner. I’m so glad he stayed true to himself and now brought his receipts.
New yorker is trash.
Right. They were just out to get him.
Wow, best response ever. Hadn't heard about this. After watching the new special it all started to show up and I was a bit disappointed until I saw this. Faith restored. lol Awesome special btw.
Imagine if they could put politicians under the same scope as they do to comedians, what a weird world that would have been
Well said!
THEY DO.
So making up hate crimes is no big deal makes sense 😅
@@2LiFt3DxOwhen exactly did he do that? My takeaway is that in his stand-up routines occasionally there are specifics that are changed or the story is told as though it happened to him when he was more incidentally involved but the base events are all real, however in his series and specials all the facts are unadulterated.
"A lot of people have been asking my opinions on thousands of people dying in the Middle-East, but I want to talk about ME...and how I'M the victim."
I’m a Hispanic woman in my sixties. I have always loved your comedy specials and also Patriot Act. Your episode on fast fashion led to my masters thesis for a degree in biology and conservation. I also subscribe to the New Yorker. I’m saddened at the way they treated you. There’s no excuse, but you rebutted with your usual class. Come to Seattle so I can see you live! All the best.
I hope you would write them a letter and unsubscribe due to this.
If they lied to so badly about this, it's hard to believe anything else they write - but more so, an email might help them learn to do better next time.
Help us expose them: Clearly Hasan was targeted because he is brown and Muslim. They don’t want him to be part of the Daily show other than a side act. The Daily show and the New Yorker is predominantly filled with Zionists.
I'm also a longtime subscriber to the New Yorker, a Hispanic, and soon to be Seattelite.
It's upsetting how this reporter undermined the trust which the New Yorker established with me over the years.
I'm not unsubscribing, I'm just blacklisting this journalist's articles.
If I unsubscribed every time a story was published that I felt was a hit piece, I'd have zero news.
Also in Seattle, also want Hasan to come to Seattle.
He did come to Seattle last year!
I've never had a problem with any of your work. As a black and brown man, there are instances that we can never put into words, and will never be understood. To make people understand, a lot of times, you have to go out of your way to connect your story to what they can feel. We miss your show, and look forward to more of your specials.
You have to lie to make your point? Maybe your point isn't very good.
You said alot of words to just say lie.
He didn't go through this shit
he didn't lie at all though, that is the point@@Beunibster
@@BeunibsterTell me you didn’t watch the video without telling me you didn’t watch the video 🙄
@rickyboombotz8420 Get your ears cleaned out… there wasn’t a lie.
No one asked you for an apology and yet you humbled yourself and gave one anyways. Those reporters and journalists have much to learn from you! Upstanding reply ❤
The irony for me is that she accuses Hasan of trying to enhance his career by telling lies. Meanwhile she is the one that clearly is attempting to do that for herself by writing this misleading article.😒
In my opinion you did NOTHING wrong. Keep going and do what you do!🙏🏽💝
How true!
"Let's take this brown artist playing the victim card and expose him in a witch hunt, in a crusade we don't tipically wage against, y'know, white artists"
They made him suffer racism while probing to prove he hadn't.
Yes, there is nothing similar between stand up comedian jokes that might be made up and a serious article attacking a real person integrity!
I didn’t know that standup comedian has to experience all the stories they talk about!
She ia clearly a jealous Karen
If anything I’m amazed by the amount of planning and work that goes into this work . Creating a character to shift nagging lines onto in order to preserve the perspective of your wife . That’s smart . Same for the care shown to the identity of others and the courage it takes to joke about your own life ( and of your family ) being threatened.
You did a great job mate .
Agreed. Very considerate, intelligent, and impactful writing.
Literally, they could have told the true story and asked the question “where’s the line” it would have been a good article 👀
As a photo journalist what concerns me is the fact that Hasan Minhaj’s side of the story never saw the light of day in the New Yorker article. It was twisted beyond recognition to deliberately spin a totally different narrative. I’m not so naive to believe that people tell the truth ALL OF THE TIME, especially when people in the politics and the media, where lying has become their stock in trade but this is a prime example where someone on the left of the political spectrum when telling the truth, or at least their version of the truth, to someone on the right, where truth is instantly flipped and turned upside down to spin an opposite narrative. This happens all the time when people on the left attempt to speak their truth to people on the right. Irrespective of whether people on the left lie or not, the end result is the same, to people that n the right, they are not to be believed. Meanwhile those political pundits and agents on the right are not only expected to lie but accepted as liars, Boris Johnson and Donald Trump being two prime examples of professional liars made “good”. We really do live in the era of the inside out, especially God forbid, if you’re a good person trying your best to do good in the world. Look no further than Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn to see what I mean!
Agreed. A lot of work goes into plaining his shows
Don’t let this New Yorker hit job get you down! We all understand how comedic storytelling works!
thank you! it wasn't a documentary. it was a SHOW.
Well, I do, thought everyone did. Especially the Daily Show? Wtf
Well, everyone but The New Yorker understands it.
I’ve been subscribed the New Yorker most of my life, literally grew up with them always at the kitchen table, and have remained subscribed in one form or another since then. I somehow missed this article and I’m glad that I did. It will be interesting to go back and read the piece. I really appreciate you taking the time to clarify because I do enjoy your comedy and I would have been so disappointed to read this story without knowing the truth.
It was not lies, hasan is a disingenuous liar
Wow that was such a great breakdown. I'm sorry that article happened to you. Sounds ridiculously unfair. All comics create succinct versions of real experiences to make them enjoyable and funny to an audience
The reporter knows this. She was there to discredit Hasan's testimony against the wicked ways that the government operates. The article makes it seem like she's a part of that operation. It basically proves there's another layer to the persecution he describes in his standup.
This whole fiasco has been so weird to me. I didn't realize that people expected that comedians' stories were 100% accurate, no details changed, to what happened.
Only when they're minorities not following the narrative.
you and this whole comment section miss the point: there is a huge difference between making up stories for the sake of comedy and making up stories to make yourself the victim.
I think they just relied 100% on people reading only headlines, because most people that know Hasan know him primarily for his show & political stances. So they'd think he was making up stories/stats rather than just artistically expressing a story during a standup. Atleast, thats how it came off to me when I heard about this from my brother and felt like something was off cause Hasan was always delved the extra bit into each topic to make sure we heard EVERYTHING.
Playing victim card with your fictional stories 😂😂😂
i think you didnt watch the video.... he didnt make up teh story @@kevincastellanos6328
Nicely done. This is a masterclass on how to deliver and apology and defense all at once. Hasan, I believe every word of your apologetic statements, and you back up every defense with clear evidence. You don't come off as overly defensive or defiant. Middle school teachers and higher should show this video as an object lesson on what it looks like to be both repentant and justifiably steadfast at the same time.
The best part about this is how a comedian needs to explain how fiction works. I apreciate hearing about the creative proces.🎉 thanks for that.
Just another example of The Daily Show style of “fake news” having more integrity than the so-called “real journalists”. Thanks for putting this together. It was probably more tedious for you to put together than for us to listen to. Also, despite what else is happening in the world, it IS important for you to set the record straight, because now we can continue to trust you in the spirit of your storytelling as you tackle these issues that are bigger than yourself.
Bro, so sad that you even had to come out with this explanation. They just wanted to knock you down because you’re rising up. We love you. Keep on!
Okay but *EVEN IF* it's a completely made up story, the fact that media extremely pushing narrative to target Hasan like he's the only and the greatest stand up villain in history is so baffling to me.
It’s racism. It’s because he is brown.
It’s open season on everyone who’s in the margins of society as the people in the middle are experiencing the same struggles.
The systems are collapsing slowly.
Exactly! ALL comedians do this.
It should not be baffling; corporate media exists to serve the ruling class, and he got famous by shitting on the ruling class
exactly. I can name 5 other large-visibility comedians who lie constantly in their stories and would never be fact-checked.
it's called rac"sm and islamoph"bia. He was on his my being selected the host on a channel. So a karen got offended
as a fan of The New Yorker, I am now reconsidering my view on this mag. Shame, New Yorker.