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Hasan Minhaj fact-checks his new comedy special to feign controversy
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Hasan Minhaj fact-checks his new comedy special to feign controversy

After the release of his new comedy special, Hasan Minhaj is now better prepared for possible controversies.

In a nod to his recent stand-up controversy, the comedian took it upon himself to fact-check his new Netflix special Hasan Minhaj: Headlesswhich takes up the controversy itself along with other reflections on the political divide and race relations.

The parody, shared on social media, features short excerpts from the special, accompanied by corrections or confirmations from a fact-checker named Katie.

“I would rather you see my nude photos than see my mortgage payment,” Minhaj says in a segment of the special.

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“That’s misleading,” Katie says. “Hasan uses every excuse he can find to show his nude photos. Crazy stuff.”

In another joke, touching on a discussion with his father about therapy, Minhaj says, “My dad says, 'Hasan, I'm not paying anyone $200 when we can argue in this kitchen for free.”

According to Katie, this is true. “Indian fathers refuse to seek therapy because they believe it is a scam akin to astrology or extended warranties,” says Katie.

Another joke: “I’m a straight man. I lie all the time.” Katie notes that this is true, calling Minhaj a “race-baiting, cheating, incorrigible liar.”

Minhaj made headlines last year when he confirmed that he incorporated anecdotes into his comedic material afterward The New Yorker reviewed a number of his jokes in previous stand-up specials, including one about a white FBI informant infiltrating his family's mosque and another about his daughter's exposure to anthrax. He stood by his work and explained that the embellishments were based on “emotional truth.”

Hasan Minhaj.

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“My comedy Arnold Palmer is 70 percent emotional truth – that's what happened – and then 30 percent exaggeration, exaggeration and fiction,” Minhaj told the magazine, noting that he doesn't believe he's manipulating the audience. “I think they come for an emotional rollercoaster. To the people who say, 'Yo, this is way too crazy to happen,' I don't care because yeah, f— yeah – that's the point.”

A leading candidate to succeed Trevor Noah as host of The Daily ShowMinhaj lost the coveted job in the wake of the debacle. He addressed the controversy head-on Get rid of his headcalls it an incredibly “goofy” case.

“I have to be factually correct because – I don’t know if you saw this last year – The New Yorker “I fact-checked my standup comedy,” Minhaj says in the special. “They just said, ‘Ah! Breaking news: Mages are not wizards.' And now I have a controversy tab on my Wikipedia.”

Minhaj is horrified by the audience's applause and quips: “It's not even a good one! Crime your aunt committed on Thanksgiving.

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