Hasan Minhaj is a two-time Peabody Award-Winning comedian best known for his breakout Netflix special HOMECOMING KING and his critically acclaimed, political satire show PATRIOT ACT WITH HASAN MINHAJ for Netflix which won a Peabody, an Emmy, and a Television Academy Honor. His second one-hour comedy special THE KING’S JESTER premiered on Netflix in 2022. In October 2024, Hasan released his third comedy special on Netflix, titled OFF WITH HIS HEAD. On Hasan’s ongoing digital series and podcast, HASAN MINHAJ DOESN’T KNOW, he sits down with the biggest names in politics, culture, and tech with questions that are as thought provoking as they are absurd. In the debut episode, Hasan spoke with Senator Elizabeth Warren, and has since welcomed John M. Chu, Prince Harry, JJ Redick, Method Man, Bernie Sanders, and Stacey Abrams, among many others.
Hasan is the co-founder and chief executive officer of 186K Films that produced the upcoming Netflix feature BEST OF THE BEST that will be released later this year. The film is directed by Lena Khan and stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Kedia. Hasan co-wrote the script with Prashanth Venkataramanujam and stars in the film. Past film credits include Disney’s TRON: ARES, Sony’s IT ENDS WITH US and NEON’s comedy BABES, directed by Pamela Adlon, with Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau. He was a senior correspondent at Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART and headlined the 2017 WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS’ DINNER.