While the name Hasan Minhaj hasn’t been a household name in recent memory, this may very well change in the coming months. Since 2014, Minhaj has been a Daily Show correspondent. His other TV credits include appearances on Netflix’s Arrested Development revival, HBO’s Getting On and @midnight on Comedy Central. Minhaj is repped by Haven Entertainment, WME, and Hansen Jacobson.
But as of yesterday, Deadline reported that Minhaj was filming his own comedy special, Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King. As of last night, the show was being recorded at Mondavi Center in Davis, CA.
Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King, the story of “New Brown America,” is based on true events from Minhaj’s first generation Indian-American experience. Navigating between two worlds, it follows Minhaj’s arrival in the U.S., interracial love, racism, bullying, and his family’s quest to achieve the elusive American Dream. No word yet on a premiere date.
I can’t help but to think of one name here: Chris Rock. Chris Rock had been a journeyman comedian and small bit part actor for a long time until he first comedy special. Don’t get me wrong, he had a little more star power than Hasan Minhaj before his first comedy special on HBO, but do you remember his cataclysmic rise after that special? It completely changed his career. I certainly don’t want to put pressure on Hasan to deliver but Netflix is proving to be the new hot spot for television so if this thing comes off successfully it could do wonders for Hasan’s career.
If you’ve seen him on the Daily Show you know he can deliver. It’s just a question of whether or not he will.
