Hasan Minhaj Jokes About Losing ‘Daily Show’ Job After Fact-Checking Scandal: ‘Have You Ever Failed So Bad, You Bring Back Jon Stewart?’
variety.comSelome Hailu Hasan Minhaj is ready to laugh about it all. At the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival on Thursday, Minhaj hosted a showcase highlighting various comedians.
At the end of the lineup was Ronny Chieng, who joked, “I’m surprised that Hasan’s able to do this show. I guess ‘cancelling’ is not what it used to be.” He was referring to a controversy sparked by a September story in the New Yorker that aimed to fact-check Minhaj’s stand-up comedy.
The month before, Variety had exclusively reported that he was the frontrunner to replace Trevor Noah as host of “The Daily Show,” but he lost the job after the scandal arose.
Instead, famed host Jon Stewart returned for Monday night episodes, while other correspondents anchor for the rest of the week.
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