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Join Sundance Collab for a conversation with actor, comedian, writer, producer, and political commentator Hasan Minhaj. Hasan is a Two-time Peabody Award-Winning comedian known for his breakout Netflix special HOMECOMING KING , his political satire show on Netflix PATRIOT ACT WITH HASAN MINHAJ, and his one-hour comedy special THE KING’S JESTER on Netflix. Hasan was a senior correspondent at THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART and headlined the 2017 WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS’ DINNER. He’s the co-founder and chief executive officer for 186K Films that will produce its first feature FOR THE CULTURE with Amazon Studios. Hasan will discuss his creative path and how to use comedy as a tool for change.


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Hasan Minhaj is a two-time Peabody Award-Winning comedian known for his breakout Netflix special HOMECOMING KING and his critically acclaimed, political satire show on Netflix PATRIOT ACT WITH HASAN MINHAJ 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 October 2022. Hasan was a senior correspondent at THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART and headlined the 2017 WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS’ DINNER. He’s the co-founder and chief executive officer for 186K Films that will produce its first feature BEST OF THE BEST with Amazon Studios. Minhaj is co-writing the script with Prashanth Venkataramanujam and will star in the film. more...

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