Jon Stewart was among a handful of comedians who Hasan Minhaj spoke to after all this went down, with others including Mike Birbiglia, Ray Youssef and John Mulaney. Here’s what he had to say about his phone call with Stewart:

In a new interview with Esquire, Hasan Minhaj officially confirms that his fact-check scandal cost him The Daily Show gig: “ We were in talks, and I had the gig, and we were pre

Hasan Minhaj is crediting Jon Stewart for understanding his “painful” experience after his now-infamous New Yorker interview. The feature, which was published in September 2023, alleged the comedian embellished his stand-up act, including fabricating or exaggerating racist encounters with the FBI and an anthrax scare involving his young daughter.

Hasan Minhaj looked back on the "disorientating" backlash in response to admitted embellishments in his comedic material, confirming rumors that he lost out on The Daily Show as a result of it. The actor and comedian was considered to be the frontrunner to succeed Trevor Noah as host of the venerable Comedy Central program,