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Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings tackled a wide array of issues surrounding the streaming giant during a packed 30-minute keynote session at the New York Times‘ DealBook conference Wednesday. Asked about Topic A, the unprecedented wave of streaming competition coming from Apple and Disney this month and then…

During the Vanity Fair Summit, Patriot Act creator and host Hasan Minhaj and Sunnyside star and host Kal Penn stepped on to the stage for conversation dubbed “The Standup Citizen”. “We’re part of the Brown Illuminati,” Minhaj announced. Penn added, “Yes, Priyanka and Mindy were not available — but we’re here!” They…

Patriot Act star Hasan Minhaj made the Time 100 gala more than a performance, calling on presidential advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner to use his influence with Saudi Arabia to free an imprisoned women’s rights activist. Minhaj, who has had his own confrontations with Saudi Arabian politics, having an episode…

Hasan Minhaj has responded to the Netflix removal of an episode of his Patriot Act show in Saudi Arabia for political reasons. Speaking on Sunday’s mid-season premiere, Minhaj criticized Netflix’s decision to remove the episode from its service in Saudi Arabia. The Saudis claimed that Minhaj’s criticism of Crown…

“The first one was scary. This one will be hilarious,” Hasan Minhaj tweeted by way of sending out the new promo for his weekly Netflix series Patriot Act, starting October 28. The promo taps into the show’s name, a play on the controversial Patriot Act, aka Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and…

Netflix finally nailed down details of its new weekly comedy show starring The Daily Show alum Hasan Minhaj. Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, debuting Sunday, October 28, will explore the modern cultural and political landscape “with depth and sincerity,” Netflix described. Last year, Minhaj got good reviews, and a…