Hasan Minhaj

I look like a melanin version of Chris Hayes.

— Hasan Minhaj

I wanted to be Atticus Finch.

— Hasan Minhaj

It is 2017, and we are living in the golden age of lying.

— Hasan Minhaj

Everybody's past and history informs them.

— Hasan Minhaj

Donald Trump is white ISIS - WISIS.

— Hasan Minhaj

Donald Trump is liar-in-chief.

— Hasan Minhaj

I think perspective is a necessary, amazing thing.

— Hasan Minhaj

Beena and I didn't move in together until we got married.

— Hasan Minhaj

My goal is just to continue to find mediums to tell stories that I think need to be told.

— Hasan Minhaj

I had a huge Indian wedding, and I did it for my wife, and I did it for my white friends.

— Hasan Minhaj

I call my style Classic Americana Swag. I do my vibe, and I'll throw in a cool sneaker here or there, a…

— Hasan Minhaj

'CNN Tonight' should just be called 'Wait a second! Now hold on! Stop yelling at each!' with Don Lemon.

— Hasan Minhaj

Aditi is a comedy superstar over in India. She's only one of three female English-speaking comedians in India.

— Hasan Minhaj

My favorite comedians are just presenting an argument, and they're doing it in a funny way.

— Hasan Minhaj

I'm not a Larry David. I don't have a 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and a 'Seinfeld' in me.

— Hasan Minhaj

Sean Spicer gives press briefings like someone is going through his browser history while he watches.

— Hasan Minhaj

I was actually a really sort of nervous, shy kid. In high school, it was one of those things where I wasn't…

— Hasan Minhaj

I just started the way most comics start, doing open mic shows around Sacramento and San Francisco, and eventually, I moved to…

— Hasan Minhaj

I've found the 90-10 rule to be pretty true: 90 percent of what I come up with and write down is kinda…

— Hasan Minhaj

I feel like we have so much to add to this book called the American Dream, and I want to add our…

— Hasan Minhaj

There's all sorts of terrible things that happen around the world. And comedy's one of those few things where you can discuss…

— Hasan Minhaj

The movies 'Dope' and 'Straight Outta Compton' blew me away. I love seeing directors and writers of color make amazing slices of…

— Hasan Minhaj

There are definitely some set topics I go onstage with and want to talk about, but there's also an element of improvisation…

— Hasan Minhaj

On 'The Daily Show,' we get so caught up in the day-to-day news cycle. A story breaks, and then the piranhas in…

— Hasan Minhaj

People still assume the White House Correspondents' Association works for the White House, when in reality, it's a group of journalists who…

— Hasan Minhaj

I've experienced Islamophobic stuff. But I don't care - you can say whatever you want to say about me, but I am…

— Hasan Minhaj

If I were a medical doctor, I would probably be a dermatologist, because they have great work-life balance. Not because I'm passionate…

— Hasan Minhaj

The Daily Show is one of the lowest-rated shows in the state of Alabama, so we decided to reach across the aisle…

— Hasan Minhaj

My dad was the only son from his entire family to come to America, and I was his only son. We had…

— Hasan Minhaj

The traditional Hollywood system is pretty rigid, but the film scene in, say, South Africa is booming with a lot of possibilities.…

— Hasan Minhaj

My biggest inspiration is black America and what they've done in the arts. I have always felt like an outsider in America,…

— Hasan Minhaj

I will say that the thing that I use too much, and I need to stop, but the F-word is pretty great.…

— Hasan Minhaj

When people were like, "Oh, wow, Donald Trump is so crazy. That's so nuts, what's happening?" in the 9 a.m. meeting, Jon…

— Hasan Minhaj

My biggest inspiration is black America and what they've done in the arts. I have always felt like an outsider in America,…

— Hasan Minhaj

I'm very, very specific about sneakers. I've always been a fan. It's not just certain brands, it's also the model of the…

— Hasan Minhaj

I try to look at it like an angry optimist. In other words, I'm not happy with the state of affairs that…

— Hasan Minhaj

It was a struggle for a long time. My parents were rightly cautious, in the sense that they were like, "We want…

— Hasan Minhaj

I love air conditioning and Starbucks.

— Hasan Minhaj

The news is best when it's serious.

— Hasan Minhaj

I'm a huge fan of Beverly Cleary.

— Hasan Minhaj