# Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj is surprisingly good. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriot-act-with-hasan-minhaj-is-surprisingly-good/824616 "2018-11-16T14:37:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriot-act-with-hasan-minhaj-is-surprisingly-good/824616/1 "2018-11-16T14:37:13Z")
Hasan was never my favorite on The Daily Show. I didn’t hate the guy, I just didn’t find him all that funny. So I was skeptical to say the least when I decided to give his show on Netflix a chance. And I’m so glad I did. It’s a no frills show. No guests, no comedy bits. Just him and the camera. The depth of research he puts into each episode is impressive. And I find him to be way more funny than he ever was on the Daily Show. What a talent! Anybody else watching? ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriot-act-with-hasan-minhaj-is-surprisingly-good/824616/2 "2018-11-16T15:42:26Z")
Haven’t watched it yet, but I will based on your post. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriot-act-with-hasan-minhaj-is-surprisingly-good/824616/3 "2018-11-16T17:17:58Z")
I might try it now. I don’t like him very much as a stand up. He’s too frantic. He comes across as an immature comic. Not immature as a person or his content. His style feels like someone who hasn’t been doing it long enough to be truly comfortable on stage. I think that’s just him and he’s not going to change. He came across better in a Daily Show format. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriot-act-with-hasan-minhaj-is-surprisingly-good/824616/4 "2018-11-16T17:19:41Z")
Yeah I keep forgetting about it but I’m all caught up on episodes now. He has chosen some interesting topics and I love hearing about things from a different perspective (he’s a Muslim man of Indian descent and also a Millennial. I’m NONE of those things!) I actually liked him on TDS and his stand-up special, Homecoming King, was pretty good too. So I hope this show does well! ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriot-act-with-hasan-minhaj-is-surprisingly-good/824616/5 "2018-11-17T19:25:54Z")
Watched all of the episodes last night, I really liked it. I will definitely be watching every episode! ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriot-act-with-hasan-minhaj-is-surprisingly-good/824616/6 "2018-11-18T03:07:27Z")
I quite enjoy it, but it seems like it’s marketed as a straight up comedy, when it comes across more as simply fun edutainment, in the same genre as Adam Ruins Everything or Problem Areas.