Hasan Minhaj among next generation leaders |
Time Magazine unveiled its latest Next Generation Leaders list with Indian American comedian Hasan Minhaj among the cohort. The magazine Oct. 11 named 25 leaders from across the globe, among them entertainers, athletes and other public figures of color. The former “Daily Show” correspondent Minhaj is now hosting his own show, “The Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,” a political satire show that airs on Netflix, premiering Oct. 28. Minhaj has grand ambitions. He hopes to tackle large social issues like immigration around the world, the rise of conservatism in different countries, sports as a vehicle for political debate and climate change,” it said. The subjects skew more international than the average political show, in part because Netflix is available in 190 countries.But Minhaj’s interests are also more wide-ranging than most American comics.Since President Donald Trump took office, political satire shows have proliferated. Minhaj believes his particular perspective will help Patriot Act stand out. “Historically, people with my identity across the world have been spoken for or spoken to, he told the magazine.Minhaj plans to break that pattern. His hour-long comedy special “Homecoming King,” which debuted on Netflix in May 2017, won him a Peabody Award.
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