Hasan Minhaj Quotes
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I think the best comedians have that bravery and courage to say, 'This is what it is. This is unfair; that's not cool.'
Hasan Minhaj
To show that a comedian on stage in India talking about sanitation or in South Africa talking about HIV and AIDS awareness, if you follow the joke into their lives, you can see that, like, oh, these things aren't just contrived in joke books. This is real life. I think the best comedians have that bravery and courage to say, Oh, this is what it is.
Hasan Minhaj
Funny and sad are two sides of the same coin. I think that most comedians are able to tap into deep subject matter.
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
My dad's from that generation like a lot of immigrants where he feels like if you come to this country, you pay this thing like the American dream tax: like you're going to endure some racism, and if it doesn't cost you your life, well hey, you lucked out. Pay it; there you go, Uncle Sam. I was born here, so I actually had the audacity of equality.
Hasan Minhaj
The day-to-day microaggressions that we all face, yeah, you have to let some stuff slide, or you go, 'I gotta keep moving; there's bigger fish to fry.' It's something that I still deal with. But I've tried to have the audacity of equality and to follow my heart in those moments where I feel like something is wrong.
Hasan Minhaj