Hasan Minhaj Reflects on 'The New Yorker' Story A Year Later
Briefly

Minhaj describes his comedy as "seventy per cent emotional truth...and then thirty per cent hyperbole, exaggeration, fiction," emphasizing the blend of reality and creativity in storytelling.
Reflecting on the impact of the Internet, Minhaj shares, "It was painful, there's no doubt about it... that part of it was very new to me and disorienting."
He reveals the fallout from the controversy, stating, "We were in talks, and I had the gig, and we were pretty much good to go, then it went away."
Minhaj's YouTube rebuttal delves into his storytelling choices, illustrating why he made certain edits: "I remember thinking, Oh, this might not be great."
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