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Hasan Minhaj Lost ‘Daily Show’ Host Gig Amid Jokes Scandal; Jon Stewart Called Him and Questioned the Backlash: ‘Why the F— Are They Doing This?’
Hasan Minhaj says Jon Stewart called him to question the backlash over embellishing jokes.
Hasan Minhaj spoke to Esquire magazine for a new cover story and remembered having a long conversation with John Stewart amid the jokes scandal that cost Minhaj one of his dream jobs: Hosting Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” It’s a gig Stewart knows well considering he served as the show’s host from 1999 until 2015 and is currently back behind the desk once a week through the 2024 presidential election. Variety exclusively reported in August 2023 that Minhaj had emerged as a frontrunner to take over “The Daily Show” as its permanent host following the exit of Trevor Noah. The New Yorker interview published in September 2023, and by later that month Variety reported that Comedy Central was opening up the search beyond Minhaj in the wake of backlash against him.
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