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What Hasan Minhaj's Fall Tells Us About Truthtelling Comedy

Let's take a comedy break from the world on fire

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Ben Domenech
Nov 07, 2023
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It’s been a month from hell. Genocidal attacks, war, dead children, aggressive anti-Semitism, a doddering senile president dodging accountability thanks to chaos on Capitol Hill… so I figured we could use an Election Day counterprogramming break. So here’s my latest podcast on why it matters that Hasan Minhaj told a bunch of lies to reveal his emotional…

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