Jon Stewart was among a handful of comedians who Hasan Minhaj spoke to after all this went down, with others including Mike Birbiglia, Ray Youssef and John Mulaney. Here’s what he had to say about his phone call with Stewart:

Hasan Minhaj is crediting Jon Stewart for understanding his "painful" experience after his now-infamous New Yorker interview. The feature, which was published in September 2023, alleged the comedian embellished his stand-up act,

In a new interview with Esquire, Hasan Minhaj officially confirms that his fact-check scandal cost him The Daily Show gig: “ We were in talks, and I had the gig, and we were pre