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Sep 25, 2024

Hasan Minhaj Confirms It: He Lost The Daily Show Because of The New Yorker

In a new interview with Esquire, Hasan Minhaj officially confirms what most people already knew: He was set to succeed Trevor Noah as host of The Daily Show—”we were pretty much good to go.” Then he talked to The New Yorker about “emotional truths” and it all went away. “That’s part of showbiz,” he says.