Whoopi Goldberg Defends Hasan Minhaj’s Right to Embellish Stand-Up Stories: Why Would Comics ‘Tell Exactly What Happened? It’s Not That Interesting’

While earlier reports indicated that Hasan Minhaj was a shoo-in to replace Trevor Noah as new host of “The Daily Show”, the latest indicates that may not be the case.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Comedy Central is going back to square one in its efforts to find a new host for “The Daily Show.” The Paramount Global cable network is considering a wider array of candidates to take the reins of the program from previous emcee Trevor Noah, according to people familiar with the matter, after having previously identified Hasan Minhaj as a leading possibility. The decision appears to come in the wake of a recent report in The New Yorker in which some of the supposedly autobiographical stories that Minhaj has used in his routines were found to be embellished. Comedy Central declined to comment, as did WME, the talent agency that represents Minhaj.

Hasan Minhaj could be out of the running for The Daily Show hosting job.

Whoopi Goldberg is coming to the defense of Hasan Minhaj, who has received some criticism after acknowledging that he has embellished stories that were basically based in fact in his stand-up routines.

“The Daily Show” alum admitted to fabricating details to embellish his stand-up sets, including his 2022 Netflix special “The King’s Jester.”“Every story in my style is built around a seed of truth,” Minhaj told The New Yorker in a profile published Friday. “My comedy Arnold Palmer is 70% emotional truth — this happened — and then 30% hyperbole, exaggeration, fiction.”One popular story Minhaj told in “The King’s Jester” was the chaos that ensued among his family when an envelope with white powder was sent to his house.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Conan O’Brien appeared Kara Swisher’s New York Magazine podcast (via Insider) and criticized Donald Trump for hurting comedy. The former late night host joked, “I’m really going on a limb here saying: That’s his greatest crime, that I think he’s hurt political comedy by being so outlandish himself. I think the January 6 thing is a blip compared to how much he’s hurt comedy.” Jokes aside, O’Brien noted that “when Trump came along, what a lot of people have to revert to is: ‘Doesn’t he suck? I hate that guy.

A new profile on comedian Hasan Minhaj alleges that many anecdotes he recounted in his various comedy specials and Netflix series, “Patriot Act” — with Minaj seemingly acknowledging that to be the case.

Could we see a new feud forming on The View all thanks to Whoopi Goldberg’s shocking pregnancy question for Alyssa Farah Griffin this week?

It’s mainly fiction. Former Patriot Act host and The Daily Show alum Hasan Minhaj is acknowledging that many of the stories he has told in his comedy specials are fabricated.

ban of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “Maus,” about a Holocaust survivor, Goldberg argued that the genocide – which killed over 6 million Jewish people – was “not about race,” but about “man’s inhumanity to man.” Other co-hosts disagreed. “Well, it’s about white supremacy. That’s what it’s about,” political strategist Ana Navarro resplied.

Hasan Minhaj admitted to stretching “the factual truth” of his real-life experiences while telling jokes during stand-up routines.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director In a new profile published by The New Yorker, comedian, former “Patriot Act” host and “The Daily Show” alum Hasan Minhaj admitted to fabricating details in past stand-up specials, such as 2022’s “The King’s Jester” that streamed on Netflix. “Every story in my style is built around a seed of truth,” Minhaj said. “My comedy Arnold Palmer is 70% emotional truth — this happened — and then 30% hyperbole, exaggeration, fiction.” One story Minhaj told in “The King’s Jester” related to an envelope with white powder that was sent to his home.

Alyssa Farah Griffin is reacting to Whoopi Goldberg‘s pregnancy question directed at her on The View.

an invitation to be a bridesmaid in a friend’s wedding led to a surprising admission about one of the co-hosts.Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, and Alyssa Farah Griffin went around the table sharing their bridesmaid tales — and the reasons why they feel it’s acceptable to opt out of someone’s big day. “I had to turn down one. The dress was so hideous,” confessed Hostin, 54.

Whoopi Goldberg provided quite a shock to both her co-panelists and the audience of The View during the latest episode!

Whoopi Goldberg just asked Alyssa Farah Griffin the question you should NEVER ask a woman — EVER! And she did it on live TV!

Whoopi Goldberg was sensing a glow.

viewed it as inappropriate.Whoopi Goldberg sent several fans of “The View” reeling Thursday after she randomly asked her co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin if she was pregnant. In a clip posted to X (formerly Twitter) the “Sister Act” star can be heard rambling about the state of America before breaking off suddenly and asking Griffin, 34, if she was with child. “To too much has happened in the country for the rot to have not been there,” said Goldberg, “And it doesn’t have to be black folks or Native American folks.

The View moderator Whoopi Goldberg brought a political discussion – and today’s episode – to a weird, out-of-the-blue halt today when she stunned co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin by asking, “Are you pregnant?”

Whoopi Goldberg is back.