Hasan Minhaj has a new show on Netflix

The Daily Show alumnus Hasan Minhaj has been given a new weekly show titled Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj on Netflix that premiers today Sunday, October 28 at 7:00pm. He has been signed up for 32 weeks in advance, so he has been given a longer period to establish a rhythm and voice, unlike Michele Wolf whose show was canceled after just 10 episodes.

Minhaj was interviewed about the show and he said that he did not want to to become the ‘Indian John Oliver’ and it will be interesting to see how he distinguishes his show from the other political comedy shows.

Here’s the trailer.

Seth Meyers on Republicans lies about health care

Donald Trump is a president who clearly hates the work that goes into the job. The mid-term elections coming up November 6th has enabled him to stop doing any work at all and spend all his time doing what he enjoys most, holding rallies in front of his adoring fans and doing what has become effectively stand-up comedy routines, that require him to lie through his teeth about anything that comes into his head and whipping up racism and hate and anger. He is holding an average of two rallies a day all over the country in support of endangered Republican candidates.

Seth Meyers provides a good run-down of what is happening.

John Oliver on the Kavanaugh hearings

Although the Brett Kavanaugh hearings have been analyzed extensively, John Oliver manages to find some aspects that were largely ignored and sheds some new light on why Kavanaugh is a poor choice. He wonders why Republicans have chosen him as the hill they wish to fight and die on, when there are any number of highly conservative judges who do not have the same baggage and would be as eager as Kavanaugh to restrict abortion rights, which seemingly has become the issue they care most about.
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