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Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King

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Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King, is the theatrical debut of humorist and The Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj. This story of the “new brown America,” is based on true events from Minhaj’s first generation Indian-American experience. Navigating between two worlds, it follows Minhaj’s arrival in the US, meeting his sister, interracial love, racism, bullying, and his family’s quest to achieve the elusive American Dream.

Hasan Minhaj (author and solo performer) is a comedian in New York. He is a correspondent on the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning program The Daily Show. He was selected by the Sundance Institute to develop Homecoming King and a corresponding feature film at the prestigious New Frontier Storytelling Lab. A featured storyteller

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