It is scary how much talent that the Daily Show continues to churn up, although Hasan Minhaj seems like a comedic star that was meant to shine regardless!
Like Hasan's own comedy (See Homecoming and the 2017 WHC Dinner) this show looks at issues beyond the unidimensional American perspective and includes very funny jokes that you sometimes have to Google to understand (Ex: Gandhi in South Africa); which is to say, it seeks to educate as much as it seeks to entertain, and it succeeds at both.
Patriot Act is as smart as it is funny, even when it deals with complicated topics, like the relationship of the US and Saudi Arabia and oil. Parallels with Last Week Tonight are inescapable, as it is about the same format really. But the distinction in the generational appeal is obvious, because the jokes in Patriot Act hark back to the wild world of the 1990s!
I hope this show sticks around for years, because it is another political comedy show that for some reason, treats political and cultural topics with the depth that mainstream media can't seem to come close to.
Patriot Act is as smart as it is funny, even when it deals with complicated topics, like the relationship of the US and Saudi Arabia and oil. Parallels with Last Week Tonight are inescapable, as it is about the same format really. But the distinction in the generational appeal is obvious, because the jokes in Patriot Act hark back to the wild world of the 1990s!
I hope this show sticks around for years, because it is another political comedy show that for some reason, treats political and cultural topics with the depth that mainstream media can't seem to come close to.