Hasan Minhaj's standup comedy does battle with the Trump era

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      Daily Show senior correspondent Hasan Minhaj is really finding his groove in the face of a Donald Trump America.

      It started right after the election, when he frantically told host Trevor Noah, “I’m panicking because melanin doesn’t rub off.” Now, you could argue he’s one of the most important comedic voices in America—not just because he’s Muslim, but because he’s as smart and biting as he is likable and funny.

      When he’s not taking on racism, he’s tackling the Muslim ban. On the show, he compared it to watching the first episode of Breaking Bad and thinking, “Oh, this is just a science teacher cooking meth, it can’t get any crazier. But it does!”

      Check out his live show when he hits Vancouver this week: his Homecoming King tour centres around Minhaj’s first-generation Indian-American experience on Friday (February 10), at the Vancouver Playhouse.

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