THR pulls Hasan Minhaj aside for some "Off Script" moments ahead of his THR Roundtable interview and shares how he is a big fan of the comedy weirdos on TV. Plus, he dishes on wanting to host the White House Correspondents' Dinner one day (if comedians weren't banned).
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00:00When my dad text messages me, hey Hassan, it's dad, there's nothing better than getting an
00:13introduction of your father by your father via text message. It's pretty great. Hey, it's dad.
00:19I'm aware of dad. All-time favorite TV comedy, I would say Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an all-time
00:24classic. Jamie Foxx show is an all-time classic. My favorite comedy TV characters are always the
00:31weirdos. So Jazz from The Fresh Prince, Steve Urkel, dare I say Stefan Raquel, when he transforms
00:37is pretty great. Dwight Schrute from The Office. It's always the weirdos. The weirdos are great.
00:41This is going to sound really cliche, but the best comedy by stuff I've given is. It'll be as good as
00:45your next set, which is just a reminder to stay in the present. The only thing that matters,
00:50specifically with stand-up, is just your next set, your next joke. But don't overcomplicate it.
00:54That's all it is. It's one joke at a time, that's it. Would I rather host the annies,
00:58the Oscars, or go on a comedy tour? I'd like to host the White House Correspondents Dinner.
01:02That's a pretty good one. But apparently comedians are banned from it, so what do you get it?
01:07Comedy pet peeve is connecting flights. I hate the connecting flight. I had to go through a comedy
01:15audit, which is its own thing, you know, by TurboTax, which is its own thing. And make sure you file,
01:20everybody, and bring your receipts, but Indians, we like receipts.
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