Hasan Minhaj’s talk show ‘Patriot Act’ has been cancelled by streaming platform Netflix after six seasons across two years, reported Vanity Fair. All the 39 episodes will remain available for viewers despite the cancellation.
Hasan announced the cancellation on Twitter, saying, “What a run. Patriot Act has come to an end. I got to work with the best writers, producers, researchers, and animators in the game. My 2 babies were born and grew up with the show. TY to @netflix and everyone who watched.”
The first season came in October 2018, while the last episode was aired in June. The show won a Peabody Award for entertainment last year. In a statement last year, the awards said, “Hasan Minhaj has created the perfect model for engaging his fellow millennials in contemporary politics and public life. With his trademark high-octane energy, the first Indian-American and Muslim late-night host brings a welcome voice to political entertainment television.”
Hasan rose to fame as a correspondent on ‘The Daily Show’. He later hosted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2017, six months following the appointment of Donald Trump as the president.
He had then told Vanity Fair, “Do you want to know what he is doing when he’s golfing? Being president. Let the man putt-putt. Keep him distracted. Teach him how to play badminton. Tell him he has a great body for bobsledding. Play him tic-tac-toe. The longer you keep him distracted, the longer we are not at war with North Korea.”