About this episode

Hasan Minhaj discusses his upbringing, fatherhood, and the immigrant experience with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson.

Two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj joins the show to talk about growing up Indian American Muslim in northern California and the immigrant experience as it stands today. He also opens up about fatherhood and asks Mrs. Obama and Craig for parenting advice. Plus, he explains why magicians are more impressive than comedians, and who is the least respected on a comedy show bill. Have a question you want answered? Write to us at imopod.com . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: Michelle Obama, Craig Robinson

Guest: Hasan Minhaj

Topics covered

• immigrant experience
• fatherhood
• comedy
• parenting advice
• Indian American culture

Keywords

• Hasan Minhaj
• immigrant experience
• fatherhood
• comedy
• parenting advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Higher Ground

Places: California, northern California

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