He is back and opens the show with a direct broadside against Saudi Arabia.
On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 9:13 PM Kevin M. Semi related, inasmuch as it pertains to the state of social critics in
> Saudi Arabia, is this recent Twitter thread purportedly from someone who
> used to work on American Dad, and
Semi related, inasmuch as it pertains to the state of social critics in
Saudi Arabia, is this recent Twitter thread purportedly from someone who
used to work on American Dad, and his encounter with a Saudi comic... now
missing, his wife in a Saudi jail
Netflix drops episode in Saudi Arabia critical of government for
journalist's murder.
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/01/681469011/netflix-drops-hasan-minhaj-episode-in-saudi-arabia-at-governments-request
On Thu, Nov 1, 2018, 7:46 PM Steve Timko Hah! Phineas and I agree on something. Maybe there's
Hah! Phineas and I agree on something. Maybe there's hope for Republicans
and Democrats.
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Nah...
On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 7:24 PM PGage wrote:
> I am not trying to put words in your mouth or pick a fight - just trying
> to understand your point. I thought you were saying his show was
>
I am not trying to put words in your mouth or pick a fight - just trying to
understand your point. I thought you were saying his show was intentionally
only enjoyable by South Asians and Muslims (and those who for some reason
already were knowledgable about those cultures). THat does not seem
I never said exclusively. That's setting up a strawman to knock down.
But it seems to be a deliberate effort to target an audience not addressed
by other media. A south Asian addressing Arab culture seems to be a stretch.
On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 3:06 PM PGage wrote:
> You really think his plan
You really think his plan is to develop a Netflix show in the US aimed
exclusively at Indian, Pakistani and Bengali Muslims?
Seems more likely he is trying to do a show that is unapologetically based
on his experience. Perhaps he is confident that in the same way that
non-white, non-Christian
Chris Rock does not make jokes so obscure you need to Google it to understand
it. Clearly this is a calculated effort on Minaj's part.
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On Nov 1, 2018, 5:43 AM, at 5:43 AM, PGage wrote:
>Chris Rock is not really targeting an African-American audience.
>
>On Wed, Oct
Chris Rock is not really targeting an African-American audience.
On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 9:42 PM Steve Timko wrote:
> Two episodes of Hasan Minaj’s “Patriot Act” have dropped. Although he’s a
> fairly recent defector from “The Daily Show,” it most closely resembles
> John Oliver’s “Last Week
