Hasan Minhaj

But I also, I think what I was trying to get at is what it really means to me that was really beautiful is that all of the answers that you're looking for exist within you.

You're the source material for everything.

So you are the writer, the director, the producer, the head coach, you're everything.

The promoter.

And it is a really beautiful thing that calls for your own personal agency.

And so that's what I think is really powerful about it.

Yeah.

I think growing up,

Indian American growing up Muslim, you're usually one of the few people in the room.

And the great black comedians and actors, musicians, the Muhammad Ali's, the Dick Gregory's, what they showed me, the Dave Chappelle's, is through the gift of oration, through the gift of using your words and language, you can navigate any room.

And you have something to say that matters.

And you can add your chapter to the book of what that genre is.

So...

Growing up in school, I just didn't see myself in popular culture.

I didn't see myself in sports.

I just didn't see myself there.

And some people could see that as a weakness.

But I was like, maybe this could be my strength.

Because so much about being a unique act on stage, what do you have to say?

And being different is probably the most powerful thing you could be if you don't want to be an act that's similar to another act.