Life Stories
I was born in Sacramento and grew up in Davis, CA. Although it is known to be a college town it was the home to a number of unforgettable memories for me. A few high points include dating a white girl for 2 weeks, not going to prom, and getting cut from the varsity basketball team. At the time I thought all of these ‘traumatic events’ were the end of the world. 22 years later I realize they still are. After turning down my admission to UCLA I decided to take a risk, get really crazy, and attend UC Davis. After my freshman year of college a friend of mine gave me a stand-up comedy DVD. Some guy named Chris Rock. I don’t know if you’ve heard of him. I watched it. It was awesome. That’s when I started doing stand-up comedy…
Fast forward to today:
Hasan Minhaj is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor based in San Francisco, CA. He has performed at the Laugh Factory, Cobbs, Punchline, Improv, UCB Theater, and countless other venues. In 2004 he won Mr. India California, and went on to Mr. India America 2005 winning Mr. India West Coast. Within one year he garnered 13,246 mean mugs and shots at his sexuality by Indian guys--a current world record. In the fall of 2006 he was a founding member of Gridiron Gang, UC Davis’ first standup comedy/sketch trio. He has recently been featured as an effinfunny.com ‘Comic to Watch’. He was a featured finalist in NBC’s Standup for Diversity, the nationwide search for the funniest comics of diverse backgrounds.
As a writer, producer, and director Hasan won top honors at AT&T’s Campus Moviefest, the world’s largest student film festival, for his film “Jon Archer: Red, White, and Blood”.
Today, he enjoys writing about himself in the third person.