Overview
During these divided times, many people believe that open dialogue and discourse are the only tools to mend a divided nation. Comedians Hasan Minhaj and Ronny Chieng believe the opposite: hatred is the answer. For one night only, Hasan and Ronny will face off in a no-holds-barred live debate where they will take each other to task personally and professionally. This is not a call for peace. It’s a call for pettiness. Are you in?
Hasan Minhaj is a two-time Peabody Award-Winning comedian best known for his breakout Netflix special Homecoming King and his critically acclaimed, political satire show Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj for Netflix which won a Peabody, an Emmy and a Television Academy Honor. His second one-hour comedy special The King’s Jester premiered on Netflix in 2022. In October 2024, Hasan released his third comedy special on Netflix, titled Off With His Head. On Hasan’s ongoing digital series and podcast, Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know, he sits down with the biggest names in politics, culture and tech with questions that are as thought provoking as they are absurd. In the debut episode, Hasan spoke with Senator Elizabeth Warren, and has since welcomed John M. Chu, Prince Harry, JJ Redick, Method Man, Bernie Sanders and Stacey Abrams, among many others.
Hasan is the co-founder and chief executive officer of 186K Films which produced the upcoming Netflix feature Best of the Best to be released later this year. The film is directed by Lena Khan and stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Kedia. Hasan co-wrote the script with Prashanth Venkataramanujam and stars in the film. Past film credits include Disney’s Tron: Ares, Sony’s It Ends with Us and NEON’s comedy Babes, directed by Pamela Adlon, with Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau. He was a senior correspondent at Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and headlined the 2017 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Ronny Chieng is an Emmy Award-winning stand-up comedian, actor and host on The Daily Show. He starred in Crazy Rich Asians, Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Disney’s Doogie Kamealoha, M.D., NBC’s Young Rock, M3GAN and Hulu’s Interior Chinatown and King of the Hill. He has three stand-up comedy specials on Netflix including the recently released Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It which was the New York Times 2024 Comedy Special of the Year. He will next be seen in the upcoming Peacock series The Miniature Wife.