Published 10:58 IST, August 19th 2020

Hasan Minhaj announces end of 'Patriot Act', expresses gratitude to Netflix

On August 18, comedian Hasan Minhaj announced that his talk show, Patriot Act, will not return to the streaming giant Netflix via a heartfelt tweet for fans.

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On Tuesday, American comedian Hasan Minhaj took to his Twitter handle to anunce end of his talk show, Patriot Act, on Netflix. In a brief tweet, Hasan Minhaj expressed his gratitude to all those who worked on it. Hasan Minhaj's anuncement tweet read, "“What a run. @patriotact has come to an end. I got to work with best writers, producers, researchers, and animators in game. My 2 babies were born and grew up with show. TY to @Netflix and everyone who watched. w it’s time to return se screens to Best Buy". Along with tweet, he also shared a photo, featuring him on sets of show. Scroll down to take a look. 

Hasan Minhaj anunces end of Patriot Act

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On or side, re are reports citing reason why Netflix cancelled Hasan Minhaj's talk show. anuncement post garnered more than 165.9k likes and is still counting while more than 37k Twitter users re-shared his tweet. A section of fans praised show Patriot Act and bid adieu to it. A user wrote, "That's sad to hear. Your show was one of best researched and thoughtful political shows and personally makes my Sunday mornings less interesting" while ar asserted, "Oh what will I t watch w". A section of fans called out Netflix and asked to explain reason for cancelling show. 

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Hasan Minhaj's talk show

comedy news show delved deep into big news topics of all genres, as well as issues surrounding south Asian identity. Hasan earned praise for his candour on mental health and or subjects that are frequently stigmatised in South Asian cultures and communities. After tragic death of Geroge Floyd, in June, he urged Asian Americans to confront history of anti-Blackness in ir families and communities, as part of societal reckoning over race.

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streaming giant has t commented anything on cancelling comedy show, which has bagged an Emmy, a Peabody Award, and two Webby Awards. In recent times, Netflix has cancelled several or comedy and talk shows, including Chelsea Handler’s Chelsea, Michelle Wolf’s Break and Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale.

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10:59 IST, August 19th 2020