Hassan Minhaj (guest host)
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Hassan Minhaj is an American comedian, writer, and political commentator known for his sharp, socially conscious humor and his work on The Daily Show and the Netflix series Patriot Act.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hassan Minhaj (guest host) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1987301 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hassan Minhaj (guest host) Context triple: [The Daily Show, presenter, Hassan Minhaj (guest host)]
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A.
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed is an American rapper, producer, and DJ best known as Q-Tip, a founding member of the influential hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest.
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B.
Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah is a South African comedian, writer, and television host best known for anchoring Comedy Central’s satirical news program "The Daily Show."
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C.
Hussain Kirsha
Hussain Kirsha is a character in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Midaq Alley," known as the son of a café owner whose ambitions and moral compromises reflect the social changes in mid-20th-century Cairo.
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D.
Najm Hosain Syed
Najm Hosain Syed is a prominent Pakistani writer, critic, and playwright renowned for his influential contributions to modern Punjabi literature and literary criticism.
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E.
Abdullah Haroon
Abdullah Haroon was a prominent Indian Muslim politician, businessman, and philanthropist from Sindh who played a key role in the Pakistan Movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hassan Minhaj (guest host) Target entity description: Hassan Minhaj is an American comedian, writer, and political commentator known for his sharp, socially conscious humor and his work on The Daily Show and the Netflix series Patriot Act.
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A.
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed is an American rapper, producer, and DJ best known as Q-Tip, a founding member of the influential hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest.
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B.
Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah is a South African comedian, writer, and television host best known for anchoring Comedy Central’s satirical news program "The Daily Show."
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C.
Hussain Kirsha
Hussain Kirsha is a character in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Midaq Alley," known as the son of a café owner whose ambitions and moral compromises reflect the social changes in mid-20th-century Cairo.
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D.
Najm Hosain Syed
Najm Hosain Syed is a prominent Pakistani writer, critic, and playwright renowned for his influential contributions to modern Punjabi literature and literary criticism.
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E.
Abdullah Haroon
Abdullah Haroon was a prominent Indian Muslim politician, businessman, and philanthropist from Sindh who played a key role in the Pakistan Movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American comedian
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actor ⓘ human ⓘ political commentator ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ television host ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 2008 ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of California, Davis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1985-09-23 ⓘ |
| employer |
Comedy Central
ⓘ
Netflix ⓘ The Daily Show ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Indian
ⓘ
South Asian ⓘ |
| familyName | Minhaj ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comedy
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ television ⓘ |
| genre |
observational comedy
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political satire ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| givenName | Hassan ⓘ |
| guestHosted | The Daily Show ⓘ |
| hasChild |
daughter (name not public)
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son (name not public) ⓘ |
| hosted | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
stand-up comedy
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streaming television ⓘ television ⓘ |
| name |
Hasan Minhaj
ⓘ
surface form:
Hassan Minhaj
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| notableAppearance |
White House Correspondents' Dinner
ⓘ
surface form:
White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2017
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| notableAward |
Peabody Award
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series ⓘ
surface form:
Primetime Emmy Award (as part of The Daily Show team)
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| notableWork |
Homecoming King
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Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj ⓘ The Daily Show ⓘ |
| occupation |
comedian
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political commentator ⓘ producer ⓘ television presenter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Hasan Minhaj
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King
Hasan Minhaj ⓘ
surface form:
Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester
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| placeOfBirth |
Davis, California
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surface form:
Davis, California, United States
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| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| spouse | Beena Patel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hassan Minhaj (guest host) Description of subject: Hassan Minhaj is an American comedian, writer, and political commentator known for his sharp, socially conscious humor and his work on The Daily Show and the Netflix series Patriot Act.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.