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This article was originally published in April.
The new season ofPatriot Actpremieres today, so we have republished it.
And its resulted in a program thats separated itself from the plethora of post-2016 satires available to watch.
With the third seasonarriving in May, heres a recap (and full episodes!)
of the best episodes ofPatriot Actso far.
I find it hilarious that this is the hill were willing to die on, he says up top.
Its here that Minhaj quickly separates his show from the pack.
Yes, he skewers the conservative Asian activists supporting the lawsuit withThe Daily Shows playbook of embarrassing rapid-fire clips.
You must be a moron.
No wonder you became a stand-up comedian!
he imagines his Asian-American viewers thinking to themselves.
It also applies to youth.
As Muslims, we have to pray toward Mecca.
We make pilgrimage to Mecca.
monologuefromI Love You, Americawhere she tries to process whether its possible to love someone whos done horrible things.
Thats insane to me, he notes.
In countries like Turkey and Spain, he highlights dozens of rappers who have been thrown in prison.
But back in Thailand, the military junta actually responds with its own diss track!
His jokes about hip-hop come from a place of love and respect.
When thats missing from a comedy piece,you’ve got the option to tell.
This is the episode that comes closest to being the flashy TED Talk the program has avoided becoming.
But can you blame them?
They were trying to squeeze 20 minutes of comedy out of student-loan debt!
Indian Elections
One ofPatriot Acts strengths is how unapologetically Indian it is.
Theres no other political show where the hosts favorite running joke are act-outs of Desi uncles and aunties.
; racist rhetoric toward its southern neighbor; and a rise in religious fundamentalists.
