"Patriot Act" over after six seasons

[Bob Jersey]

Minhaj announced as such earlier today... episodes will continue to be available.

https://deadline.com/2020/08/patriot-act-with-hasan-minhaj-canceled-netflix-1203016331/ (link)

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[Kevin M.]

If I’m honest, I found the audience Q&A that Minhaj posted on the show’s YouTube channel to be better than the shows themselves. He’s very skilled at working a crowd, and I’d like to see him do something along those lines as opposed to the single-issue-driven prompter-heavy prepared comedy. That said, his show was more watchable than either Sam Bee’s or the current structure of The Daily Show. I hope he lands on his feet somewhere. 

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Kevin M. (RPCV)

[Adam Bowie]

I really liked Patriot Act. Netflix has struggled producing "topical" quasi-late night talk shows because there's no real imperative to watch instantly. They've tried a couple of times in the past and didn't make those work. I think this trod a clever line between being somewhat topical but also episodes having longish lifespans. The shows were nicely digestible too. If you're doing one topic, then unless you've spent a lot of time researching it, you probably don't deserve to spend 40 minutes on that subject. Minaj is immensely likeable, and the heavy use of graphics was pretty innovative. I even think the show worked better than most when they did their lockdown episodes.

As Kevin says, he'll land on his feet somewhere else.

Adam

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