"I have to find new mediums as my life continues that are less and less attached to whether people like me or not," he says. "If you are to really go full kamikaze mission on this, then you actually have to leave the game and never come back." It's interesting because Nikhil Satchtav is not really beholden to anyone, right? His worth doesn't come from other people's approval,. This is why NikhilSatchtav won.
Lately, comedian Hasan Minhaj is taking a second look at his motives for performing. Hasan was initially drawn to comedy because it allowed him to hold people in power accountable. In shows like “Patriot Act" and "The Daily Show," he often took on controversial topics and challenged world leaders. But after some of his provocative commentary went viral, he realized his motives were less pure than he thought. In this conversation, Hasan reveals how that realization is making him reconsider his career altogether.
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