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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Hasan Minhaj<\/strong><\/a> admitted to stretching \u201cthe factual truth\u201d of his real-life experiences while telling jokes during stand-up routines. <\/p>\n The 37-year-old comedian has relayed stories about his daughter being hospitalized after possibly being exposed to anthrax. He also recalled an experience where an FBI informant started attending his family\u2019s mosque. In the story, Hasan <\/strong>made a joke to the informant and had the police called on him. <\/p>\n Both stories had false elements, which he said was alright because he was telling an \u201cemotional truth\u201d in his retellings. He revealed the truths about those stories and explained his comedy style in an interview.<\/p>\n Read more about what Hasan Minhaj had to say\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEvery story in my style is built around a seed of truth,\u201d Hasan told The New Yorker<\/a>. \u201cMy comedy Arnold Palmer is seventy per cent emotional truth \u2014 this happened \u2014 and then thirty per cent hyperbole, exaggeration, fiction.\u201d<\/p>\n In his blend, he says \u201cthe factual truth is secondary.\u201d <\/p>\n What was the truth about these stories? <\/p>\n In terms of the anthrax story, Hasan said that his daughter was never exposed. In fact, he wasn\u2019t either. The truth was that he had received a letter with a powdery substance in it.<\/p>\n After opening it, he joked with his wife that it might be anthrax. <\/p>\n His story about an informant coming to his mosque was more convoluted. He explained that it was \u201cbased on a hard foul he received during a game of pickup basketball in his youth.\u201d <\/p>\n They played against older men, who he and his friends believed might have been police officers. Hasan <\/strong>said that he was pushed to the ground during the game. <\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019m manipulating,\u201d he said about the stories. Furthermore, he opined that \u201cThe punch line is worth the fictionalized premise.\u201d<\/p>\n He also said that his jokes and stories were \u201cgrounded in truth.\u201d<\/p>\n Last month it was reported that Hasan <\/strong>was a possible frontrunner<\/a> to become the new host of The Daily Show<\/em>. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n