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November evening in New York, fans of Hasan Minhaj queued up
outside a plain gray door on far West 57th Street patiently waiting
to slip into a small theater where the comedian tapes Patriot Act
with Hasan Minhaj. The host of the popular series has been attack-
ing establishment targets for more than a year with eloquence, hu-
mor and 1,457 square feet of screens.
Patriot Act has already won a Peabody Award and kudos for its
social relevance and its unusually immersive entertainment value
(it also won an Emmy for Outstanding Motion Design). On stage,
Minhaj is backed by three giant screens, and he paces around atop a
fourth. The alum of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart darts between
and over fast-moving original animation, video interviews, news
›› With Patriot Act, director Richard
Preuss and his team orchestrate
and choreograph a show that gives new
meaning to the term "multimedia"
BY JILL GOLDSMITH
A SYMPHONY
OF GRAPHICS
AND
MOVEMENT
PHOTO: MARCIE REVENS
