Comedian Hasan Minhaj Announces Additional Performance At The City Theatre

Due to overwhelming response, a second performance of Hasan Minhaj's Homecoming King has been announced at the City Theatre on Friday, December 9 at 10 p.m. Homecoming King, the story of the "New Brown America," is based on true events from Minhaj's first generation Indian-American experience. Navigating between two worlds, it follows Minhaj's arrival in the US, meeting his sister, interracial love, racism, bullying, and his family's quest to achieve the elusive American Dream. Minhaj will also perform at the City Theatre on Friday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets ($30 and $55 Gold Circle) for the 10 p.m. performance go on sale Friday, November 11 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, The Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611. Prices will go up $5 on the day of the show. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. performance are on sale now.

Hasan Minhaj is a comedian, actor, and writer in New York. He is a correspondent on the Emmy and Peabody award-winning program The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. His critically acclaimed one man show Homecoming King recently returned Off-Broadway after a sold-out run in 2015. A 2014 Just For Laughs 'New Face', he was selected by The Sundance Institute to develop his solo show and feature film at the prestigious New Frontier Storytelling Lab. A featured storyteller for The Moth his work has garnered acclaim in film, web, and television. He hosted the documentary special Stand Up Planet produced by The Bill and MeLinda Gates Foundation. His viral web series The Truth with Hasan Minhaj has been featured in countless publications including The Huffington Post, Gawker, and New York Times. He has been seen on a variety of other television programs including Arrested Development on Netflix, HBO's Getting On, and @Midnight on Comedy Central.

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