Why You Shouldn't Binge Netflix's New Comedy Show With Hasan Minhaj

The series is too timely for that

It seems like Netflix wants you to ease up on binging, at least for one program.

The streaming service is using its latest weekly comedy show, Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, to stay timely and relevant. Binge the episodes, if you must, but you’ll miss out on some of the show’s biggest takeaways.

Take Minhaj’s segment on why local state races are so important, for example, which is part of the newest episode. Ahead of the midterm elections on Tuesday, the topic is an especially relevant one for the first half of this week:

Netflix has ordered 32 episodes of Patriot Act, making Minhaj the first Indian-American host of a weekly comedy show.

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