Tickets to Comedian Hasan Minhaj at Wharton Center on Sale Friday

The Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj will bring his hilarious, critically acclaimed one-man show HOMECOMING KING to Wharton Center on Friday, October 7! Tickets go on sale Friday, July 15 at 10:00 a.m. and will be available at the official source to purchase Wharton Center tickets online, whartoncenter.com, at the Auto-Owners Insurance Ticket Office, or by calling 1-800-WHARTON.

Hasan Minhaj is a comedian, actor, and writer in New York. He is a correspondent on the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Comedy Central program, The Daily Show. A featured storyteller for The Moth, his work has garnered praise 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. 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.

His lauded one-man show,HOMECOMING KING, has garnered critical acclaim Off- Broadway. 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 U.S., meeting his sister, interracial love, racism, bullying, and his family's quest to achieve the elusive American Dream. The New York Times cheers, "Hasan Minhaj battles bigotry with bittersweet humor," while The Huffington Post raves, "What really sets the show apart is his fearlessness. The power of the show is undeniable."