What’s up, everybody?
It’s Hasan Minhaj
and I’ve been seeing a ton of comments online
asking if Patriot Act
uses a laugh track.
And I want to take a moment to address those rumors
right here, right now, and share the truth:
yes,
we do use a laugh track.
Not only that,
our entire audience is actually CGI’ed in post.
We don’t actually shoot in front of a live audience, ever.
And you might be wondering,
“where do the laughs come from, man?”
Meet our professional laugh track, Kevin.
What’s up, everyone?
I’m Kevin, and I’m the Patriot Act laugh track.
*Laughs*
*Laughs and sighs*
You know, when I heard my first laugh track,
must’ve been three, or ten.
that was the moment I knew that I wanted to be one.
It’s not easy being a laugh track.
You know, people always think, like,
“Oh it’s so easy – all you do is just laugh all the time.”
Yeah, it’s more than that.
It’s a lot of running.
I have to keep my mouth at a certain temperature all day.
So I drink a lot of tea.
Hot tea.
89 degrees…
“celsior?”…
*slurps tea*
Alright Kev, let’s give the fans just a quick taste
of how things work here at Patriot Act.
Now I’ll start reading from the script,
and then you – you just give me that good ol’ Kevin energy.
Ok?
Student loan debt affects pretty much everyone I know.
And if you’re one of the ten people it doesn’t affect,
congratulations on being a Kennedy.
*Laughs*
Ohhhhhhhh!
You nail it every time, man.
Aw, thanks, man.
It’s fucking great.
I’m up every morning at 3 AM practicing my laughs.
You know, it’s important for me to work out
and keep my body in peak physical condition,
especially my mouth,
which is a part of my body.
You know, it’s all different kinds of laughs, too.
It’s not just a standard,
“hahaha.”
You know, that’s child’s play.
*Laughs*
Ahhhh!
Hmmhmm.
*Snickers*
*Laughs*
Ow, my funny bone!
Oh! Hm.
You know, sometimes Hasan will tell me, like,
“Hey! British guy.”
And just like that – on the fly –
I’ve gotta do like a British guy.
“O-ho! What’s all this then?”
Or he’ll say,
“British orphan.”
So I have to research that, and I’m not an orphan.
But maybe one day.
“Hahahaha...
please may I laugh, sir?”
I’m not really there yet,
but in like ten, fifteen minutes, I will be there.
You know, it is tough work.
But you know, like, hearing my own laughs
every Sunday on Patriot Act,
you know, makes it all worth it.
You know, my family loves it
And I think the world needs laughter.
You know, it is true – laughter is the best medicine.
You know, unless you need medicine, and...
not that helpful then, you know, at that point.
Now a lot of people are wondering,
“How do you do crowd work?
I see you interacting with the audience.”
“Don’t laugh! You’re in Brockhampton too, okay!”
That’s all just me and Kev.
We’ve built that rapport over the past few episodes,
and it’s great.
So, I’m gonna do the crowd work, and then you do your thing, ok?
Here we go.
Oh man, you guys are an amazing crowd. I love you guys.
What’s your deal man, are you guys a couple? How long have you guys been together?
Who? Us two?
Yeah.
Five years? Six years?
Oh, come on. You’re not...? You’re seriously not mad.
I mean, it’s a simple mistake.
You’re leaving? Seriously? You’re gonna go?
Rachelle–! Mi–Michelle!
*Cries*
That was incredible, Kevin! Dude, that was amazing!
And the way you, like, you didn’t know her name, and you were, like, “Come back.”
I could imagine her leaving.
We’re gonna have to do that in CGI afterwards.
This is why we poached Kevin from The Big Bang Theory.
Have you heard the laugh track this season? It’s fucking terrible.
There you guys have it.
That’s just a little taste of how we make it here on Patriot Act.
I have such an incredible team and I couldn’t do this without them.
And by “them,” I mean Kevin.
That’s Kevin.
We’re talking about something a lot of you guys have been
asking us to cover on the show: student loan debt.
It affects pretty much everyone I know.
And if you are one of the ten people it doesn’t affect,
*Kevin’s Laughter*
Congratulations on being a Kennedy.
Kevin: Ohhhhhhh!