Overview

• Performing entirely in Hindi, Khan played to about 6,000 people at Madison Square Garden, earned a standing ovation, and paused to video-call his parents from the stage.
• Hasan Minhaj attended and called it a historic night for comedy, with public congratulations also coming from figures such as Kal Penn, Vikas Khanna, Tabu, Vir Das and Arjun Kapoor.
• The show is part of a continuing North American tour across the United States and Canada, with fellow comedian Tanmay Bhat joining on stage in New York.
• Promotion for the New York date featured Times Square billboards, a Fox 5 appearance, and a lighthearted cooking segment with chef Vikas Khanna.
• Alongside celebrations of the milestone, social-media users resurfaced older clips critiquing Khan’s past remarks and his ‘sakht launda’ persona for sexist overtones.