Jim Margolis has stepped down as showrunner and executive producer of “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,” Netflix’s weekly comedic talk show, a spokesperson for Netflix has confirmed to TheWrap. Margolis will be replaced by Steve Bodow, a former executive producer of “The Daily Show,” from which Minhaj is also an alum.
Margolis will end his time at “Patriot Act” this summer when production wraps on the third cycle of episodes. He has been with the project since its inception in 2018, and also served as a writer. The third cycle will end on June 16 with its nineteenth episode. He will remain involved as a consulting producer, but will leave New York where the show is based and return to Los Angeles to be with his family, according to Deadline.
Margolis worked on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” from 2001 to 2012, where he became co-executive producer. He was also a producer...
Margolis will end his time at “Patriot Act” this summer when production wraps on the third cycle of episodes. He has been with the project since its inception in 2018, and also served as a writer. The third cycle will end on June 16 with its nineteenth episode. He will remain involved as a consulting producer, but will leave New York where the show is based and return to Los Angeles to be with his family, according to Deadline.
Margolis worked on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” from 2001 to 2012, where he became co-executive producer. He was also a producer...
- 5/29/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
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