(CNN)It's his first season of "The Morning Show,"but it sounds like Hasan Minhaj has been training for his role for quite some time.

"I've been playing a fake TV anchor for seven years, so this wasn't a stretch for me," Minhaj joked about going from "The Daily Show" to Netflix's "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj" and now his role as Eric on "The Morning Show."