Hasan Minhaj: The King's Jester

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Hasan Minhaj: The King's Jester

2022

1h 8m

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Filmed at the historic Brooklyn Academy of Music, Hasan Minhaj returns to Netflix with his second stand-up comedy special Hasan Minhaj: The King's Jester. In this hilarious performance, Hasan shares his thoughts on fertility, fatherhood, and freedom of speech.

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Poulomi Das

Firstpost

It's not everyday that you see a comedian deliver a comedy special on the illusion of freedom of speech with such clarity. But then again, it's not everyday that you get to see Hasan Minhaj release a special.

Oct 10, 2022

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Clare Martin

Paste Magazine

In theory, The King’s Jester could be a compelling comedy special. In reality, it falls short thanks to Minhaj’s exaggerated and repetitive delivery.

Rated: 6.5/10

Oct 6, 2022

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Sean L. McCarthy

Decider

In this special, he [Minhaj] remains in full control of the audience, masterfully pulling “awwwws” and applause breaks out of them with the greatest of ease.

Oct 5, 2022

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Rohan Naahar

The Indian Express

Few comics could segue this seamlessly from a harmless joke about a swol Kumail Nanjiani putting all brown people to shame to making a grand, sweeping statement about how comedy is a matter of life and death.

Oct 5, 2022

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Tatsam Mukherjee

News9 Live (India)

Minhaj's animated style of storytelling is deceptively intricate, even if it appears like a man going off the rails with pop-culture references. Each line seems to have been refined & rehearsed through scores of performances.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 5, 2022

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Siddhant Adlakha

JoySauce.com

[Minhaj] knows exactly where to ramp up the energy, just like he knows exactly when to shut up and let mental images waft over his audience as he whips into Blackbox theater mode, dissecting the cost of being a jester who makes a mockery of the court.

Oct 4, 2022

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Ryuko N

I love this, it felt like a good hug and laugh with a good follow up story. Keep covering that corruption! ❤️‍🔥

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/06/24

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Marcus M

Everything he presented as factual events that he experienced is fabricated. I feel duped…

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/18/23

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logan k

Hasan Minaj does exactly what he sets out to do, jumps from satire to drawing empathy on a dime. An excellent story-teller, and a thought-provoking inspiration to activists & family men alike.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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R H

So personal yet so funny. A great hour.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/12/22

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David F

I love Hasan, but this was like being clubbed over the head with earnestness over and over. I honestly wish he would lean more towards the comedy and away from the dramatic close-ups.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/23/23

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Jvalant D

Fantastic. Hasan is so good at bringing you into his world, and just when you think you're about to cry, he hits you with a punchline that does the very opposite and makes you LOL

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/07/22

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Filmed at the historic Brooklyn Academy of Music, Hasan Minhaj returns to Netflix with his second stand-up comedy special Hasan Minhaj: The King's Jester. In this hilarious performance, Hasan shares his thoughts on fertility, fatherhood, and freedom of speech.

Director: Prashanth Venkataramanujam
Screenwriter: Hasan Minhaj
Genre: Comedy, Stand-Up
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 4, 2022
Runtime: 1h 8m

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