Hasan Minhaj: Off with His Head

Hassan represents the experience of the Indian people in the West to a T.

Funny, fresh and consistent, is what you get with Hassan. I normally do not write reviews, but I felt obliged to do so in this case, because of the few 1 star reviews.

The only explanation I have for them is that perhaps some of the audiences could not completely relate with Hassan's experiences. I on the other hand found myself laughing and nodding along. It is probably not as hard hitting as some of his earlier material, but it is still in typical Hassan Minhaj style special.

So give it a chance and keep an open mind.

Funny and insightful. Connected with me as an Indian who is somewhat familiar with US, history and it's cultural idiosyncrasies in this period. I laughed a lot and got a bit emotional.

To be completely honest was also a bit annoyed by the extremely loud and manic performance. I know most of the emotional core of this performance relies on convincing us of his manic problems, but it just too damn loud. Else it would've been 9/10 for me.

PS: Compelled to write the review by the surprise of such lowly rated reviews (1/2/.... I mean everyone in the audience seemed to genuinely have a great time. I understand that it does not bear the genius of rich wordplay or the brilliantly observant (but safe) situational comedy of Seinfeld or LD. Nor does it exhibit the sheer brilliance in jokes, craft and effortlessness of Louis C. K. or the Chris Rock of old but it's good and well worth the watch.

Hasan Minhaj has a serious case of Kevin Hart syndrome: thinking loud is funny. He screams at the top of his lungs while beating a stool within an inch of its life. He says his therapist calls him manic, which perfectly describes his stage presence. Hasan is all over the place in this special: yelling about immigrants, killing off the elderly, ignoring poor people. He even throws in a Kobe Bryant helicopter crash joke which changed the whole energy in the audience. He says mean things for shock value, which makes him come across as unlikable. Instead of wit, we get manic rambling and awkward audience interactions. Hasan does a lot of talking without saying anything; and no amount of manic screaming can save him. This special is awful.

Who is giving this a 1 and why?? This guy is so funny and smart. Every line, every insight... funny, engaging. He manages to make very controversial points, without offending anyone.

Would love to know who is dissing this and why. Does he hit a nerve on racial subjects? I'm so confused that anyone could find him offensive.

I love all the insights on cultural issues.

I was engaged and entertained from beginning to end

The dog section is so spot on and funny.

Just guessing that there are conservatives offended with the swearing?

Audience is filled with highly entertained, engaged people... wish some of them would leave a review.

As a psychologist and someone in an interracial relationship, my husband and I were screaming laughing at Hasan's latest performance! His jokes about "boundaries" and "couples therapy" literally had tears rolling down our faces! The stereotypes were hilariously accurate based on our lived experience, and Hasan has made me proud to be an Indian-American. Anyone who doesn't think Off With His Head was comedic genius clearly doesn't understand the niche California/immigrant/millennial sense of humor. His crowd work was also incredible! I love how the immigrant archetypes were perfectly placed throughout the crowd. So so so funny. Hasan has done it again! A political genius.