Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King

Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King is a 2017 American stand-up comedy film written by and starring Hasan Minhaj. It is his first stand-up special and premiered on Netflix on May 23, 2017. Directed by Christopher Storer and filmed in Minhaj's hometown of Davis, California, Homecoming King focuses on Minhaj's experience growing up in an Indian American Muslim family, which he calls "The New Brown America."

Hasan Minhaj:
Homecoming King
Netflix poster by Sam Spratt
Directed byChristopher Storer
Written byHasan Minhaj
Produced byMichelle Caputo
Shannon Hartman
StarringHasan Minhaj
CinematographyAndrew Wehde
Music byLudwig Göransson
Production
company
Art & Industry
Release date
  • 23 May 2017 (2017-05-23) (Netflix)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish, Hindustani

The special received critical acclaim, with some calling it the best stand-up comedy special on Netflix. The special was honored with a Peabody Award in 2018. In 2023 The New Yorker revealed that the prom story never happened but Minhaj insists that it's based on "emotional truth".

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