His show clearly has an emotional quality that resonates with his fans. Too bad, then, that he fails to bring sufficient focus and consistent comic observation to his subject matter.

"Homecoming King" seems unsurprising and premature... Appropriating from one world while trying to secure a place in another makes you wonder if he's really found his identity at all.

Homecoming King triumphs by transforming a seemingly intractable dilemma into thoroughly, hilariously human comedy.

The centrepiece for Minhaj is a truly astonishing and bittersweet tale about his prom that is alone worth the price of admission.