‘Idiot’ comic Hans Kim ripped for joking about Matthew Perry’s tragic death: ‘Find a new career’
nypost.comMatthew Perry’s tragic death just weeks after the star drowned in his hot tub.Kim, 33, made the insensitive remarks during a stand-up set he shared on his TikTok last week.“Sad to hear that the great Matthew Perry died alone in a hot tub.
You know, for a guy on a show called ‘Friends,’ he could have used a couple,” said the jokester, who has opened for fellow comedians Joe Rogan and Tony Hinchcliffe.The wisecrack earned Kim a hefty round of laughs and claps from the audience.He then leaned into the positive feedback, stating that the iconic TV show’s opening credits of Perry and his costars splashing in a water fountain foreshadowed his early demise.“Who knew the opening credits were his cry for help?” Kim said, with a smirk on his face.Although the crowd at his live show seemed supportive of the tasteless jokes, the comments section of his TikTok was split.The video amassed more than 286,000 views — more than 5 times his follower count on the platform.“RIP Mathew Perry you’ll always be remembered unlike whoever this idiot is,” one person wrote.“Clearly you have no good material left.
If you had any at all. This isn’t comedy. It’s in very poor taste. Time to find a new career,” said another.One added: “I promise you won’t ever be as close to successful as him ever in your life.”Most of the dissenters simply wrote: “too soon.”Others defended the joke, with many pointing out that Perry, who was known for his self-flagellation comedy, would have laughed at the wisecrack.Perry, 54, was found dead in the jacuzzi of his home in the ritzy Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Oct.
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