Movies like Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives (2018)
The best movies like Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives (2018) are Neal Brennan: Women and Black Dudes (2014), Simon Amstell: Set Free (2019) and John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018). If Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedJohn Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018)7.9/10 from 259 votes
- NewestKumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts (2025)Released 2025
Neal Brennan: Women and Black Dudes (2014)
"Women and Black Dudes" is the first Comedy Central one-hour stand-up special from comedian Neal Brennan. He delivers bold material that dives deep into issues of race and gender. Brennan brings real talk about women, black dudes, and more.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Simon Amstell: Set Free (2019)
Honest, introspective comic Simon Amstell digs deep and delivers a uniquely vulnerable stand-up set on love, ego, intimacy and ayahuasca.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018)
John Mulaney relays stories from his childhood and "SNL," eviscerates the value of college and laments getting older in this electric comedy special.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisNeal Brennan: Blocks (2022)
From the weird relationship humans have with dogs to how dating a model is like owning a dune buggy, Neal Brennan muses on his life in this stand-up special.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Deon Cole: Cole-Blooded Seminar (2016)
Stand-up veteran Deon Cole dazzles the crowd with his sharp jokes and easy charm in his first hour-long special. He pontificates on subjects ranging from the endless uses for plastic bags to how he knows he's aging to why we'll never have another black president. Cole's observations about race, society, and everyday life are often absurd and always intelligent.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Ed Gamble: Blood Sugar (2019)
Stand-up comedian Ed Gamble's first special, Blood Sugar.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Hasan Minhaj: Off with His Head (2024)
Hasan Minhaj delivers an unapologetic stand-up set about midlife identity struggles, race relations, political divides — and that fact-checking scandal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Trevor Noah: Afraid of the Dark (2017)
The 'Daily Show' host ponders the perils of naming countries, how traffic lights turn New Yorkers invincible and why you shouldn't drink in Scotland.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRoy Wood Jr.: Father Figure (2017)
Roy Wood Jr. tackles freeway protests, examines the origin of the blues, and explains why the Confederate flag is sometimes helpful.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King (2017)
Comic Hasan Minhaj of "The Daily Show" shares personal stories about racism, immigrant parents, prom night horrors and more in this stand-up special.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSorabh Pant: Make India Great Again (2018)
Sorabh Pant understands nothing but wants to change everything. In his 6th standup special: he goes from trolls to drugs to Aadhar to NaMo to RG to China to US gun laws and changes nothing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Deon Cole: Cole Hearted (2019)
Embracing his belief that comedy is the last raw form of expression, Deon Cole explains the right time to thank Jesus and the wrong time to say "welp.".
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Simon Amstell: Do Nothing - Live (2010)
Recorded at Vicar Street, Dublin on May 22nd 2010, Do Nothing Live is Simon Amstell’s debut stand up DVD.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah (2019)
On her 40th birthday, Tiffany Haddish drops a bombastic special studded with singing, dancing and raunchy reflections on her long road to womanhood.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Zakir Khan: Delulu Express (2025)
Zakir Khan is back with his hysterical new special! Go on a wild ride with stories about friendship and love, first jobs and quitting them, eventful train journeys, and the amusing retelling of the longest day of his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American (2021)
Nate Bargatze touches on Zoom comedy shows, losing his phone, hotel breakfast fails, animal caddies, new math and much more in this special.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJayde Adams: Serious Black Jumper (2020)
Multi-award-winning comic Jayde Adams’ debut stand-up special Serious Black Jumper sees the Bristolian take a completely new direction. Having packed away the sequins and glamour (for now), Jayde has gotten rid of the show stopping musical numbers and glitzy costumes to reinvent herself as a ‘Successful Independent Woman Person’, exploring what it means to be a feminist this century. Working class woman of the people and “Britain’s Funniest Woman comic” (Daily Mail) invites you to discover what it takes to be a real role model, whilst wearing the feminist wardrobe staple attire; the Serious Black Jumper™.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018)
The Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby is taking an anti-comedy stance in her newest special.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisKumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts (2025)
After nearly a decade away, Kumail Nanjiani returns to Chicago, where he got his start in standup, in a new special that tackles anxiety, the perils of buying drugs pre-legalization, and most importantly, cat medication.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Alice Fraser: Savage (2020)
Alice Fraser's critically acclaimed comedy show, Savage, is about paper towels and how not to murder people who “mean well”. A hilarious and heartbreaking show that walks you through the razor edges of a life stripped bare. How you deal with losing everything, what Buddhists do with rage and how bubble blowers work at funerals. Savage talks about things that are actually sad and also very funny.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Jim Jefferies: Freedumb (2016)
Returning for a second Netflix comedy special, Jim Jefferies unleashes his famously ferocious black humor to a packed house in Nashville, Tennessee.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBill Burr: Paper Tiger (2019)
Comedian Bill Burr talks male feminists, outrage culture, robot sex, and cultural appropriation in this standup comedy special shot in London.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDeon Cole: Ok, Mister (2024)
From the telltale signs of aging to bedroom mishaps and dating deal-breakers, Deon Cole spins comedy gold in this playfully candid special.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now (2018)
The gleefully irreverent Jefferies skewers “grabby” celebrities, political hypocrisy and his own ill-advised career moves in a brash stand-up special.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGerry Dee: Funny You Should Say That (2025)
With dry wit, Canadian comic Gerry Dee explores his perilous years as a schoolteacher, the pitfalls of open marriages and the truth about Santa.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Azeem Banatwalla: Cometh The Hour (2017)
Azeem Banatwalla is back with jokes and observations about the perils of married life, road rage, millennials, and confused African kids.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Corey Holcomb: Your Way Ain't Working (2012)
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Deon Cole: Charleen's Boy (2022)
In an electric stand-up special, Deon Cole ponders romance, racist hotel showers, post-coital bedtime prayers and why he loves women of a certain age.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro (2018)
Comedian W. Kamau Bell muses on parenting in the Trump era, "free speech" dustups, woke children's TV and his fear of going off the grid.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
DeRay Davis: How to Act Black (2017)
Dynamic comic DeRay Davis hits the stage like a ball of fire, nailing the finer points of living, dating and handling show business as a black man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives?
The closest matches to Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives are Neal Brennan: Women and Black Dudes (2014), Simon Amstell: Set Free (2019) and John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives?
People who watched Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives most often go on to Neal Brennan: Women and Black Dudes (2014), Simon Amstell: Set Free (2019) and John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018).
What is the highest-rated movie like Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives?
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018), rated 7.9/10 by 259 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives?
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives?
Yes: Neal Brennan: Women and Black Dudes (2014), Simon Amstell: Set Free (2019) and John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018).
How are movies similar to Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.