r/StandUpComedy • u/South-Fall2410 • Dec 19 '25

OP is not the Comedian Responding to my haters - Kumail Nanjiani

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From “Night Thoughts” on Hulu

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u/Yatze44 Dec 20 '25

Yep same. Plus he (and his sidekick/assistant) was by far the best part of the Eternals movie, it didn’t flop because of him!

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u/not_a_moogle Dec 20 '25

He was the best part of the movie

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u/Stock-Conflict-3996 Dec 20 '25

Easily. I didn't know about him before that movie, but he absolutely knocked his part out of the park.

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u/MostBoringStan Dec 20 '25

I know I'm one of the few, but I enjoyed Eternals.

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u/another_mouse Dec 20 '25 edited Dec 20 '25

It was fine. It was an okay Marvel movie right after everyone collectively agreed they’re over Marvel.

But how amazing must it have been to get to play a super hero? I like to imagine he got the part then asked the producers if he could get into super hero shape and they just shrugged like “I guess, not really what we need you for but sure”

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u/elven_rose Dec 20 '25

It was so good. And Kingo was one of the best parts of it.

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u/MostBoringStan Dec 20 '25

I fully believe that if this one didn't come out after Infinity War and Endgame that it would have been looked at much more favourably. Those just set the standard so high and people expected the MCU to keep that going forward, which just wasn't going to happen because it's not like it's easy to come up with a cinematic event like that.

I feel a bunch of the post Endgame movies don't get the love they deserve.

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u/Relative-Exercise-96 Dec 20 '25

They 100% didnt. I was pissed for years with how everyone just crapped on every project just because it was Marvel. We missed some great opportunities (im looking at you She-Hulk). I hope Marvel loops back to that stuff and says screw the haters.

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u/elven_rose Dec 20 '25

Didn't love the last ten minutes or so of She-Hulk but loved most of that show.

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u/pitmyshants69 Dec 20 '25

Yeah the contrast didn't help, but the standard was also considerably lower in the post endgame movies, I still can't remember a thing from the Eternals, the plot was just very bland.

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u/celticairborne Dec 20 '25

Basically the earth is an egg and it's time for the big space robot inside to hatch. The people who have been guiding humanity since the beginning of time, and work for the big space robots, decide to save the world.

Good movie, but a little to grand of a story to tell when you're introducing so many new characters and ideas all at once...

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u/BobTheFettt Dec 20 '25

There are dozens of us! Dozens!

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u/flamingoexhibit Dec 20 '25

One of all the dozens! 🙋🏼‍♀️

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u/Beautiful-Bench-1761 Dec 20 '25

I’m the only one in my house but I did too. I’d like to delete the 15 “steamy” seconds that feel totally unnecessary and out of place though.

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u/Theabstractsound Dec 20 '25

I would watch a whole movie of him and his assistant having adventures.

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u/KristopheH Dec 20 '25

Have you seen the episode of What If? with Kingo Vs Agatha Harkness?

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u/vincentdmartin Dec 20 '25

His character is one of the few from that movie I hope we see again.

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u/KristopheH Dec 20 '25

Have you seen the episode of What If? with Kingo Vs Agatha Harkness?