Comic Hans Kim ripped for Matthew Perry death jokes

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By Katherine Donlevy

American comedian Hans Kim is under fire for ripping jokes about Matthew 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. 28.

The “Friends” star died from an apparent drowning and was not found with fentanyl or meth in his system, though a full toxicology report is pending.

The actor had a long history of drug and alcohol abuse, which he openly chronicled in his memoir published last year.

Kim doubled down the grim jokes in a subsequent TikTok Tuesday showing the blockback the brief set recieved.

“MOMMA WE MADE IT!” he wrote.

“To all the people I offended I sincerely apologize. I hope you grow thicker skin and not just because your corpse is left bloating in a hot tub for two hours.”

It is not the first time Kim dabbled in controversial material for his sets.

He earned plenty of backlash last month for posting a video to Instagram of a live set in which he ridiculed Israel in the aftermath of Hamas’ surprise Oct. 7 terror attack.

“In support of Israel, I’ve been going to restaurants and not tipping. It also doubles as support for Black Lives Matter,” he said.

He then called Israel’s counterattack on Gaza — which has left an estimated 11,000 Palestinians dead — a “real Hala-ocaust.”

“A lot of Israelis were killed at a music festival, which is horrible, but why are you having a music festival right next to Gaza? Are these people like, ‘Man the vibes next to this open-air prison are bumping, man,’” he continued.

“Call me a p—y, but I refuse to party a paraglide away from a bunch of hungry thirsty Arabs.”