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Actor Kumail Nanjiani on accepting a non-comedic role

Nov 25, 2022

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Stand Up - I'm Having Trouble With the Scene, Could You Help Me?

03:29

Was It a Limited Series or a Film?

01:38

The Dark Side of Stand-Up Comedians

01:31

Introduction

2min

Chapick's Behavior Seemed to Be a Bit Bizarre. I Listened to It and I Was Like, What?

3min

Iger - Is He Gonna Succeed Bob Iger?

3min

Kumail Nanjani - The Man Who Built the MailStrip Club

2min

Chip and Dale - A Look at the World

3min

The Dark Side of Stand-Up Comedians

2min

Stand Up - I'm Having Trouble With the Scene, Could You Help Me?

3min

Was It a Limited Series or a Film?

2min

KCRW's Unfictional - Soccer Is Not Fair

2min

10.

You're Executive Producer on Welcome to Chip and Dales

3min

11.

I Feel So Sorry for You

2min

12.

You're Producing Performer, Is That Your Goal?

3min

After writing and starring in the film “The Big Sick” in 2017, actor and comedian Kumail Nanjiani says writer-director and producer Robert Siegel (“Pam and Tommy,” “Big Fan,” “The Wrestler”) approached him with an idea to make a drama film about the American stripper troupe Chippandales. At the time, Nanjiani turned it down.