Kumail Nanjiani

Kumail Nanjiani is an Oscar-nominated writer and Emmy-nominated actor known for The Big Sick , HBO's Silicon Valley , and Marvel's Eternals . He's starred in everything from Only Murders in the Building to Welcome to Chippendales , built a stand-up career that bridges sharp social commentary with deeply personal storytelling, and somehow made the internet collectively argue about his abs. In this episode, I sit down with Kumail to talk about the long road from open mics in Chicago to writing a film about his own love story that landed at the Oscars. We get into what it actually takes to bet on yourself creatively, how he thinks about ambition versus contentment, and the weird psychological shift that happens when the thing you dreamed about finally happens. We also talk about identity - Pakistani, immigrant, American - and how those layers have shaped his comedy and career choices. Kumail opens up about therapy, insecurity, reinvention, and why success does not magically fix your brain. It's thoughtful, self-aware, and very funny. Exactly what you'd expect - and a little more honest than you might. Pick up Kumail Nanjiani's new merch Watch Kumail Nanjiani's new special "Night Thoughts" Follow Kumail Nanjiani: Instagram Threads Facebook X (Twitter) TikTok

Fresh from his 2026 Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy for his Hulu special Night Thoughts, Kumail Nanjiani is back! Listen in to this special bonus episode featuring an exclusive Q&A between Kumail and the Soho House West Hollywood members who attended his taping in November 2025 wherein he delves more deeply into his stance on not doing an accent when he plays characters of South Asian descent, how he balances doing stand-up comedy with his TV and film acting work and what has most inspired his desire to direct. Find Kumail’s original episode, published December 10, wherever you get your podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-kumail-nanjiani-his-first-job-was-fixing-laptops/id1813001039?i=1000740673013 MY HOLLYWOOD STORY LINKS: Instagram : @myhollywoodstory YouTube Website SoHo House West Hollywood Thoughts? Questions? Admiration? Drop us a line at myhollywoodpodcast@gmail.com. And if you like us, drop a review in the comments or give us a few stars! Thanks for hanging out with us!

"Sex Criminals" Comic TV Adaptation by Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon: The acclaimed Image Comics series Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky is being adapted into a TV series by Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon. The duo, known for The Big Sick , will bring their comedic and heartfelt touch to the story of a couple who discover they can stop time when they orgasm. Visit https://nerdist.com/article/sex-criminals-comic-tv-adaptation-kumail-nanjiani-emily-v-gordon-matt-fraction-chip-zdarsky/ to read or listen to the article. Powered by Instaread (https://instaread.co/player) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian/actor Kumail Nanjiani joins to share the downsides of learning how to act as an adult, getting so swole people want to fight you, why you shouldn’t clone pets (or people), and why factory comedians have gotta stop. Follow Kumail Nanjiani on Instagram & TikTok Watch Kumail's new special, Night Thoughts, on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/kumail-nanjiani-night-thoughts-6dab8b04-0325-47cd-b1ae-4bcd07cddf78 Watch Kumail in season 2 of Fallout : https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0FLSZBRZJ/ -- This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter , Instagram , and Tiktok . The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube , Facebook , and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram , YouTube , and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Video edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠ Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kumail Nanjiani joins the pod to discuss his new special NIGHT THOUGHTS (out now on Hulu), returning to standup for the first time in ten years, being a jacked guy but not having the vibe of a jacked guy, how he feels being the only star who did just one Marvel movie, and much more. Kumail and Stav help callers including a guy who’s been iced out of his high school friend group for years after sleeping with his best friend’s sister, and a guy who is feeling a little smothered by his overbearing Mexican father-in-law. Watch Kumail Nanjiani’s new special NIGHT THOUGHTS on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/kumail-nanjiani-night-thoughts Follow Kumail Nanjiani: https://www.instagram.com/kumailn https://x.com/kumailn https://www.tiktok.com/@kumailn Thank you to our sponsors! Twisted Tea - https://www.twistedtea.com/locations ☎️ Want to be a part of the show? Call 904-800-STAV and leave a voicemail to get advice! 🎟️ See Stavvy live on the Dreamboat Tour 🛥️💕!!! https://stavvy.biz/ for tickets ‼️ Bonus episodes every week! Unlock exclusive, Patreon-only episodes at https://www.patreon.com/stavvysworld Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the December 24, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to get into the latest film and TV news, talk about Avatar: Fire & Ash and present interviews with James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver, and some of the other cast members, we’ll get into Kumail Nanjiani’s new stand-up special and speak with Kumail himself, we’ll talk about The Housemaid and present an interview with director Paul Feig, and pull back the curtain on an editor conversation about /Film’s best movies of the year list. (~00:39) News https://www.slashfilm.com/2057940/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-movie-trailer/ https://www.slashfilm.com/2056894/lars-eidinger-brainiac-james-gunns-superman-sequel-man-of-tomorrow/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/paul-king-to-direct-labubu-movie-for-sony-1236453921/ https://www.slashfilm.com/2059662/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-marvel-actor-thomas-jane-dr-leonard-bones-mccoy/ https://deadline.com/2025/12/the-legend-of-aang-the-last-airbender-paramount-skip-theaters-1236655848/ (~02:17) Avatar: Fire & Ash spoiler discussion Avatar: Fire And Ash Review: James Cameron's Sci-Fi Epic Delivers On Multiple Levels (~31:42) James Cameron interview (~39:31) Sigourney Weaver interview (~47:20) Jack Champion, Trinity Bliss, and Bailey Bass interview (~55:01) Sam Worthington, Stephen Lang, and Oona Chaplin interview (~01:02:00) Rob Reiner remembrance https://www.slashfilm.com/2051847/rob-reiner-director-stand-by-me-misery-the-princess-bride-dead-obituary/ (~01:09:14) Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts discussion (~01:14:43) Kumail Nanjiani interview (~01:28:01) The Housemaid conversation The Housemaid Review: Sydney Sweeney And Amanda Seyfried Lead Paul Feig's Excellent, Wicked Drama (~01:39:38) Paul Feig interview https://www.slashfilm.com/2048753/the-housemaid-director-paul-feig-interview/ (~01:50:20) /Film editors narrow down the site’s best movies of the year list https://www.slashfilm.com/2053301/best-movies-of-2025-ranked/ All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about some of the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked in the show notes. You can subscribe to /Film Weekly on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , <a href="https:/

Comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani feels twitterpated about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Kumail sits down with Conan to discuss his new special Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts, old lady drug dealers, how he’s been received internationally, and the real-life coming of age experience that inspired a favorite Silicon Valley scene. For Conan videos, tour dates and more visit TeamCoco.com . Got a question for Conan? Call our voicemail: (669) 587-2847. Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/conan . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In an interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, actor Kumail Nanjiani revealed the extensive scope of his contract with Marvel Studios for his role as Kingo in Eternals . He stated that he is contracted for "ten more years and six more movies" in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). However, Nanjiani clarified that this is an option for Marvel, not a guarantee that he will appear in all those projects. He joked that he could simply end up as "a janitor in the background of an Ant-Man movie." Despite the uncertainty, Nanjiani expressed immense enthusiasm for continuing the role. He loves playing Kingo and is excited by the potential to explore the character's long history as an immortal living on Earth, suggesting there are many stories to tell from different decades of his life. His long-term contract signals Marvel's potential plans for Kingo's future in the MCU. Visit https://nerdist.com/article/kumail-nanjiani-eternals-ten-more-years-mcu-six-movies/ to read or listen to the article. Powered by Instaread (https://instaread.co/player) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For most of his career, Kumail Nanjiani has been asked to play the same type of brash nerd character that he perfected over six seasons on HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley.’ Then, a few years back, everything changed. The Pakistani-American comedian transformed his body to appear in the Marvel movie ‘Eternals’ and ever since, strange new doors have opened for him in Hollywood. One of those unexpected opportunities came when Natasha Lyonne reached out to him to play the bleach-blonde-haired, heavily tattooed Florida panhandle cop named Gator Joe on this week’s episode of her Peacock hit ‘Poker Face.’ At first, he thought she might have been joking. In this episode, Nanjiani talks about how he nailed the character’s very specific Southern accent only days before they started filming. Then, he looks back at the earlier part of his career, including how close he came to playing Abed on ‘Community,’ what he learned about “amoral” tech giants like Elon Musk through ‘Silicon Valley,’ and the deeply rewarding experience of bringing his real-life story to the screen in ‘The Big Sick.’ And he also discusses his long-awaited return to stand-up comedy with his first special in 12 years set to hit Hulu later this year. Follow Kumail Nanjiani on Instagram @kumailn Follow Matt Wilstein on Bluesky @mattwilstein Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram @lastlaughpod Highlights from this episode and others at The Daily Beast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Phil LIVE! is back, and this time, we are getting into some super personal topics with Steve-O, Nick Swardson, and Kumail Nanjiani! "We'll keep it right here." and it's brought to you by Better Help. Go to www.betterhelp.com/aboutlastnight for 10% off your first month! Adam Ray as Dr. Phil Steve-O @steveotelevision Nick Swardson @nickswardson Kumail Nanjiani Jordyn Denning Hailey Welch, the Hawk Tuah Girl Jeremiah Watkins as Sherman Nanjiani @jeremiahwatkins https://bit.ly/adamraycomedy Crew: (in credits order) Produced, Written, and Directed by Adam Ray Makeup by Jennifer Aspinall Tech by Stephen Hauser Sound Mixers, Jordan Diaz & Jon JT Taylor Post-Production Audio by Tim Franklin Director of Photography, Editor, James Codeglia Camera Operator, David Codeglia Camera Operator, Christopher Brown Camera Operator, Gabriel Sabloff Special thanks to The Comedy Store ( @TheComedyStore ) Amanda Ray Jon Sosis Katie Hettenbach Watch more: https://drphillive.tv Follow Adam Ray: Official Website: https://adamraycomedy.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdamRayComedy/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@adamraycomedy ... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamraycomedy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamraycomedy YouTube: @adamraycomedy Dr. Phil LIVE! with Steve-O, Nick Swardson, Kumail Nanjiani #AdamRay #kumailnanjiani #Comedy #FullComedySpecial #steveo #drphil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Eternals really as bad as people say it is? This week, we welcome back friend of the show Corey Pruitt, aka Task, to discuss Eternals and recent comments made by Kumail Nanjiani about his experience with the movie. Task and Fat Thor discuss the film's backlash, plus MCU outrage, The Marvels, Fake grifters in comics, and more. Follow Task: @UpToTask Check out his Podcast: Super Suit Show https://www.twitch.tv/supersuitshow https://soundcloud.com/supersuit-show?utm_source=mobi&utm_campaign=social_sharing Read ‘Leaders Of The Free World’ : https://globalcomix.com/ Check out the full clip of Kumail’s comments on Eternals from the Inside Of You Podcast: https://youtu.be/l7_rHBswiFc?si=3-YtnUlZh-NanmAj Follow our link and use code SONSOFMJOLNIR for 10% off your order at BCW Supplies for all your bags, boards, and other comic needs. https://www.bcwsupplies.com/?acc=sons... Follow us on Twitter @SonsOfMjolnir For audio versions of our episodes https://linktr.ee/sonsofmjolnir 0:00 Intro 4:05 Eternals hate 4:55 Kumail Nanjiani Comments on ‘Inside of you’ Podcast 8:04 Cloe Zhao Betrayed Film 12:45 Cloe Zhao’s Pitch For Eternals 16:45 More Than a “Superhero Film” 20:40 Why The Eternals Can’t/ Shouldn’t Interfere 23:00 Kro and the Deviants 30:29 What Introducing Celestials Means For The MCU 35:43 Jack Kirby’s Eternals 40:31 All Of It Is Film, Or None Of It Is 49:33 Jack Kirby & Stan Lee 56:06 Cheering For Failure 1:02:12 History Repeats with The Marvels/Hate Pays 1:17:36 The Industry Looking Down On SuperHero Films 1:19:03 Importance of Speaking Up About Mental Health 1:22:58 Comics Are Life/ Nonsense Arguments 1:29:27 Tiamut 1:34:37: Morph in X-Men 97/ Importance of everyone being included 1:52:03 Final Thoughts on Eternals/Corey’s Newest Project Sons of Mjolnir Intro by Alec Bourke @the.lucid.youth https://linktr.ee/thelucidyouth For business inquiries, please contact sonsofmjolnirpodcast@gmail.com

In this Episode of Film Folly, Amanda talks about ‘Fast X’, giving her review and talking about why she loves the franchise so much, but it’s not without its faults. Amanda also chats about the big news in Hollywood over the disappointing weekend opening for ‘The Flash’, a spin off Insidious film starring Kumail Nanjiani & Mandy Moore, details about the live action remake of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’, and Emma Stone plays a modern-day Frankenstein seen in the ‘Poor Things’ trailer. Send your thoughts for Amanda to feature in an episode of Film Folly! Voice memo or email to: filmfollypodcast@gmail.com Comment and follow on: Instagram Facebook Twitter Intro Music: Breeze Short 1 by Alyx Transition Music: Yello Fields by Independent Music Licensing Collective (IMLC) Outro Music: Stations by MagnusMoone Hollywood News Articles: Deadline - Mandy Moore & Kumail Nanjiani to Star In ‘Thread: An Insidious Tale’ For Screen Gems; ‘Moon Knight’s Jeremy Slater Directing The Hollywood Reporter - ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Live-Action Remake Finds Its Hiccup and Astrid The Hollywood Reporter – Emma Stone Goes Frankenstein-Like in Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Poor Things’ Trailer Collider – ‘The Flash’ Fails to Launch at the Domestic Box Office, Opens Below ‘Black Adam’