Talking to Kumail Nanjiani About Standup, Acting, 'SNL' Auditions and More
Fans of Kumail Nanjiani have no shortage of places to find him. He's appeared in every season of IFC's Portlandia, and is a regular on TNT's legal dramedy Franklin & Bash. He also hosts the video game podcast The Indoor Kids alongside his wife Emily V. Gordon, co-hosts the weekly standup show The Meltdown in Los Angeles with Nerdist’s Jonah Ray, and just recorded his first special and CD for Comedy Central.
I recently got the chance to chat with him about acting, touring, and auditioning for SNL.
You recently recorded your first hour special in Austin. Does it have a name yet?
There's a couple names we're kicking [...]
