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Kumail Nanjiani

Pakistani Comedian

Born: Feb 21, 1978

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Being a fish out of water is tough, but that's how you evolve. Kumail Nanjiani

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My mom told us never to reveal that we were Shia in school. You would find out that some other kid was Shiite, and you would whisper, 'Hey,' or you would see someone at the mosque, and you'd be like, 'Hey, that kid's Shiite!' There was a lot of tension, a lot of violence in Karachi between Shiites and Sunnis. Kumail Nanjiani

I grew up watching 'Ghostbusters' and 'Knight Rider' and Hot Wheels commercials. When I got to college, having never set foot in America, I knew more American pop-culture references than my friends did. Kumail Nanjiani

A lot of people say video games can be stifling. Older people say, 'We had to go outside, and we had to make up stories!' For me, video games broadened my horizons. Playing 'Golden Axe,' I was those characters. I imagined myself being in that world, so honestly, it was a really good thing. Kumail Nanjiani

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When generally people make race-based jokes to me - even if they're not technically racist, they're sort of based on me being Pakistani or whatever - on Twitter, you know, I block a lot of people who say something weird about my name or something. It does bug me generally, but it is all about context. Kumail Nanjiani

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I moved to New York first and was really apprehensive about moving to L.A., but I really, really like it. Kumail Nanjiani

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If you do a sketch, that's a very short narrative. Stand-up, it's bit-to-bit, minute-long narratives. Kumail Nanjiani

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You really need to have that discipline. It's not even discipline. I just put down these rules. It's not like a vague, 'Motivate yourself!' and do something. It's specific hours set aside every day for certain things. Kumail Nanjiani

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The worst job I ever had was an office job that I had for six years, and that's nothing against the people who I was surrounded by, because they were wonderful people. Kumail Nanjiani

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I've found that the common humanity of people is the most relatable thing, and even if your stories are very specific about a different place, if you have a relatable core of humanity, people will go along with it. Kumail Nanjiani

I love, love, love the street-cart food. Gyros are like a meat-flavored fruit roll-up. A meat roll-up. Kumail Nanjiani

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I stay home. It's the best place to be alone. There is hardly any walk-through traffic. Kumail Nanjiani

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I've always played some version of a nerdy guy or something like that. I mean, one of my story lines on 'Silicon Valley' is that I am very bad with women! Kumail Nanjiani

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Rom-coms have been one of my favorite genres of movies since I can remember. My favorite movie of all-time is 'Four Weddings and a Funeral,' and then 'When Harry Met Sally,' and 'Annie Hall' is top five. Kumail Nanjiani

I'm a massive rom-com head! Like, every rom-com in the '90s and early 2000s, I've watched. Kumail Nanjiani

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I always felt that it was never the duty of a person to really stand up for their gender or their race or anything like that - I always felt that was a personal choice. But I do feel now that maybe my opinion is evolving or changing a little bit. Kumail Nanjiani

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One of my favorite comedies is 'Shaun of the Dead.' Kumail Nanjiani

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