Kumail Nanjiani
Acting Born 1978 Karachi, Pakistan
171 credits
Kumail Ali Nanjiani (/kʊˈmeɪl ˌnɑːndʒiˈɑːni/; Sindhi: ڪميل علي نانجياڻي; Urdu: کمیل علی نانجیانی; born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his role as Dinesh in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley (2014–2019) and for co-writing and starring in the romantic comedy film The Big Sick (2017). For co-writing the latter with his wife, Emily V. Gordon, they were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2018, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role in The Twilight Zone executive produced by Jordan Peele in 2019. Nanjiani has also voiced Prismo on the animated series Adventure Time and starred in the TNT series Franklin & Bash and the Adult Swim series Newsreaders. He also co-hosted the Comedy Central show The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail and played various roles on the comedy series Portlandia. He also played Kingo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero film Eternals and What If...? Episode What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?, con artist Haja Estree in the Disney+ miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi and celebrity scientist Vik in the television series The Boys Presents: Diabolical and The Boys. In 2022, he starred in the lead role of the Hulu miniseries Welcome to Chippendales. In 2023, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie category for his work in Welcome to Chippendales. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kumail Nanjiani, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Read the full biography
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The Wrong Girls
2026
as GG (voice)
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The Breadwinner
2026
as Peyton
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The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026
as Self
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Series Funny AF with Kevin Hart
2026
as Self - Judge
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Over Your Dead Body
2026
as Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
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See You When I See You
2026
Producer
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Series The Screener
2026
as Parker Harrison
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Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025
as Self
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Ella McCay
2025
as Trooper Nash
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Driver's Ed
2025
as Mr. Rivers
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Series Deli Boys
2025
as Danyal Khan
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Is / Was \ Will
2025
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Acting
153 credits
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The Comeback King
2027
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Funny AF with Kevin Hart
2026
as Self - Judge
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Over Your Dead Body
2026
as Hollywood Dan (uncredited)
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The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026
as Self
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The Breadwinner
2026
as Peyton
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The Screener
2026
as Parker Harrison
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The Wrong Girls
2026
as GG (voice)
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Deli Boys
2025
as Danyal Khan
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Driver's Ed
2025
as Mr. Rivers
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Ella McCay
2025
as Trooper Nash
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Is / Was \ Will
2025
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Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025
as Self
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Series After Midnight
2024
as Self
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Destroy All Neighbors
2024
as Smelting Refinery Guard
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Series Fallout
2024
as Xander Harkness
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
as Nadeem
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Series Grave Conversations
2024
as Self
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Series Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
as Prismo (voice)
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Attack of the Doc!
2023
as Self
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Series Dr Phil LIVE!
2023
as Self
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Series History of the World: Part II
2023
as Vatsyayana
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Series Krapopolis
2023
as Spartan Army Leader (voice)
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Migration
2023
as Mack Mallard (voice)
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Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Series Poker Face
2023
as Joseph 'Gator Joe' Pilson
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Series Project Greenlight
2023
as Self
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Series Bee and PuppyCat
2022
as Howell (voice)
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022
as Self - Kingo
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Series Murderville
2022
as Kumail Nanjiani
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Series Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Haja Estree
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
as Self - Haja Estree
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Series The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022
as Vik (voice)
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Series The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
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Series Welcome to Chippendales
2022
as Somen 'Steve' Banerjee
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A Night at the Academy Museum
2021
as Self
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Eternals
2021
as Kingo
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Series Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Rudy Thurber
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Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
as Self
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Series What If...?
2021
as Kingo (voice)
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Death to 2020
2020
as Bark Multiverse
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Dolittle
2020
as Plimpton (voice)
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Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020
as Self
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Series Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
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The Lovebirds
2020
as Jibran
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Series Bless the Harts
2019
as Jesus (voice)
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Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019
as Self
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Series Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik
2019
as Self
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It Started As a Joke
2019
as Self
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Men in Black: International
2019
as Pawny (voice)
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Stuber
2019
as Stu Prasad
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Series The Boys
2019
as Kumail Nanjiani (uncredited)
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Series The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
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Series The Twilight Zone
2019
as Samir Wassan
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Duck Butter
2018
as Jake
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Poop Talk
2018
as Self
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Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018
as Self
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A Happening of Monumental Proportions
2017
as Perry
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Series Big Mouth
2017
as himself (voice)
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Fist Fight
2017
as Officer Mehar
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The Big Sick
2017
as Kumail Nanjiani
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The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017
as Jay (voice)
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Brother Nature
2016
as Riggleman
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Central Intelligence
2016
as Jared the Airport Security Guard
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Series Chelsea
2016
as Self
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Series HarmonQuest
2016
as Eddie Lizzard
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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
as Keanu
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The Late Bloomer
2016
as Rich
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Addicted to Fresno
2015
as Damon
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Series Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
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Flock of Dudes
2015
as Ro
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Hell and Back
2015
as Dave the Demon (voice)
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Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
as Nasir
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Series Hot Ones
2015
as Self
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Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015
as Brad Syed
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Series Major Lazer
2015
as Thor (voice)
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Misery Loves Comedy
2015
as Self
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Series Taskmaster
2015
as Self
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Series The Grinder
2015
as Prosecutor Leonard
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Series The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
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Series The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
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Series Broad City
2014
as Benny Calitri
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Series Garfunkel and Oates
2014
as Jordan
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Series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self
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Series Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
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Loaded
2014
as Raza
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Series Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
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Series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
as Cute-ling Mayor (voice)
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Sex Tape
2014
as Punit
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Series Silicon Valley
2014
as Dinesh Chugtai
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The Last of the Great Romantics
2014
as George the Counter Guy
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Series The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
2014
as Self
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Series The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
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Series TripTank
2014
as Dick Genie (voice)
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Series Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
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Bad Milo!
2013
as Bobbi
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Series Drunk History
2013
as Lakota Chief
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Hell Baby
2013
as Cable Guy
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Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2013
as Himself
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Series @midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Self
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Series Newsreaders
2013
as Amir Larussa
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The Arrangement
2013
as Alfred Dalton
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Series The Jeselnik Offensive
2013
as Self
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The Kings of Summer
2013
as Gary
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Series The Last Leg
2013
as Self
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Timms Valley
2013
as Arjit Pondicherry
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Series Bunk
2012
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Series Burning Love
2012
as Zakir
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Series Key & Peele
2012
as College Kid #1
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Series The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
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The Five-Year Engagement
2012
as Pakistani Chef
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Series Veep
2012
as Statistician
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Series Bob's Burgers
2011
as Skip Marooch (voice)
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Series Franklin & Bash
2011
as Pindar Singh
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Series Portlandia
2011
as SoCal Waiter
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Portlandia
2011
as Denim Salesman
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Portlandia
2011
as Human Bandwidth Manager
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Portlandia
2011
as Cell Phone Salesman
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Portlandia
2011
as Birthday Loan Officer
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Series Traffic Light
2011
as Paul
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Series Adventure Time
2010
as Prismo (voice)
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Series Conan
2010
as Self
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Life As We Know It
2010
as Simon
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Reggie Watts: Why Shit So Crazy?
2010
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Series The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
as Self
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Series Ugly Americans
2010
as Neilando Patel (voice)
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Series Archer
2009
as Farooq Ashkani (voice)
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Series Community
2009
as Lapari
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Series Michael & Michael Have Issues
2009
as Kumail
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Series RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
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Series Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
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Series Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest Host
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
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Series The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
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Series Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
as Bees (voice)
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Series The View
1997
as Self - Guest
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The View
1997
as Self
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Series Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
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Series The X-Files
1993
as Pasha
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Series MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
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Series The Simpsons
1989
as Theo (voice)
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Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
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Series Laugh Factory
1979
as Self
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Series Good Morning America
1975
as Self - Guest
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Series Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
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Saturday Night Live
1975
as Indian Reporter (uncredited)
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Series The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
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All Day & All Night
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Compulsive Liar
as Simon
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Green Bank
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Howl
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Thread: An Insidious Tale
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Very Young Frankenstein
Production
11 credits
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See You When I See You
2026
Producer
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Is / Was \ Will
2025
Executive Producer
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Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025
Executive Producer
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Project Greenlight
2023
Executive Producer
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Welcome to Chippendales
2022
Executive Producer
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Series Little America
2020
Executive Producer
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The Lovebirds
2020
Executive Producer
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The Big Sick
2017
Executive Producer
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Compulsive Liar
Executive Producer
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Howl
Producer
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Sex Criminals
Executive Producer
Writing
5 credits
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Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
2025
Writer
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The Big Sick
2017
Writer
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Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
2013
Writer
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Compulsive Liar
Screenplay
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Sidekicks
Screenplay
Directing
1 credit
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Howl
Director
Creator
1 credit
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Sex Criminals
Creator