Kumail Nanjiani



Kumail Nanjiani (Urdu: كُميل ننجیانی‬‎; born February 21, 1978) is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and podcast host. He is best known for this main role as Dinesh Chugtai in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley, a favorite show of Arin and Danny's.

In 2017, Nanjiani wrote (alongside his wife Emily A. Gordon) and starred in the critically acclaimed romantic comedy film The Big Sick, in which he played a semi-fictional version of himself. In 2018, Nanjiani and Gordon recieved Academy Award nominations for  Best Original Screenplay.

Nanjiani appeared alongside his Silicon Valley co-star Thomas Middleditch in Guest Grumps, playing WCW vs NWO: World Tour for Nintendo 64.

Trivia

 * Nanjiani is the first Game Grumps guest to be an Academy Award nominee.