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Kumail Nanjiani first gained notoriety for his critically acclaimed one-man Upright Citizens Brigade show Unpronounceable, "a hilarious account of his growing up in a highly religious community in Pakistan, and making his way to glamorous Iowa for engineering college, before exploring standup in Chicago and New York." Over the past year, Kumail has made appearances on Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report, Jimmy Kimmel and David Letterman. He was named as one of New York Magazine's "10 Comedians to Watch" and Variety's "10 Comics to Watch." Kumail is currently writing a pilot based on his life for NBC and Conaco while also writing and performing on "Michael an Michael Have Issues" for Comedy Central.