Kumail Nanjiani

Geffen Playhouse Announces $25MM Endowment Campaign and Raises $1MM at Annual Fundraiser

Geffen Playhouse celebrated its 25th Anniversary and raised $1 million for the theater’s education, community engagement and artistic initiatives at its signature Backstage at the Geffen annual fundraiser held June 4, it was announced today. 

James Earl Jones Returns as 'Darth Vader' Voice in OBI-WAN KENOBI

Take a first listen to James Earl Jones back as Darth Vader. Jones originated the voice of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, starting with Episode IV – A New Hope. He has also been seen in The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker. Jones also voiced the character in in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and in the animated Star Wars Rebels series.

VIDEO: Disney+ Releases New Trailer for OBI-WAN KENOBI

The series stars Ewan McGregor, reprising his role as the iconic Jedi Master, and also marks the return of Hayden Christensen in the role of Darth Vader. Joining the cast are Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie. 

Scoop: Coming Up on a Rebroadcast of THE SIMPSONS on FOX - Sunday, May 1, 2022

Get all the scoop on THE SIMPSONS, airing on FOX on Sunday, May 1, 2022! Kumail Nanjiani (“Eternals”) Makes a Guest-Voice Appearance in this rebroadcast. Plus, watch a clip from a recent episode!

San Luis Obispo International Film Festival Announces Honorees and More

The 28th Annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (April 26-May 1) announced that Dale Dickey (A Love Song) will receive the King Vidor Award at next week’s film festival and Michael Showalter (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) will be this year’s Spotlight Award honoree. Stacy Peralta’s The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez was also announced as the featured film for this year’s Surf Nite at the Drive-in.

VIDEO: Disney+ Debuts Exciting Teaser Trailer for OBI-WAN KENOBI

The series stars Ewan McGregor, reprising his role as the iconic Jedi Master, and also marks the return of Hayden Christensen in the role of Darth Vader. Joining the cast are Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie. 

Robin De Jesús Joins Hulu's Chippendales Origin Series IMMIGRANT

Robin de Jesús will join the previously announced Andrew Rannells, Annaleigh Ashford, Kumail Nanjiani, Dan Stevens, and Murray Bartlett in the new series from Robert Siegel, who created Hulu's recent Pam & Tommy limited series.

Andrew Rannells & Annaleigh Ashford Join Hulu's Chippendales Origin Series IMMIGRANT

Rannells and Ashford join Kumail Nanjiani and Murray Bartlett in the new series. Nanjiani will play Somen “Steve” Banerjee, the Indian-American entrepreneur who started the Chippendales male revue. Rannells is set to play a young, rich investor in Chippendales, the love interest of Bartlett's character, who is the producer and choreographer. 

Disney+ Sets OBI-WAN KENOBI Limited Series Release Date

The series stars Ewan McGregor, reprising his role as the iconic Jedi Master. The series also marks the return of Hayden Christensen in the role of Darth Vader. Joining the cast are Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie. 

VIDEO: Netflix Shares MURDERVILLE Comedy Series Trailer

The series stars Will Arnett as Detective Terry Seattle, Haneefah Wood as Chief Rhonda Jenkins - Seattle, Lilan Bowden as Medical Examiner Amber Kang, and Phillip Smithey as Detective Darren 'Daz' Phillips. The celebrity guest stars include Annie Murphy, Conan O'Brien, Ken Jeong, Kumail Nanjiani, Marshawn Lynch, and Sharon Stone.

VIDEO: Marvel Debuts New Trailer for ETERNALS!

The outstanding ensemble cast includes Gemma Chan as humankind-loving Sersi, Richard Madden as the all-powerful Ikaris, and Kumail Nanjiani as cosmic-powered Kingo.

VIDEO: Watch the Official Trailer for Marvel's ETERNALS

Marvel Studios’ “Eternals” welcomes an exciting new team of Super Heroes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The epic story, spanning thousands of years, features a group of immortal heroes forced out of the shadows to reunite against mankind’s oldest enemy, The Deviants.

VIDEO: Watch the Teaser for DEATH TO 2020 on Netflix

Death to 2020 is created and executive produced by Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones and produced by Alison Marlow.

VIDEO: Watch Eddie Redmayne & Cate Blanchett in New JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, WITH TAIKA AND FRIENDS

Taika Waititi leads an all-star cast in episode 3 of 'James and the Giant Peach with Taika and Friends', with Cate Blanchett playing Centipede, Eddie Redmayne voicing Miss Ladybird, Kumail Nanjiani as Miss Spider, Ruth Wilson playing the Earthworm and Sarah Paulson as Old-Green-Grasshopper. 

VIDEO: Dan Levy Talks SCHITT'S CREEK on THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN

After James asks Kumail Nanjiani about his project 'Little America,' James asks Dan Levy about a popular billboard for the final season of 'Schitt's Creek' featuring his character kissing Noah Reid's, and what kind of response he's received.

VIDEO: Kumail Nanjiani Has Pizza & Cake for First Time in a Year on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!

Kumail talks about getting in incredible shape for his new Marvel movie The Eternals, why he decided to post a picture of his new ripped body, finding out the picture went viral, not eating sugar or anything unhealthy, what Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson thought of his muscles, his new show “Little America” and Jimmy surprises him with pizza and desserts which leads to Kumail breaking his diet for the first time in a year.

VIDEO: Issa Rae & Kumail Nanjiani Star in THE LOVEBIRDS Trailer

Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for the new film The Lovebirds, starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani.

VIDEO: Zach Woods Talks SILICON VALLEY, AVENUE 5 on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!

Zach talks about the end of 'Silicon Valley,' his friend Kumail Nanjiani getting ripped for a new role, his terrible experience visiting healers, growing up where George Washington crossed the Delaware, going to a Renaissance Faire, his new HBO show 'Avenue 5,' and his dad's love of space.

VIDEO: Dinesh Goes to Urgent Care in This Clip from SILICON VALLEY

From Mike Judge (Office Space, Beavis & Butthead) comes this tech-savvy satire about programmer Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch), whose game-changing compression algorithm becomes the subject of a valley-wide bidding war.

VIDEO: Watch Robert Downey Jr. in the Official Trailer For DOLITTLE

Robert Downey Jr. stars in Dolittle, an adaptation of the 1920s children's book by Hugh Lofting, Voyage of Doctor Dolittle.