Nanjiani really gets inside this character and makes you care about the comic even in the most outrageous moments of his story.Īside from this performance and a brilliant cameo by Tracy Morgan, I loved the production design of “The Comedian.” No comedy club has ever looked like Eddie’s, where Samir performs - but if it existed in real life, it would certainly land on an Eater Heatmap. Of course, he eventually gets what he wants, but his rise to fame comes at a hefty price. ![]() In this Twilight Zone episode, he’s definitely a hack who’s tortured by his lack of success. One of my issues with that movie - which I liked, but didn’t love - was that I couldn’t figure out if Nanjiani’s hero was supposed to be a good or crummy standup in the world of the film. Kumail Nanjiani plays the comedian, Samir, in a performance with more depth and detail than his star turn portraying another standup comic in The Big Sick. And like all great Twilight Zone episode, it’s got a clever twist at the end. While it’s hard to beat the clever storytelling of the original black-and-white version of the Twilight Zone, one of the two new episodes of the Jordan Peele reboot comes close: “The Comedian.” This tale, about a club comic who gains an unusual super power after sharing a drink with another comedian, unfolds in a way that is suspenseful and surprising. Here are my thoughts on that, plus two other shows to check out before Monday:Īn exhilarating return to the Twilight Zone Kumail Nanjiani CBS All Access/ The Twilight Zone Monday was also a significant day in the pop culture landscape because it saw the premiere of Jordan Peele’s Twilight Zone reboot, which is one of my recommendations this week. Did you get fooled by an internet prank this week? I thought that, on the whole, the April Fools’ jokes were pretty lame except for Lucas Peterson’s masterful LA Times satire about coastal culinary biases. Check back with Geek Girl Authority for the latest on The Twilight Zone on CBS All Access.This post originally appeared on April 5, 2019, in “Eat, Drink, Watch” - the weekly newsletter for people who want to order takeout and watch TV. The first return season of The Twilight Zone will have ten episodes and is scheduled to premiere sometime in 2019. Yeun was named Best Supporting Actor by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for his role in Burning. Yeun has been pretty busy this year with roles in Boot Riley’s Sorry to Bother You and the critically acclaimed Burning. His character Glenn Rhee was brutally killed int the season 7 premiere. It’s been a little over two years since Yeun left The Walking Dead. Jordan Peele will serve as host/narrator and executive producer of the reboot. Yeun joins an amazing list of actors who will star in the sci-fi anthology series, that includes John Cho ( Searching), Allison Tolman ( Fargo), Jacob Tremblay ( Room), Kumail Nanjiani ( Silicon Valley), Adam Scott ( Parks and Recreation) and Sanaa Lathan ( Love and Basketball). ![]() ![]() RELATED: Adam Scott Is Entering THE TWILIGHT ZONE According to Entertainment Weekly, Yeun will star in an episode titled, “The Traveler.” Details about the episode have not been released. Steven Yeun is headed to the CBS All Access reboot of The Twilight Zone.
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