Kumail Nanjiani and Medieval TV: The Week in Pop-Culture Writing
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Robert Ito | “Seeing a Pakistani American comic secure the romantic lead in a Hollywood film would be a rare delight under any circumstances. But what makes all the more remarkable is how little fuss is made of it. In the film, we see Kumail [Nanjiani] and his family eating and laughing and goofing off, fighting and (after a spell) making up, just like the actor’s real family. It’s a
