Kumail Nanjiani Bonded With His Wife's Parents During Her Coma

'The Big Sick' star and co-writer Kumail Nanjiani remembers growing closer with his girlfriend's (now-wife's) parents while they found themselves together at the hospital.
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[@mishaespinoza3900]

"We lost 19 of our best guys"... I lost it right there.

[@arunimatiwari6910]

Misha Espinoza me too

[@rachelbaker3511]

Just now “got it” !

[@ivucused7459]

Smae😂😂😂😭

[@mosabhijazi671]

i swear im crying ! THAT KILLED ME !

[@mr.zzzzzzzzzz3311]

i dont get it

[@manzoorathar11]

we lost 19 of our best guys... man i am dead laughing.

[@justinC2421]

That caught me off guard and I had tears in my eyes... so good!

[@constancesteelin1006]

I'm sooo watching that movie when it comes out this side of the world. lol

[@pussyeater69]

I replayed the scene like 10~15 times!

[@johnwesson2759]

can you explain the joke to me I didn't get it.

[@courtneya5692]

John Wesson 19 terrorists died on 9/11. The joke is that you assume he is talking about the innocents that died, until he says they lost "19 of their best guys", when you realize he's actually talking about the terrorists.

[@socrappyicoulddie]

That clip sold me.

[@madisonwaltz9335]

“My character uses jokes to deflect his feelings” HE PLAYS HIMSELF

[@ty814]

Yeah

[@grunmn]

We all do

[@philrobichaud3063]

"We lost 19 of our best guys" - i'm dying!!!

[@snoopymochi562]

He was waving at his parents-in-laws at the beginning awww

[@youknowwhom2161]

Shit yeah.. at 0:27 right

[@moeezS]

The Big Sick is the best romcom in a long while, loved it! Hope the film is super successful.

[@MikhailKalashnikovMiG]

How do you know when it hasn't been released yet?

[@13chicagoboy]

advanced screening. I went to one as well. The film was great ;-)

[@josephcantu3562]

It straight up made me cry and laugh with dried tears on my face. Great movie

[@simetry6477]

I walked out of the theatre, and two women in their midtwenties behind, and I quote, "I laughed, I cried, it was wonderful." And yes, I too teared up, and laughed out loud, many times throughout the movie.

[@jacobtierney4419]

Surely big fans of Anupam Kher should be "Kher Bears"

[@canislupusfool]

My exact thought! I now feel old and sad....

[@julianc3701]

That's what I was thinking too!! Haha

[@promethuser]

Jacob Tierney that’s not how its pronounced though

[@BRBallin1]

Bruh...

[@fadhlmohamed1224]

LAHORI PLAY BOY. They should deport you back to the shithole you came from!

[@chloecarter-daves1528]

My boyfriend (a comedian from an immigrant Muslim family, just like Kumail) and I (a nerdy white academic, just like Zoe) watched it together and HOLY SHIT IT WAS GOOD

[@sameerhafeez7029]

Chloe Carter-Daves are ya married now?

[@gabriella7140]

ARE YOU STILL TOGETHER?

[@chloecarter-daves1528]

@@gabriella7140 very much not

[@zaynax5385]

@@chloecarter-daves1528 damn, sorry to hear that

[@abearseeds]

@@chloecarter-daves1528 haha damn that sucks

[@Kurosagi7000]

Man, I love watching Kumail and Colbert

[@aliyabolotbekkyzy7689]

The clip was hilarious, definitely gonna check out the movie

[@TathD]

Yeah, Kumail and Ray Romano seem like a great combination.

[@markjayd8704]

I liked the movie hilarious

[@winterlover89]

Kumail is always so charming and delightful anytime he's on tv. I love his dry sense of humour.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

"So... uh... 9/11. Where do you stand?" "Well, I think it's time the United States started writing it and saying it '11/9,' like the _rest_ of the world. I mean that's just good sense."

[@user-nw1ty9ec7r]

True😂😂

[@DaveH82]

Yes, all dates should be written in the superior 2017-06-20 format.

[@sebrussell]

Dave, you lunatic, what are you doing? That's the opposite of what we want! Or do I mean etisoppo?

[@MrDnag88]

My B'day is 9/11 but in rest of the world way :)

[@saitamatrash2527]

Seb Russ techinacally it's in the right order if it's year first then month and day. That's how it's done in Asia. I think. But America mess up the order completely by mixing month and day only.

[@MrUltracoin]

2:30 "It`s a comedy"...."I think you mean coma-dy"

[@curryafficionado9355]

Johnny Dutch get out

[@mirhaque9857]

I have no words...

[@muraddiab6393]

Mir Shabaz Hussainy no "the big sick"

[@dakotab291]

Kumails real wife Emily said that in an interview, joke stealer

[@ToDahRANDOMOBILE]

Wheyoooo

[@MarK95owwkaaay]

That is such a sharp suit, kumail looking more and more like a pakistani denzel. Man, that show is stacked with superstars. Feels like theyr ushering a new breed of really smart comedy post- community (which was meta centric and genre bending). Every actor just steals the show in that one.

[@chicawhappa]

he was NOT in community, he was in SILICON VALLEY!!! Community college series had some other half-Polish-half-Pakistani-guy omg.

[@puya5240]

Tie clip chaos

[@peony.turtle]

now with all the extra muscles, haha

[@arthurbriand2175]

@@chicawhappa he was a janitor and antagonist in the last season of Community

[@castillo33brandon]

Colbert reminds me of a mature 'Where's Waldo'

[@sion8]

Que… What?

[@LetsArgue1]

Stephen - "He's blowin' up!" Kumail - (I'm going to let this one go.)

[@cristinasolano6487]

THIS MOVIE HAS 98% ROTTEN TOMATOES.

[@oofin7868]

cristina solano Do you mean fresh tomatoes?Rotten tomatoes means it's bad.

[@reallydude111]

Astute Schizoid You know what he means

[@saisubhash8907]

Ya it was good but not great.

[@ClaireDCoaching]

I don’t. Is a high score on rotten tomatoes a good thing?

[@DYLEMAHD]

@@ClaireDCoaching ''Rotten Tomatoes'' is viewed as one of the most reputable movie/television review sites. It has official critic ratings as well as a separate user rating. It's pretty much the internet standard of what people reference when debating whether a movie is good or not.

[@OtherPeople159]

"You had a break-up before she went into coma" That was really stupid question. And Kumail had the best reply

[@Vejur9000]

Kumail is just smart, sarcastic, observant and funny. His comedy is so good, it takes your mind off things.

[@julieharden2433]

"we lost 19 of our best guys" LOLOL. Omg.

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

Emily and him are legit adorable. All the interviews they have together are so cute.

[@ahmm7694]

Colbert didn't give much back..did he? I hate when hosts do that. They get uncomfortable with a quick witted guest and just switch off.. Unfortunate. Ellen is kind a similar that way. Kimmel is good in that respect he laughs along with guests vibe.

[@dacadoc]

Which is why I always say, Conan is the king of interviewers in this regard.

[@themripley]

A Hmm Yeah. Craig Ferguson was the king of appreciating the guests natural wit and rolling with it. Still miss that dude.

[@tonydimeo1882]

Megan Ripley I miss Craig Ferguson every day.

[@Jay-cy4js]

Even fallon laughs a lot

[@lornamcneil7089]

Kumail was so funny the audience loved him! Stephen just played the straight man usually not his role!

[@erinmaree1987]

I've never actually watched this guy in a show or movie but every time I see him interviewed he genuinely makes me laugh until I cry. So freaking funny.

[@gabesolomon4887]

Silicon Valley. HBO. Him in a room with 5 similar style comedians.

[@garfunkle5447]

love Kumail Nanjiani'ss comedy. Long live The Indoor Kids.

[@GenXersJustWalkItOff]

I swear, I have laughed so hard every time I have seen that cafeteria clip. It just holds up that much - that's the level of hilarious it is.

[@azdgariarada]

Seth's great, but I would have preferred two segments with Kumail over two segments with Seth.

[@jatanbuch8453]

Why not both?! :)

[@azdgariarada]

True. Could have just done without the Paul Shaffer interview and done two segments with both Kumail and Seth.

[@VivekSingh-lh1cc]

Lots of love from Indian, I love his response he gives when people ask him questions on Islam or Pakistan

[@holysinaa]

This guy is a full-fledged superstar

[@theshadow9238]

“Oh... anti.” That was the best joke in the movie

[@aimanr8743]

anupem kher is the Indian dad in every Hollywood movie I stg

[@luckyjasonfan]

aemo memo Saw him in "Bride and Prejudice" 😆 No Life, without Wife 🎶 He's the Dad or that guy who played Mindy Lahiri's dad is Always in stuff too.

[@kathyesl5092]

Kumail is so funny! I'll watch The Big Sick for sure - great premise.

[@canadaqbank]

Wonderful man, wonderful movie. Saw it yesterday.

[@ericastreet6589]

The movie is outstanding! Congrats Kumail!! ❤️❤️

[@drfdwf392]

I love Kumail's simplicity, genuineness, humility, and humor. He's next to Keanu Reeves as celebrity men in real life who I admire and aspire to be like.

[@TheAndrewbyte]

I love Kumail and Emily. I miss The Indoor Kids, but so happy for all your success!!! Can't wait to see the movie.

[@donhitarth]

just saw the premiere 😂😍😍😍 loved it. Laughed my heart out.

[@sleepysibs]

Can't wait for this to release in India!!

[@awesome420ication]

pretty sure it won't release in half the places. Look at what's in cinemas right now. There's POC, Wonderwoman, there's gonna be spiderman. Theatres aren't gonna kick those movies out to make room for the big sick regardless of the reception. You'd maybe be able to catch the movie in an expensive theatre.

[@sleepysibs]

+awesome420ication That's not very accurate info, are you from India? There are literally 30 movies in almost 3-4 languages being shown in theatres all round metro cities currently. Depends on the city as well, Bombay has a very active movie going crowd so there's room for all kinds of films. Plus 'The Big Sick' is listed in the Book My Show website as coming soon on 30th June. A film like this has the market here considering it has Anupam kher and it's bout an American Pakistani guy, so even though it might not be in theaters for long, it'll definitely release for a limited period.

[@tevingreen3908]

He's so smooth.

[@stats509hook]

Great movie... humorous and heartfelt...

[@someonenew7292]

Kumail's dad's post needs more likes!

[@JohnnyRoseofVersailles]

Another great film I have to wait for until it comes to Netflix because my local theatres have not good taste, not at all. Kumail has such grea timing. The interview was hysterical!

[@melissamalcolm1399]

Kumail Nanjiani rocks! Can't wait to watch the movie. Its gonna be epic!

[@Nadia4Evers]

WATCH THIS MOVIE! saw this in an advanced screening and we all left with smiles on our face

[@janeesleeth9194]

Wow - what a great discovery. He and his wife very talented and funny

[@davemathewsrocks]

Have been a fan since saw his first stand up bit

[@jauipop]

Can't wait to see this movie!!!

[@ricomarez7834]

Great movie, just saw it. Now looking for interviews about it, it was that good.

[@maiawaive9566]

This is actually hilarious! I would love to watch this

[@siavm]

Her face after that 19 guys joke is pretty priceless. Well looks like I am seeing this.

[@cash6684]

Kumail is just amazing!

[@isharak1520]

After watching this, i feel like watching the movie again. I am gonna watch it again!!!

[@MrWarlock124]

love this guy

[@saramalik3416]

He is incredible

[@jstringer4900]

Make another movie, PLEASE! Kumail is hilarious.

[@OmKhadijah]

I just discovered this guy. He’s hilarious.

[@gar2322]

you came out underneath my desk 2X! I love how Stephen Colbert has helped Nanjiani.

[@dabakamon]

Comedy brings us together, we need more love

[@MonicaGotSkills101]

He’s one of my favorite comedians

[@katherinnesTV]

Is it just me or was Stephen really standoffish and kinda seemed like he wasn't feeling the interview. Like he wasn't really trying to converse and it kinda seem like Kumail was carrying the conversation. Just me? Okay :/

[@steph7614]

Yep!!

[@selena2593]

i felt it too and he is like that with all Muslims !

[@combatchuck777]

@selena it's not Muslims it's comedians. He does this with Jim Jefferies, bill burr, etc. He doesn't respond we'll to comedians. He's better with politicians and people who aren't funny

[@landminehopscotch3617]

Stephen feels threatened by taller or funnier people

[@maiac0rfail]

y’all are just jumping to conclusions now... have you ever thought that he was just tentatively LISTENING and letting his guest speak instead of constant interruption?

[@mariamjajja8149]

This guy is hilarious! Love from Pakistan!

[@CattDodgingCars89]

The movie was absolutely hilarious! How he keeps a straight face through it is beyond me. I couldn't stop laughing

[@yasmeennour47]

"arranged marriage" still exist dude i feel like im gonna marry that way because i don't go out much 😌

[@reversegear1440]

And it really works ...with true intentions..

[@sherlockholmes2417]

So how is arrange marriage thing going? Its been 5 years :p

[@kingbasil]

Great Guy

[@JustinEShier]

I saw the movie and it was the best rom-com ive seen in years

[@mrsax13]

of course Stay Human would play some quasi-middle eastern modal music to play Kumail on lolololol

[@genuinelyjag]

Greg Newton although they did it blatantly to a south Asian guest in the past..didn't think the music this time was middle eastern necessarily

[@MsColdCanada]

Good point. If the guest is from the south do they get fiddle and banjo music? Does Connan O'Brien get Irish Celtic music? If not they need to check their stereotypes.

[@mrsax13]

I thought it was a dope chart tbh. Have no problem with them playing it. I just thought it was funny. They probably talked about it beforehand.

[@kickhuggy]

you realise guests normally request for the song right?

[@forshizzlemywizzle]

I think it was an instrumental version of Habibi Ya Einy, I couldn't quite tell.

[@sarahhhmlovesyou]

He's hilarious 😂 love him

[@sophieleanne6194]

I can't wait to see that movie.

[@alibangash1637]

haha. proud of a fellow karachiite. keep up the good work man

[@awake1251]

LOVE Kumail Nanjiani, he is such an up-and-comer and absolutely hilarious!

[@JoonieJuice]

OMG I'm totally going to watch this

[@Rasouer]

it is a comedy 😂

[@orleansartist6095]

When he talks about his girlfriends love of birds, I cried. I related so much. I watch them and laugh at their antics. Can even do bird calls.

[@tanny786]

Kumail and Colbert the best

[@lakshp87]

Cant wait to watch it :D

[@BiscuitsMom917]

Love this guy, so funny.

[@fatrown3]

that clip sold me on the movie :)

[@marielavalon]

One of the funniest humans ♥️

[@emilyhancock3456]

freaking love Kumail

[@adamblister6005]

The Big Sick is the best movie of the year. Period.

[@Sto0pidMonkey]

Love this guy

[@faerefolke]

He's so adorable.

[@arpanworld2]

Such a good man

[@momodias1997]

Guys saw this movie sooo good

[@suhanikhanna7991]

The way he keeps his hands while walking makes him way funnier!!

[@davycruz131]

I'm gonna watch this shit HARD. That joke was super sharp. hahaha

[@HayleyPuzoMusic]

This was a great movie!

[@samuela9245]

can't wait to see this movie

[@raquelalban8043]

the movie was awesome!!

[@niranjankulkatni4441]

anupam kher 😀

[@harishsharma2974]

Niranjan Kulkatni I'm a proud #Kherhead!

[@KirkKammett]

Did you mean the California crook??

[@harishsharma2974]

You're off by like 4 syllables mate.

[@phillipcompton6317]

Great movie!

[@maratheom]

Too good Kumail bhaiya!!!

[@FMMV12]

The movie was really good! that joke was hilarious

[@Unwrittenmirror]

Love how Colbert always has underrated or not very well known artists on this show !! Most late night shows only invite super famous celebrities. Mad respect to Colbert!

[@VardhanShrivastava]

What is the ticket price to hoolicon?? You should have that information by now!!

[@delfin7461]

This movie was such a surprise - Ray Romano is really surprising - It's crazy that this is a true story -- it's funny, awkward, touching and just very real. Definitely recommend!

[@racharina]

Super cute movie, just saw it!

[@hafizhaseeb2503]

Kumial... ❤

[@pdkama]

you missed a good opportunity to bring the under the desk guy( forgot his name, but he's interesting)

[@leonnalee2675]

Kumail your humor is my humor 19 of our best guys damn savage