{"id":1965508,"date":"2025-08-17T17:38:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T17:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1965508"},"modified":"2025-08-17T17:38:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T17:38:55","slug":"kumail-nanjiani-recalls-meeting-elon-musk-while-shooting-silicon-valley-he-didnt-like-the-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kumail-nanjiani-recalls-meeting-elon-musk-while-shooting-silicon-valley-he-didnt-like-the-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumail Nanjiani recalls meeting Elon Musk while shooting \u201cSilicon Valley\u201d:\u201c \u201d&#8217;He didn&#8217;t like the show&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kumail-nanjiani\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kumail Nanjiani;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kumail Nanjiani<\/a> said that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/elon-musk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Elon Musk;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Elon Musk<\/a> was &#8220;upset&#8221; with the opening scene of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/silicon-valley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Silicon Valley.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Silicon Valley.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nanjiani appeared on an episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/mike-birbiglia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mike Birbiglia's;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mike Birbiglia&#8217;s<\/a> podcast <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y8zwAj3sYpc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Working It Out;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Working It Out<\/em><\/a>, where he recalled some of the experiences he had with tech giants while on the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He didn&#8217;t like the show,&#8221; Nanjiani said of Musk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Eternals<\/em> actor remembered meeting the Tesla CEO, who said the parties he attended were &#8220;much cooler&#8221; than those depicted on <em>Silicon Valley. <\/em>The premiere opens with Kid Rock playing at a tech event to a sparse, dead crowd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was like, &#8216;Yeah, man. You&#8217;re one of the richest people in the world. We&#8217;re, like, losers on the show. Of course your parties are better than my parties. What are you talking about?'&#8221; the <em>Big Sick<\/em> star said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The comedian also met <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/mark-zuckerberg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mark Zuckerberg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> while doing the show, but made a bad impression. He and his costar <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/martin-starr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Martin Starr;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Martin Starr<\/a> had presented at the Breakthrough Awards, which were co-founded by Zuckerberg, in 2016.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>HBO Max<\/p>\n<p> Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller, Martin Starr, and Kumail Nanjiani on &#8216;Silicon Valley&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the ceremony, the <em>Silicon Valley<\/em> actors called back to a joke from the season 1 finale about giving hand jobs to an entire conference room of people. They retooled that bit to accommodate the number of scientists at the Breakthrough Awards and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2015\/11\/silicon-valley-actors-did-hand-job-math-for-nasa.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:bombed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">bombed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nanjiani said he doesn&#8217;t blame the Facebook founder for disliking him after that moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He was like, &#8216;What the f&#8212; was that?'&#8221; Nanjiani said. &#8220;And truly in that moment he was right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Check out the full episode of <em>Working It Out <\/em>with Kumail Nanjiani below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/kumail-nanjiani-recalls-meeting-elon-musk-while-shooting-silicon-valley-11792053\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kumail Nanjiani said that Elon Musk was &#8220;upset&#8221; with the opening scene of Silicon Valley. Nanjiani appeared on an episode of Mike Birbiglia&#8217;s podcast Working It Out, where he recalled some of the experiences he had with tech giants while on the show. &#8220;He didn&#8217;t like the show,&#8221; Nanjiani said of Musk. 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