Kumail Nanjiani wrote a comedy.
Kumail Nanjiani ( born February 21 , 1978 ) is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian , actor , writer , and podcast host . Nanjiani also co-hosted the Comedy Central show The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail . In 2017 , Nanjiani starred in the romantic comedy film The Big Sick , which he wrote with his wife Emily V. Gordon . The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail is a stand-up comedy television series that currently airs on Comedy Central in the United States .