JamesG
08-21-2025, 02:58 AM
Kumail Nanjiani Recalls Elon Musk’s "Silicon Valley" Criticism: “He Didn’t Like The Show”
by Glenn Garner
August 20, 2025
Six years after "Silicon Valley" ended its HBO run, at least one tech billionaire is probably happy it’s gone.
Kumail Nanjiani, who starred as programmer Dinesh Chugtai on the comedy series parodying the tech industry, recalled meeting Elon Musk and hearing his critique of the series from Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky.
“He didn’t like the show,” Nanjiani said on the Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out podcast. “He was like, all the parties I go to are much cooler than these parties. I was like, yeah man, you’re one of the richest people in the world. We’re, like, losers on the show. Of course your parties are better than my parties.”
https://deadline.com/2025/08/kumail-nanjiani-elon-musk-silicon-valley-criticism-1236493610/
by Glenn Garner
August 20, 2025
Six years after "Silicon Valley" ended its HBO run, at least one tech billionaire is probably happy it’s gone.
Kumail Nanjiani, who starred as programmer Dinesh Chugtai on the comedy series parodying the tech industry, recalled meeting Elon Musk and hearing his critique of the series from Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky.
“He didn’t like the show,” Nanjiani said on the Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out podcast. “He was like, all the parties I go to are much cooler than these parties. I was like, yeah man, you’re one of the richest people in the world. We’re, like, losers on the show. Of course your parties are better than my parties.”
https://deadline.com/2025/08/kumail-nanjiani-elon-musk-silicon-valley-criticism-1236493610/