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The couples latest collaboration is the Hulu seriesWelcome to Chippendales.
But that doesnt mean hes stopped working with his wife.
The couple began seeing each other on and off.
I was like, Hey!
Good news / bad news … Im in love with a white girl and shes in a coma.
Can we come visit her?
Judd called my manager and was like, Hey, does Kumail have any ideas?
he recalled toThe Daily Beastin 2017.
He said, Go, figure out a pitch, and come and pitch it to me.
Naturally, the films success kicked off a flourishing creative partnership on top of their romantic relationship.
The eight-episode series (which returns for season 2 in December) depicts different American stories.
I said, Emily, you should play Framed today, he recalled.
She says, I know, happy anniversary.
As touched as he was by the gesture, he was also mad about it.
Shes ruined my day three different ways now, he joked.
[One], my movies not big enough to be with those movies.
Two, I thought the universe was telling me I was going to have a great day.
Turns out the universe is just telling me that my wife is a liar.
And three, now I got to get her an anniversary present.
He still kept it low-key, getting her a book about birds.
That November, Nanjiani and Gordon premiered HulusWelcome to Chippendales, which marked their second series together.
Generally, when were writing, we write separately, he said.
Only in the beginning and end of a project are we in the same room.
However, she added, You have to do a full 20 minutes of cursing and fury first.
When they are together, they have strict guidelines on when they can even bring up work.
There are office hours, Monday through Friday, she explained.
At the end of the week, I clean my computer and turn it off.
Sometimes the other person says, No!
This article was originally published onNovember 3, 2021
