#30: Kumail Nanjiani
With his deadpan delivery and razor-sharp wit, Kumail Nanjiani effortlessly navigates the realms of cultural commentary and personal anecdotes, highlighting the hilarity in life’s little quirks. He somehow always manages to turn a regular scene into something with a bit more meat behind it…
Before making it in the big time, Nanjiani played several minor roles in tv shows and movies, like any other struggling actor. However, in 2014, at age 36, he got the role of Dinesh Chugati in HBO’s Silicon Valley, which proved to be a great success for him in his career.