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Posted Monday 5/11/20 at 5:46AM EDT
CBS' Clarice adds Kal Penn, Michael Cudlitz and Nick Sandow
Penn is joining the CBS The Silence of the Lambs prequel after NBC released the cast of his canceled freshman...
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Posted Wednesday 11/20/19 at 3:40AM EST
Kal Penn calls out the TV Academy for omitting Sunnyside from its panel immigration and TV
"So glad @TelevisionAcad did a panel on immigration & TV, + disappointed they chose to exclude the only majority-immigrant cast...
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Posted Tuesday 10/29/19 at 5:28AM EDT
Kal Penn gets a bus to promote Sunnyside
"Nice bus.
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Posted Thursday 10/24/19 at 3:57AM EDT
Kal Penn has hope that Sunnyside will find a new home, pointing to Harold & Kumar's initial struggles
Penn thinks the groundbreaking immigration-themed Sunnyside could follow a similar path as Harold & Kumar Goes to White Castle, which...
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Posted Thursday 10/03/19 at 4:21PM EDT
Kal Penn: "Representation matters. Being funny matters"
The Sunnyside co-creator and star indirectly responded to The Joker director Todd Phillips' recent comments that he left comedy due...
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Posted Friday 9/27/19 at 7:32AM EDT
NBC's Sunnyside would be better off learning lessons from Community
Community offered the best sitcom example of a disparate, diverse group of people come together over the very flimsiest of...
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Will Sunnyside Go Where No Mike Schur Show Has Gone Before?
On September 29, 2001, SNL aired its first episode after the 9/11 attacks.
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Posted Thursday 8/08/19 at 5:51PM EDT
Kal Penn's Sunnyside character was inspired by Anthony Weiner: "Not the creepy part. Early Weiner"
“When we talked about the character, we talked a lot about Anthony Weiner.
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Posted Thursday 7/25/19 at 2:57PM EDT
Kiefer Sutherland thanks Designated Survivor fans following Netflix's cancelation
"It was an honor to play Tom Kirkman," Sutherland said in a Twitter video thanking fans of the twice-canceled ABC/Netflix...
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Posted Sunday 5/12/19 at 2:01PM EDT
See Kal Penn in NBC's Sunnyside trailer
Penn stars on the NBC comedy as a former New York City councilman who finds his calling helping immigrants fulfill...
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NBC orders Kal Penn's Sunnyside and Jimmy Smits' Bluff City Law for the 2019-20 season
The pickup of immigration comedy Sunnyside would give executive producer Michael Schur four shows on NBC's schedule, if Abby's is...
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Posted Thursday 3/07/19 at 5:59PM EST
Kal Penn and Michael Schur's NBC comedy pilot gets a title and a mostly immigrant cast
The pilot, Sunnyside, is named after the historically diverse Queens borough.
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Posted Wednesday 2/27/19 at 12:49AM EST
Amazon's This Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy is as flawed as its bloated title
The Adam McKay-produced, Kal Penn-hosted docuseries "unravels the complexities of the world's money systems, but can't seem to shake its...
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Posted Tuesday 1/29/19 at 1:16AM EST
NBC orders Kal Penn comedy pilot from Michael Schur
Originally announced last October, Penn's comedy pilot has him playing a former New York City councilman who finds his calling...
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Posted Thursday 1/17/19 at 1:18PM EST
Watch Kal Penn in the trailer for This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy
The Adam McKay-produced Amazon docuseries follows Penn as he travels around the world to try to solve the world economy,...