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Kal Penn on building his new NBC comedy

Kal Penn is finally making the show he wants to watch. Fifteen years after his breakout role in the cult classic “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle,” Penn opens up about co-creating and starring in “Sunnyside,” a new NBC comedy th...

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What the White House taught Kal Penn about comedy
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What the White House taught Kal Penn about comedy
Kal Penn opens up about framing his NBC show "Sunnyside" around immigrant stories
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Kal Penn opens up about framing his NBC show "Sunny ...
Kal Penn reveals plans for a fourth "Harold & Kumar" film
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Kal Penn reveals plans for a fourth "Harold & Kumar ...
Jim Gaffigan's serious turn: “I'm not somebody who's desiring to be more famous”
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Jim Gaffigan's serious turn: “I'm not somebody who' ...
Kal Penn on creating TV’s “most diverse” show
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Kal Penn on creating TV’s “most diverse” show
Jim Gaffigan on the contradictions of loving God and being a comedian
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Jim Gaffigan on the contradictions of loving God an ...
How a personal experience with death helped Jim Gaffigan’s performance in "Light from Light"
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How a personal experience with death helped Jim Gaf ...
Jim Gaffigan is finally the actor he always wanted to be
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Jim Gaffigan is finally the actor he always wanted ...
Actor Utkarsh Ambudkar on the small change that is improving representation
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Actor Utkarsh Ambudkar on the small change that is ...
Jim Henson's "The Dark Crystal" revival was in the works for decades
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Jim Henson's "The Dark Crystal" revival was in the ...
Lisa Henson on reviving her father's "The Dark Crystal" with a Netflix series
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Lisa Henson on reviving her father's "The Dark Crys ...
Utkarsh Ambudkar on the "slow road" for Asian representation in Hollywood
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Utkarsh Ambudkar on the "slow road" for Asian repre ...
For Billy Crudup, acting is existential: "You have to keep stealing yourself"
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For Billy Crudup, acting is existential: "You have ...
Actress Kate del Castillo on meeting El Chapo with Sean Penn: "It went wrong because of this stupid other actor"
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Actress Kate del Castillo on meeting El Chapo with ...
How Brian Banks recovered from a false rape charge: "They deemed me a monster"
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How Brian Banks recovered from a false rape charge: ...
Why Billy Crudup embraced such an unlikely role in "After the Wedding"
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Why Billy Crudup embraced such an unlikely role i ...
Mexico's acting star Kate del Castillo on bringing border violence stories to New York stage
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Mexico's acting star Kate del Castillo on bringing ...
Why Sherri Shepherd is still so thankful for "The View," five years after leaving the show
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Why Sherri Shepherd is still so thankful for "The ...
Louie Anderson on playing a woman: "People treat you different"
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Louie Anderson on playing a woman: "People treat yo ...
Acting allows Julia Stiles to voice her inner thoughts
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Acting allows Julia Stiles to voice her inner thoughts

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