I think being funny had something to do with feeling like an outsider, not feeling cool - insecurity.
Kumail NanjianiJust because you saw a vampire doesn't mean that a snowman or a Loch Ness Monster also exists.
Kumail NanjianiIt really helped to have someone whose taste I really trusted who I knew was really smart and a really good writer. Sometimes I find it hard to judge my own work so it was good to have someone who could look at it. It was like, "Oh, she likes it, then it's good."
Kumail NanjianiWe only hear success stories. You don't hear about the hundreds and hundreds - the overwhelming majority that don't go anywhere. This is a more realistic portrayal of what happens in startups.
Kumail Nanjiani