Stand-up comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani is best known for having fun and joy. However, on a recent Twitter thread, the Silicon Valley actor got real and expressed concern about the pandemic and how the US has been treating it poorly compared to other countries.
Nanjiani is married to Emily V. Gordon who is at high risk for COVID-19. They both wrote the Oscar-nominated script for The Big Sick based on their relationship – which further elaborates on Gordon’s high risk. He took Twitter and expressed his thoughts on the pandemic in a very open thread.
He wrote: “I’m sorry. I am a very optimistic person in general and have struggled to stay positive for the past few months. But today is difficult. We are facing a massive surge in Covid and the people who are supposed to protect us are doing nothing and accusing us of being concerned. “
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He continued, “We have been in quarantine for 8 months because my wife is in a high risk group. We feel disappointed in our country. But it’s not about us. We are the lucky ones. Over 226,000 people have died. There are so many families destroyed. People have lost their homes, their jobs … and it was all avoidable. I look at the Covid cases and deaths in other countries and it feels like they are in another world. Are you dealing with the same disease that we are? I think that’s the difference. You deal with it. Were not. We have politicized every repression. “
He went on to talk about how the country, and without naming Donald Trump, the government has failed to serve its people during the pandemic.
Before the lockdown, Nanjiani took precautions. In early March, he resigned from Film Independent’s live script reading of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. He also pulled out of the SXSW premiere of his comedy The Lovebirds before the Austin-based festival was canceled due to the pandemic.
However, during the pandemic, Nanjiani and Gordon remained optimistic. They created the Staying In with Emily & Kumail podcast to record their quarantine lives while also raising funds for charities that help those affected by the pandemic. They have been very vocal and active lately when it comes to the November 3rd election.
Nanjiani and Gordon also served as executive producers on the critically acclaimed Apple TV + series Little America, which was renewed for a second season ahead of its January premiere. Nanjiani will also be featured in the upcoming Marvel Studios picture The Eternals, which is slated to open in theaters on November 5, 2021. They were also guests on the 100th episode of Deadlines New Hollywood Podcast.
Read Nanijiani’s Twitter thread below.
I’m so sorry. I am a very optimistic person in general and have struggled to stay positive for the past few months. But today is difficult. We are in a massive Covid spike and the people who are supposed to be protecting us are doing nothing and accusing us of being concerned.
– Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) October 25, 2020
Sleepless nights, because what happens when the person lying next to you in bed gets sick is a sign of weakness. Science is a sign of weakness. We could have done so much more to prevent all these losses. But it’s not his fault. It’s China’s fault. 8 months and we’re still here.
– Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) October 25, 2020
I don’t think I have anything constructive to say. Just be careful out there. I’m afraid we have a bad few months ahead of us. And I feel hopeless and helpless today.
In fact, pls reply with worthy organizations we can donate to.
I will try to get back to optimism now.
– Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) October 25, 2020
And that was all avoidable. I look at the Covid cases and deaths in other countries and it feels like they are in another world. Are you dealing with the same disease that we are? I think that’s the difference. You deal with it. Were not. We have politicized every repression.
– Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) October 25, 2020
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