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Kal Penn

  1. punching up
    Did You Bid on the Union Solidarity Coalition’s Insane Auction?Plus, a Murder, She Wrote–themed picket, Bill Maher flip-flopping, and UAW president Shawn Fain fan cams.
    By Bethy Squires
  2. why so serious
    The Trailer for Smile Boldly Asks, What If Smiling But Scary?This new horror movie is taking a benign, happy thing and making it ominous.
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. hello lgbt community
    Kal Penn Comes Out, Shows Off Fiancé Josh“I discovered my own sexuality relatively late in life compared to many other people,” he said. “There’s no timeline on this stuff.”
    By Bethy Squires
  4. awards watch
    Promising Young Woman, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Walk Away WGA Awards WinnersWhile Ted Lasso and The Crown take home TV awards.
    By Halle Kiefer
  5. almost cancellations
    Things Are Looking Cloudy for NBC’s SunnysideThe show will be moved to NBC’s streaming platforms.
    By Charu Sinha
  6. the industry
    NBC Orders Kal Penn and Mike Schur Immigration Comedy Sunnyside to SeriesIn addition to the Jimmy Smits legal drama Bluff City Law.
    By Halle Kiefer
  7. pilots
    NBC Elects to Order Kal Penn’s Immigration Comedy Pilot, Produced by Mike SchurPenn stars as a former councilman called to help a group of immigrants newly arrived in New York City.
    By Halle Kiefer
  8. in development
    Kal Penn to Star in Mike Schur–Produced Immigrant Comedy in Development at NBCMike Schur is involved, so it’s got to be good.
    By Megh Wright
  9. apu accent
    Kal Penn Looks Back on the South Asian Stereotypes He Auditioned to Play“Can you make his accent a little more authentic?”
    By Jackson McHenry
  10. trolling the trolls
    Kal Penn Turns Racist Trolling Into FundraiserPutting the fun back in fundraising.
    By Karen Brill
  11. snafus
    Critic Mixes Up Dev Patel, Kal Penn in Review“What a dumb error.”
    By Devon Ivie
  12. party chat
    Kal Penn Says His House Audition Is How Hollywood Should Cast Roles“Hollywood is always behind the curve.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  13. ‘Harold & Kumar’ Writers and Kal Penn Developing ‘Fair and Balanced’ […]Kal Penn is teaming up with his former Harold & Kumar collaborators for a new comedy at ABC. According to Deadline, Harold & Kumar writers […]
    By Megh Wright
  14. casting couch
    Potheads, Rejoice! Kal Penn Will Play a Stoner Again in DeadbeatCall your dealer.
    By E. Alex Jung
  15. The President Calls Up Harold and Kumar to Say ‘Get to Work’ Hahaha. Good one, Prez. Nice tacit endorsement of marijuana. Other than promoting pot and eating multiple pizzas and drinking multiple soft […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  16. Kal Penn Joins ‘Ex-Men’Former Obama advisor Kal Penn has been cast opposite Chris Smith in CBS’s single-cam pilot Ex-Men. Penn will play Gil, a younger fellow who was […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  17. casting couch
    Kal Penn Cast in CBS Comedy Ex-MenNot long after his Harold & Kumar co-star landed his own TV gig.
    By Zach Dionne
  18. Kal Penn: White House Interview Did Not Ask About KumarHe had to explain about a former job, “Fired for not being funny enough.”
    By Andre Tartar
  19. chat room
    Kal Penn on Harold & Kumar, His White House Sabbatical, and Guesting on How I Met Your Mother“All I assume is that I’m not the mother.”
    By Steve Heisler
  20. Kal Penn Brings U.N. Workplace Comedy to NBC According to Deadline, Kal Penn’s U.N. show, a single-camera workplace comedy starring Penn as assistant to the U.S. ambassador, is headed to […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  21. trailer mix
    A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas Trailer: Now in ClaymationAnd Neil Patrick Harris, back for more.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  22. Celebrate The Birth Of Baby Jesus With A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas And lo, unto us A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas was given. EW has the first details about the threequel, and so far it sounds amazing. […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  23. the industry
    Kal Penn Joins How I Met Your MotherHe’ll date Robin!
    By Amos Barshad
  24. kumar goes to washington
    Kal Penn Definitely Maybe Getting Back to Politics After Harold and Kumar 3After he finishes ‘Harold and Kumar 3,’ the actor says he’s done with movies for a few years.
    By Stephanie Vallejo
  25. crime blotter
    Kumar RobbedKal Penn was mugged at gunpoint at 1:20 a.m. last night while walking in a neighborhood outside of Washington, D.C.
    By Lane Brown
  26. you saw it here first
    Vulture Exclusive: We’ve Read the Script for A Very Harold and Kumar ChristmasSo how is it?
    By Lane Brown
  27. casting couch
    Kal Penn Leaves White House Gig to Play Kumar Again; Harold and Kumar 3 Gets Director’A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas’ looks like a go.
    By Lindsay Robertson
  28. quitters
    Kal Penn to Ditch Obama for Harold and Kumar 3-DPenn fans Sasha and Malia will be happy, anyway.
    By Lane Brown
  29. kumar goes to washington
    Will Kal Penn’s New Job Mean a Kumar-less Harold & Kumar Movie?“I’ve decided to take a step away from acting, so I hope that the folks who make the ‘Harold & Kumar’ films will respect my decision to work in public service.”
    By Erica Orden
  30. first days
    Kal Penn Currently in the White HouseToday is his first day on the job as the Associate Director in the Office of Public Engagement.
    By Lane Brown
  31. unemployment
    Kal Penn’s White House Dreams On HoldDespite quitting ‘House’ a few months ago, Kal Penn has yet to start his job on the Hill.
    By Mark Graham
  32. shirking responsibilities
    Kal Penn Saving Up Vacation Days to Make A Very Harold & Kumar ChristmasThe White House clearly has a more liberal vacation policy than we thought.
    By Mark Graham
  33. quote machine
    Busta Rhymes: Always Happy to Pose for a Nice PhotoPlus: Kanye on what to say when you don’t know what you’re about to say.
    By Emma Pearse
  34. ignominious deaths
    House Shows Grey’s Anatomy How to Kill Off a DoctorOn last night’s show, a character died in a way that NOBODY SAW COMING. Spoilers ahead!
    By Lane Brown
  35. the industry
    Harold and Kumar Are Hungry AgainPlus, news about Emma Thompson, RoboCop, and Elizabeth Berkley in our daily trades roundup.
  36. quote machine
    Weezer’s Publicist Begrudgingly Admits New Album Cover Is Not a JokePlus: Kal Penn on ‘Indiana Jones,’ and Rufus Wainwright on the secrets of his songwriting.
  37. countdown
    Is a Neil Patrick Harris Spinoff Next for the ‘Harold & Kumar’ Guys?Plus: Video of every single curse word in Harold & Kumar 2!
  38. trailer mix
    ‘Harold & Kumar 2’ Trailer: Finally, Hollywood Takes On Guantánamo BayCould this saga end with Kal Penn and John Cho invited to the White House?
  39. overnights
    ‘Ugly Betty’: Has ABC Heard Our Pleas?Last week we were about to give up on Betty completely.