Kumail Nanjianiknows that hisWelcome to Chippendalesseries sounds bonkers.
“It’s bananas,” Nanjiani tells EW with a laugh.
But ultimately, it was that same intimidation that swayed him to say yes.

Kumail Nanjiani in ‘Welcome to Chippendales’.Erin Simkin/Hulu
The key, Nanjiani says, was in Banerjee’s emotional maturity or lack thereof.
“That can be a very violent thing, but there is also an innocence to it.
Part of it is not understanding the important of morality.”
“Everything I learned in this I hope to use on whatever else I get to do.”
It was like this huge explosion.
We’d do the same performance 40 times, and each time, there was that explosion.