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The Twilight Zone – Season 1, Episode 1 The Comedian

Play trailer 0:52 The Twilight Zone – Season 1, Episode 1 The Comedian Aired Mar 31, 2019 Sci-Fi Fantasy Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Comedian Samir Wassan wants to be famous.
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The Twilight Zone — Season 1, Episode 1

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Cast & Crew

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Jordan Peele

Host

Kumail Nanjiani

Samir Wassan

Jordan Peele

Executive Producer

Simon Kinberg

Executive Producer

Win Rosenfeld

Executive Producer

Audrey Chon

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The Twilight Zone — Season 1, Episode 1

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Richard Trenholm CNET 05/30/2019
A comedy of terrors starring Kumail Nanjiani, and for a working comic like me, it's dead-on. Go to Full Review Chauncey K. Robinson People's World 05/30/2019
'The Comedian' is an episode that is not subtle in dialogue, which may feel too on the nose for some viewers, but the message interwoven throughout it is a relevant one today. Go to Full Review Alexia Amoriello Film Inquiry 05/04/2019
The Comedian gets points for originality because it doesn't feel like a carbon copy of one of Serling's episodes, but it also simply isn't as good. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Comedian Samir Wassan wants to be famous.
Director
Owen Harris
Executive Producer
Jordan Peele, Simon Kinberg, Win Rosenfeld, Audrey Chon, Carol Serling, Rick Berg, Greg Yaitanes, Glen Morgan
Screenwriter
Alex Rubens
Network
Paramount+
Rating
TV-MA (L)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 31, 2019