Kumail Nanjiani, comedian & actorB.A. in Philosophy, Grinnell College

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Philosophy is problem-solving. There’s a philosophical problem, and then you try to solve it by approaching it from different angles and seeing what way works.That’s what comedy is: you have a topic and you try to just hit it as many different ways as you can.

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Marie, Jane. “An Interview with Kumail Nanjiani.” The Believer. January 1, 2015.