Six years after Silicon Valley ended its HBO run, at least one tech billionaire is probably happy it’s gone. Kumail Nanjiani, who starred as programmer Dinesh Chugtai on the comedy series parodying the tech industry, recalled meeting Elon Musk and hearing his critique of the series from Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky. “He…
“Silicon Valley” star Kumail Nanjiani just revealed why tech billionaire Elon Musk wasn’t a fan of the hit HBO show. During an appearance on the Aug. 10 episode of Mike Birbiglia’s “Working It Out” podcast, the Marvel actor recalled how the series received a lousy review from the Tesla titan when Nanjiani met him. “He…
Elon Musk hated HBO’s “Silicon Valley” so much that he reportedly felt compelled to gripe about its satirical portrayal of lame “tech bro” parties — and brag to the show’s star about the superior shindigs he has attended himself. Kumail Nanjiani said that the world’s richest mogul complained to him that the tech gatherings depicted…