Silicon Valley‘s Kumail Nanjiani Joins X-Files Revival, Cannot Contain His Excitement

The lighting is weird because there is a UFO right above our heads. pic.twitter.com/uCW9kTyCJL

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) July 18, 2015

This is warming the cockles of my cold, cold heart.

Silicon Valley star (and host of the X-Files Files podcast!) Kumail Nanjiani took to Twitter this weekend to reveal that he’s living the X-Files fan dream:

I got to be in an ep of my favorite show (X Files) written & directed by my favorite writer (Darin Morgan.) And this script is wonderful.

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) July 18, 2015

I had been trying to stay calm & approach it like any other job. And then I freaked out soon as I saw this. pic.twitter.com/reBKXIlXQ4

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) July 19, 2015

Nanjiani and Joel McHale are two of the first non-returning cast members to be announced for the series.

What do you think, gang? Are you familiar with Nanjiani’s X-Files podcast? Are you riddled with envy?

(via /Film)

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