the lead female character gets very ill, and it is written by kumail nanjiani and emily gordon.. so even though it is dealing with big topics, it feels very personal and charming. they are happy to tip their hat to richard curtis and judd apatow, who produced the film. i like romantic comedies when they are done well. we are often down on them asa done well. we are often down on them as a genre, but when done well, they are charming. i am pleased that the man and gianni and emily gordon are celebrating how good romantic comedies can be. if you want to sit on the sofa instead, what is your recommendation? free fire, from ben wheatley, co—written with his regular partner. he works across different genres, comedy and crime and dystopian sci—fi, but in all of his movies, there is this great feeling that things are about to go pear shaped. things are about to kick off, literally in this film, because it is about a meeting in the 70s in this warehouse in boston that goes wrong. it is a meeting between gangsters and arms dealers, and it is very tense and nerve—wracking and under free f

it's co—written by nanjiani and his real—life wife, emily gordon.ave a conversation with...people. you've never talked to people about 9—11? in many ways, kumail is like the lead in any other american romantic comedy. if the film helps to destigmatise muslim americans in the eyes of the public, the cast would be pleased. that would be ideal. it would be great because muslims need to be normalised. i feel like we've taken a bunch of steps back. so that would be a great, happy side—effect of our movie. after years of negative media portrayals of muslims in cinema, there seems to be an evolution in representation. the on—screen image of muslims in american entertainment is changing. the summer hit the big sick is playing a role. what has been lacking is nuance. only one type of muslim has been represented in the media for a long time. the terrorist, the bad guy. what the big sick represents is the nuance that already existing in the country and, by seeing that on the big screen, it's going to have a tremendous effect in the way we view ourselves as a n

kumail nanjiani, emily gordon, it is the true story of how they met.ld. ( cheers and applause ) i like it like this. ( laughter ) i appreciate it, but there is actually like-- >> stephen: that's how it supposed to be worn. >> it's cool. >> stephen: i didn't realize that, let me get hip to the scene. >> this is like, this is cool. ( piano riff ) ( applause ) >> it's the cool thing. >> stephen: you have to give the ladies, you have to give the ladies what they want. >> hey, man. >> stephen: middle age man gut, hello. ( laughter ) and of course, now let's get back to "wet hot american summer." the very first one was how long ago did you do the first one? >> 2000. >> stephen: 2000. and then the sequel took place? >> three months, no two months before that movie. >> stephen: so it is a prequel before that movie even though you guys were decades older. >> we were 30 then. >> stephen: you were 30 when you were playing teenagers. >> 30 playing 16. then we were like 40 playing a little bit younger than that. ( laughter ) >> stephen: yes. and now, the netflix se

the lead female character gets very ill, and it is written by kumail nanjiani and emily gordon.g topics, it feels very personal and charming. they are happy to tip their hat to richard curtis and judd apatow, who produced the film. i like romantic comedies when they are done well. we are often a bit down on them as a genre, but when done well, they are incredibly charming. i am pleased that they are celebrating how good romantic comedies can be. perhaps why it's doing well! if you want to sit on the sofa instead, what is your recommendation? free fire, from ben wheatley, co—written with his regular partner. he works across different genres, comedy and crime and dystopian sci—fi, but actually in all of his movies, there is this great feeling that things are about to go pear—shaped. things are about to kick off, literally in this film, because it is about a meeting in the ‘70s in this disused warehouse in boston that goes wrong. it is a meeting between gangsters and arms dealers, and it is very tense and nerve—wracking and then the free fire of the title kicks in. it is notjust a

the lead female character gets very ill, and it is written by kumail nanjiani and emily gordon.hey are happy to tip their hat to richard curtis and judd apatow, who produced the film. i like romantic comedies when they are done well. we are often a bit down on them as a genre, but when done well, they are incredibly charming. i am pleased that they are celebrating how good romantic comedies can be. perhaps why it's doing well! if you want to sit on the sofa instead, what is your recommendation? free fire, from ben wheatley, co—written with his regular partner. he works across different genres, comedy and crime and dystopian sci—fi, but actually in all of his movies, there is this great feeling that things are about to go pear shaped. things are about to kick off, literally in this film, because it is about a meeting in the 70s in this disused warehouse in boston that goes wrong. it is a meeting between gangsters and arms dealers, and it is very tense and nerve—wracking and then the free fire of the title kicks it is notjust a shoot ‘em up, though. there are great actors in this.

. >> one of the writers, emily gordon, was one of the writers on "the carmichael" show.dn't know they would be on today. thank you, guys. eva and lauren from south carolina. >> hi, guys. >> you tell us how it works. >> nice to meet you. >> hi. >> hi. >> eva and lauren. i don't know what the producers told you. but whatever wins this -- don't look at my cards. >> cheater. >> is going to get $10,000. >> that's crazy. >> thanks, nbc. >> a big check. >> that says $10,000. >> all right. >> hey. >> here we go. >> big check that says $10,000. >> going to play the ghetto version of "snap decision." i'm going to ask you a question and you tell me which one of these people here before you does it apply to? are you ready? >> first question -- who dreeld of being a backup dancer? >> yeah. >> that's true. >> wow. >> sheinelle. first of all, sheinelle, you need to up your dreams, girl. >> honestly, i've had those thoughts. >> let's keep going. >> who hit a grand slam their freshman year of high school? >> grand slam. well, dylan was correct. nobody. >> you did? >> yeah. >> here's anot

emily: all right. mack mclarty, former white house chief of staff on the phone. thanks so much for calling in. craig gordon with us in washington. craig, thank you as well. coming up, our exclusive conversation with nick low as the company's first-ever phone officially hits the mark. this is bloomberg. emily: a new chapter in the battle for smartphone domination begins today. essential is officially celebrating the release of its phone now available to order and the phone is set to go squarely against the biggest players in the game, apple and samsung. joining us is nicolas roy, president and chief -- niccolo de masi, president and chief operating officer. so there's a lot of competition out there. why is this phone essential? niccolo: probably four areas i'd highlight. we have a unique style, titanium, ceramic. you either love it or hate it. there's no logo on it. it's your phone. we're big in believing this is a pro-consumer brand. we don't want you to advertise for someone else. you choose what goes on there. we have a unique accessory port. this is something to upgrade the phone, extend capabilities. b