The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail

The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
GenreStand-up comedy
StarringJonah Ray
Kumail Nanjiani
Opening theme"Vizcaya" by Jacuzzi Boys
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producers
  • Stuart Confield
  • Ben Stiller
  • Deborah Liebling
  • Kumail Nanjiani
  • Jonah Ray
  • Emily V. Gordon
  • Mike Rosenstein
ProducerInman Young
Production companies
  • Comedy Partners
  • Red Hour Television
  • Literally Figurative, Inc.
  • Johnny Videogames
Original release
NetworkComedy Central
ReleaseJuly 24, 2014 (2014-07-24) –
November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)[1]
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The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail is an American stand-up comedy television series hosted Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani that aired on Comedy Central. It was filmed in the Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles. It is based on a weekly live show that began in 2010.[2] On July 24, 2014, an edited version began airing on Comedy Central consisting of eight episodes.[3][4][5]

On February 17, 2015, Comedy Central announced that it had picked up The Meltdown for a second season.[6] On November 20, it was renewed for a third season.[7] On September 23, 2016, it was announced that the third season would be the last, due to Ray and Nanjiani ending the live show.[2]

  1. ^ "The Meltdown With Jonah and Kumail". Zap2it. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "The Meltdown With Jonah And Kumail Cancelled – No Season 4". RenewCancelTV. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  3. ^ "Kumail Nanjiani and Jonah Ray talk taking a comic book store stand-up show to Comedy Central". philly.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  4. ^ "THE MELTDOWN WITH JONAH & KUMAIL Premieres in July on Comedy Central « Nerdist". nerdist.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  5. ^ "Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani crafted 'The Meltdown' from their live show - The Washington Post". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  6. ^ "'The Meltdown With Jonah And Kumail' Gets Season 2 Encore On Comedy Central". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  7. ^ "'The Meltdown With Jonah And Kumail' Gets Third Season On Comedy Central". Deadline. November 20, 2015.