“It’s the moment we’re in right now, where all these streamers need to keep growing, but eventually you run out of places to grow. Steve embodies that mind-set. It’s never enough for him,' says WelcometoChippendales star Kumail Nanjiani. kumailn
Chippendales. The name conjures up either visions of finely crafted furniture or gyrating men in G-strings, depending on your point of reference. Hulu’s true-crime limited series “Welcome to Chippendales” focuses on the latter as it recounts the rise of America’s first successful all-male strip revue for women — and the downfall of the unlikely mastermind behind the show’s success, Somen “Steve” Banerjee.
Nominated for five Primetime Emmys, including for Nanjiani and Bartlett, “Welcome to Chippendales” chronicles Banerjee’s fish-out-of-water journey through campy 1980s L.A., with all its hedonism, glitz and rampant cocaine use. “It’s a fascinating way to look at the American dream and how it’s sold to people outside of America,” Nanjiani says. “I remember growing up in Pakistan in the ‘80s, and the image we had in our head was that America had streets paved with gold and everyone is equal.
“It’s the moment we’re in right now, where all these streamers need to keep growing, but eventually you run out of places to grow. Steve embodies that mind-set. It’s never enough for him. He is very successful, but he’s been completely corrupted by what he sees around him. Chippendales is huge. He created this thing out of nothing and it’s an international sensation, but it’s not enough.”Calling attention to characters who might otherwise blend in with the wallpaper is Nanjiani’s superpower.
The series, which has also earned a nomination for its period costumes, plays up the outlandish wardrobe of the club’s dancers and the cringey 1980s styles of its patrons. Banerjee’s wardrobe is quiet in comparison, which spoke volumes to Nanjiani. “Honestly, when I did my first fitting in those suits, I felt like I really understood the character,” he says. “Everyone else in the show is so in touch with themselves, but he’s really stiff and really cut off from himself.
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