It's looking like we might get to see both Harold and Kumar on television in the near future. This fall, John Cho will be on NBC's Go On. And the news is out that Kal Penn has just been cast to co-star in the CBS sitcom pilot Ex-Men: Kal Penn Cast in CBS Comedy Ex-Men.
The single-camera comedy is about a young dude who, after getting ditched at the altar, moves into an apartment complex of older divorced men. Kal will play Gil, a fellow resident who got caught having "the world's worst affair":
The half-hour project centers on a charming twentysomething (Paranormal Activity 3's Chris Smith) who, after getting ditched at the altar by his bride-to-be, moves into a short-term housing complex and is befriended by a group of divorced men.Kal was recently in the ABC comedy pilot Prairie Dogs, which didn't get picked up. But between this and the proposed Harold and Kumar animated series, we could be seeing a lot more of Mr. Modi on TV soon. More here: Pilot Scoop: Kal Penn Joins CBS Comedy Ex-Men.
Penn - whose recent ABC comedy pilot, Prairie Dogs, was not picked up to series - plays Gil, a fellow resident of the complex who was caught having the world's worst affair.