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Chad tries to explain K-Pop to his family in this exclusive clip
Screenshot: Chad
In her new TBS comedy
Chad, Nasim Pedrad steps into the shoes of a 14-year-old boy, Ferydoon Amani, who changes his name to Chad in an effort to sound more American. Chad distances himself from his Iranian heritage in an attempt to appear more likable and relatable to his school peers, even though his identity bothers no one but him. In fact, Chad would rather embrace other cultures before his own, including his newfound interest in Korean popular music.
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As seen in this exclusive clip from episode four, titled “K-Pop,” Chad sits for dinner with his mother Naz (Saba Homayoon), sister Niki (Ella Mika), and uncle Hamid (the delightful Paul Chahidi). While clumsily slurping down spaghetti, he tries to explain to them what K-Pop is even though it’s “literally one of the most famous things on Earth” as Niki correctly points out and how “it was made for him.” Niki teases him
‘Chad’ is latest Portland-filmed comedy from a ‘SNL’ veteran By Kristi Turnquist, oregonlive.com
Share: Alexa Loo, from left, Nasim Pedrad and Jake Ryan in Chad. (Liane Hentscher/Warner Media)
Portland has turned into a bit of a destination for TV comedies featuring “Saturday Night Live” veterans. The trend kicked off with “Portlandia,” co-created by, and costarring Fred Armisen, of “SNL.”
Let us now pause for the requisite observation that there are locals who blame “Portlandia” for (pick one) A) attracting idealistic newcomers who really believed that Portland was a place where young people go to retire; B) peddling an image of the city as a twee paradise for ultra-progressives; or C) accurately satirizing Portland’s tendencies to be a twee paradise for ultra-progressives.
4/6/2021
Nasim Pedrad stars as a desperate 14-year-old boy craving social acceptance in TBS daring cringe comedy.
Fourteen-year-old Ferydoon Chad Amani is a little jerk. He s selfish, obsessive and impatient. He weeps at the drop of a hat. He s desperate for popularity but can barely walk through a doorway without tripping over himself. He casually calls his little sister a dick and a whore in everyday conversation, and is so peevish that he demands presents on
her birthday. Worst of all, he thinks he s grown up.
He s an utter delight.
Developed for Fox five years ago before moving to TBS, the daring and ribald single-cam sitcom