![]() ![]() “Hot Mess Holiday,” explained Penn, feels like “‘Bridesmaids’ meets ‘Broad City’ except their go-to hangout is a chai shop, the wedding dress is at the beginning, and there’s no diarrhea…or is there?” “Surina and Melanie’s relationship reminds me of great duos with tremendous chemistry… Add to that a festive Diwali holiday backdrop and you have something special.” ![]() “I stalkingly tracked down Surina and Melanie after a friend showed me their short film – I couldn’t believe it hadn’t already been turned into a feature or television show and I needed to know why! The two of them are so hilarious in real-life, and our sherpa-scribe Sameer Gardezi heightens their personalities in incredible ways,” Penn said. The cast includes Tituss Burgess, Chris Parnell, Punam Patel, Richa Moorjani, Nik Dodani, Kunal Dudheker, Chris Geere, Aparna Nancherla, Ravi Patel and Lilly Singh, Desmond Chiam and Ritesh Rajan. Along with their outrageous crew, they embark on a wild holiday adventure to party across Chicago, but when they come into possession of a multi-million-dollar diamond, their messy antics place their entire posse in danger. In the film, when an overachieving young finance executive is unceremoniously dumped by her cheating fiancé during the Diwali holidays, her free-spirited bestie is determined to help her get lit. The comedic duo co-star in the film and also executive produce alongside Penn, Gardezi and Gunpowder & Sky. Written and executive produced by award-winning comedy writer Sameer Gardezi (“Modern Family”), “Hot Mess Holiday” is inspired by the real-life friendship of Indian American co-stars Surina Jindal (“Outsourced”) and Melanie Chandra (“Code Black”). ![]() 11, “Hot Mess Holiday,” an irresistibly fresh Diwali-themed feature film starring and executive produced by Indian American comedy legend Kal Penn, will make its debut on Comedy Central. Indian American actors Kal Penn, Melanie Chandra (c) and Surina Jindal star in “Hot Mess Holiday,” which will premiere on Comedy Central Dec. ‘Hot Mess Holiday’: Diwali-themed Film Starring Kal Penn, Melanie Chandra to Premiere on Comedy Central ![]()
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