<P> Kumail decides to move to New York City with two comedian friends . He tells his family about his plans and refuses to allow them to reject him . Emily discovers a video of Kumail's disastrous audition in which he spoke openly about his feelings for her and she goes to find him after his one - man show, saying she has something to tell him . But before she can, he tells her he is moving to New York City . He asks what she had wanted to tell him and she says only that she appreciates everything he did for her while she was in a coma and wishes him well in New York . </P> <P> As Kumail prepares to depart for New York, his parents visit . His father tells him they are still angry, but gives him a dish of his favorite food and ask him to stay in touch . The film ends with Kumail performing in New York, where he is heckled by someone in the crowd; he sees that it is Emily . </P> <Ul> <Li> Kumail Nanjiani as Kumail </Li> <Li> Zoe Kazan as Emily Gardner (based on Emily V. Gordon), Beth and Terry's daughter </Li> <Li> Holly Hunter as Beth Gardner, Emily's mother and Terry's wife </Li> <Li> Ray Romano as Terry Gardner, Emily's father and Beth's husband </Li> <Li> Bo Burnham as CJ </Li> <Li> Zenobia Shroff as Sharmeen </Li> <Li> Anupam Kher as Azmat </Li> <Li> Adeel Akhtar as Naveed </Li> <Li> Aidy Bryant as Mary </Li> <Li> Rebecca Naomi Jones as Jessie </Li> <Li> Kurt Braunohler as Chris </Li> <Li> Shenaz Treasury as Fatima </Li> <Li> David Alan Grier as Andy Dodd </Li> <Li> Vella Lovell as Khadija </Li> <Li> Linda Emond as Dr. Cunningham </Li> </Ul> <Li> Kumail Nanjiani as Kumail </Li>

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