Penn’s new project for NBC will be a single-camera workplace comedy set at the United Nations, with Penn playing a key assistant to the U.S. ambassador. Writer-playwright-comedian Raphael Bob-Waksberg has been tapped to write the UMS-produced comedy, which is eyed for next fall. Scot Armstrong and Ravi Nandan’s American Work, which has a first-look deal with UMS, has come on board to co-produce the comedy, with Armstrong and Nandan executive producing alongside Penn and his manager Dan Spilo.

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“I had friends who were over in Iraq and Afghanistan,” Penn said. “I had buddies who had huge student debt, people who got kicked off their health insurance plans for one reason or another, and so that was my decision to get involved on a personal level.”

“You’re standing there at midnight at the South Portico and it’s freezing cold outside, and you’re receiving a painting for the president that he’s going to give to a world leader,” Penn said. “You kind of take a moment and kind of realize where you are. It’s humbling.”

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But back to the news at hand. TVLine’s “Mother source says Penn will play a possible love interest for Cobie Smulders’ lovelorn Robin named Kevin.” After Robin and Barney’s split, the former Canadian pop star remained single throughout most of last season watching NPH’s Barney mature and develop a new relationship (with Nora played by Nazanin Boniadi).

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Christmas has come early and it looks to be a very green Christmas this year. Warner Bros. has confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas” will be released November 4th, 2011.

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When Kalpen Modi (aka Kal Penn) left 1600 Penn. for the big screen back in June, senior White House aides said they would always welcome him back if he chose to return.

And the actor did just that on Monday—he resumed work in the White House Office of Public Engagement.

Penn—who left the White House to film the third installment of “Harold & Kumar” —will now be an associate director, White House Spokesman Shin Inouye said in a statement on Monday.

“While OPE works collectively on conducting outreach to the American public and various organizations, he will be the point person for those in the Arts, Youth, and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities,” Inouye said.

In recent weeks, Modi—who campaigned for Obama in 2008—hinted at a possible return to politics when he appeared on the campaign trail with Democratic candidates.

By the way, Kal Penn fans, his movie entitled “A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas” is scheduled for release in 2011.

SOURCE: POLITICO

I want to applaud Joel Stein for his hilarious account of Edison, New Jersey in his Time magazine article this week, “My Own Private India”; it is as unique and groundbreaking as Thomas Alva himself.

Were it not for the intelligent, fresh sense of humor of individuals like Mr. Stein, the world may never know about Americans who happen to be of Indian descent. Gags about impossibly spicy food? I’d never heard those before! Multiple Gods with multiple arms? Multiple laughs! Recounting racial slurs like “dot-head”? Oh, Mr. Stein, is too good! I don’t know how he comes up with such unique bits. (I was worried that he’d missed an opportunity to joke about Dr. King’s predecessor, Gandhi, but I see that he got to that hilarity on Twitter. More never-before-heard satire!

Read More @ Huffington Post and PLEASE let Time know that this is unacceptable by making your voice heard – call or write the magazine, or if you’re feeling brave tweet @TheJoelStein and let him know what you think of the awful things he said. This happened in America and in the year 2010, and it’s absolutely disgraceful.

“In order to fulfill a commitment he made prior to the start of his employ here, Mr. Modi resigned his post on June 1,” White House spokesman Shin Inouye told CNN. “We deeply appreciate his service and wish him the best in his future endeavors.”

SOURCE: CNN

In early April, Kal Penn had announced that he’d be joining the Obama White House as Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Liason.

Needless to say, this was a big moment for Indians. And now, the good news is that Penn is scheduled to visit India in July. No, not in any official capacity, but to shoot the remaining portions of Ravi Kumar’s Bhopal — Prayer for Rain.

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