Kal Penn calls out the TV Academy for omitting Sunnyside from its panel immigration and TV

The Hollywood Reporter

"So glad @TelevisionAcad did a panel on immigration & TV, + disappointed they chose to exclude the only majority-immigrant cast & writers room in town," Penn tweeted of the Tuesday night panel. "Proud of what we're accomplishing @NBCSunnyside. Immigrant & POC points of view are important to our stories, the art, & comedy." The immigration and TV panel, moderated by NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff, featured Bob Hearts Abishola's Gina Yashere, Superstore's Nico Santos, Orange Is the New Black and Little America's Melinna Bobadilla, The Conners showrunner Bruce Helford and Noelle Stewart, entertainment media manager of Define American. The TV Academy has yet to respond to Penn's complaint.