Savion Washington/FilmMagic; Marc Piasecki/Getty Kumail Nanjiani appeared on Mike Birbiglia's podcastWorking It Outon Monday, Aug. 11 During his appearance, he spoke about his time starring on the hit HBO seriesSilicon Valley He also revealed two memorable interactions with tech titans Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Kumail Nanjianisays thatElon Muskwasn't a fan ofSilicon Valley. On Monday, Aug. 11, Nanjiani, 47, joinedMike Birbigliaas a guest on his podcastWorking It Out,where he talked about starring on the hit HBO comedy series. At one point during the episode, Birbiglia, 47, asked if Nanjiani had ever met any of the big tech titans, including Musk. Nanjiani immediately confirmed, saying that the billionaire "didn't like the show." John P. Johnson/HBO He explained that when he met Musk, the Tesla CEO took issue with the series' opening scene. "It's such a funny opening," Nanjiani began as he recalled the interaction with Musk, 54. The scene, he said, opens with Kid Rock playing at a tech party with "seven nerdy dudes standing there, and nobody's paying attention." "Elon was upset," Nanjiani said. "He was like, 'Well, the parties I go to are much cooler than these parties.' " Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The actor quipped, "It was like, 'Yeah, man. You're one of the richest people in the world. We're like losers on the show. Of course, your parties are better than my parties. What are you talking about?' " Taylor Hill/Getty During Nanjiani and Birbiglia's conversation, Nanjiani also recalled when he met Meta CEOMark Zuckerberg. He noted that around the third or fourth year of the series, he and costarMartin Starrpresented at the Breakthrough Awards, which Zuckerberg co-founded in 2016. But during the ceremony, Nanjiani and Starr, 43, decided to change their presentation speech, making a callback to a NSFW moment from the season 1 finale of the show. Their reworked joke for the crowd was met with silence. "He was like, 'What the f--- was that?' " Nanjiani recalled of Zuckerberg's reaction. "And truly in that moment he was right," the actor added. Nanjiani starred as Dinesh Chugtai in the Emmy-winning series, which satirized Silicon Valley culture and followed the group behind fictional company Pied Piper. The series launched in 2014 earned a total of 40 Emmy nominations, including five consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series. The HBO hit took home two wins: Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Art Direction for a Contemporary Program (Half hour or less). In addition to Nanjiani,Silicon Valleystarred Starr,Thomas Middleditch,Zach Woods,Josh BrenerandT.J. Miller. Read the original article onPeople