Kumail Nanjiani ate a whole bowl of brussels sprouts because of his Oscar nomination

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Kumail Nanjiani ate a whole bowl of brussels sprouts because of his Oscar nomination
Emily V Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani (left) wrote 'The Big Sick' and Edgar Wright (right) bet it'd get a nomination. Credit: B Lacroix/ WireImage/Dan MacMedan/Getty Images/mashable composite

If there was ever a way to take the joy out of an Oscar nomination, it would involve brussels sprouts.

Yesterday Kumail Nanjiani followed through on a bet he made with Baby Driver director Edgar Wright last year about his and Emily V. Gordon's film The Big Sick.

And now there's photo evidence.

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Luckily Nanjiani survived the ordeal.

Then Wright took things yet further...

The line between friendship and trolling is so very fine.

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