How 'Silicon Valley' Satirizes California's Tech Scene So Well

T.J. Miller, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Thomas Middleditch in ‘Silicon Valley’ (John P. Fleenor/HBO)

HBO’s hit comedy series Silicon Valley is a sharp satire of the in-crowd within the tech mecca that is northern California. The show is often praised for its accuracy—and this is due, in part, to its real-life tech world consultants like former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo. Here’s Costolo on the show:

“People in the Valley—at least, the people I know—talk about the show all the time,” Costolo [said]. “Most of them love it, oddly. I think there are a lot of people telling themselves, with varying levels of accuracy, ‘They’re satirizing those annoying tech people—not me.’”

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