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Some of you may or may not already know, but The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia will be making its grand west coast debut at the LA Film Festival (alongside Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen!) on Saturday, June 27th. In anticipation of this event, we’re going to be spotlighting a few of the noteworthy folk involved with its creation throughout the coming week here on jackassworld, starting with Priya Swaminathan, an Executive Producer on The Wild Whites and resident Director of Development at DICKHOUSE. Rest assured, I bigged that up for a reason. A reason that you shall soon find out.

Who the hell are you, how old are you, and where are you from?

I read shit for Dickhouse. I’m 28. And I’m from Jersey. Represent.

What was your favorite culturally insensitive segment from the three Wildboyz shows based around India?

I like the bit from 2.5 where Ehren was forced to lie on a bed of nails with a cobra on his chest surrounded by snake charmers and a painted elephant. That’s pretty much exactly what India is like, though.

When I was in India, I observed a lot of polydactylism going on with the population. Someone later told me this was considered to be “good luck,” but I still have my doubts. How many fingers do you have and what are your thoughts on these extra Indian digits?

Okay, I just looked up polydactylism.  Here are my thoughts: That’s nasty. I have twenty fingers…because I have four arms. Here’s a more recent picture of my boyfriend and I on vacation:

I couldn’t help but notice that you don’t refer to Dickhouse by name in your bio. Here, let me quote it: “She currently lives in Los Angeles and works as the Director of Development at Spike Jonze, Jeff Tremaine, and Johnny Knoxville’s production company.” Are you embarrassed by your employer’s lack of professional decorum?

Ha! Whenever my Mom asks me where I work, I mumble it quietly under my breath and try to fly it under the immigrant radar. If she sees it in print, though, I’m busted.

I also noticed that you graduated from Columbia University in 2003. Doesn’t that make you a bit over-qualified for your employers?

That’s a typo. I went to Colombia University where I learned how to harvest cocaine and dance, dance, dance!

Hypothetically speaking, if I have a script written about poo, with poo, on poo, and Michael Cera and Jonah Hill are already attached, what is the likelihood of it getting greenlit for production in Hollywood and in theaters by the end of the year?

Cliver, are you secretly sitting on the next poo-filled summer blockbuster?!

So what exactly can the state of West Virginia hold you accountable for with The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia?

Absolutely nothing.

Have you ever been to West Virginia?

I drove through it once. I stopped at a Sheets to stuff my face with donuts and instant coffee.

What’s the Indian equivalent to Boone County, West Virginia?

Tamil Nadu, which is where my family and the Indian version of hillbillies are from. My mom was a barefoot farm girl.

What’s the Indian equivalent to Jeff Tremaine?

Lord Ganesha is the god of problem solving. Jeff’s pretty good at that. Lord Ganesha is also VERY fat. Almost as fat as Jeff.

Speaking of the Emperor, what’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve witnessed him do in the middle of a big time Hollywood pitch presentation?

One time at a lunch meeting with an executive from a big studio, Jeff picked up Knoxville’s steak, licked it, and put it down. That was gross. Then he started to eat his own meal, which was REALLY gross.

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