Aasif Mandvi is a former correspondent for Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. These days he’s most often on Twitter, or drumming up ideas for Halal in the Family, a series available on YouTube or Funny or Die that aims to “challenge stereotypes and misinformation about Muslims and communities associated with Muslims.” It's being developed as an animated series for TBS. He's also developing a series for Showtime with a lead character who is an American Muslim. Mandvi spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the recent speech by Khzir Khan at the Democratic National Convention, Donald Trump and the perilous
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- 8/2/2016
- by Scott Johnson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After sharpening his satirical wit on “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart’s Lead Muslim Correspondent Aasif Mandvi is bringing the Internet a new kind of spoof, the likes of which we’ve never seen, courtesy of Funny Or Die. Starring Mandvi as a Bill Cosby-esque patriarch, Sakina Jaffrey (“House of Cards”) as his sitcom-exasperated wife (“Oh, Aasif!” is exclaimed derisively in each episode), Nicky Maindiratta, and Shoba Narayanan, “Halal in the Family,” follows an all-American Muslim family. Using the guise of humor, the series tackles issues many Muslim-Americans face. Just to give you an idea, the credits feature Jaffrey hanging up a bathing suit with the American flag, and neighbors picket and protest when they think the family’s house is mosque. “Using some of that humor and the tropes of an all-American sitcom, we wanted to address these issues that American Muslims deal with on a regular basis,...
- 4/9/2015
- backstage.com
Watch: 'Daily Show' Star Aasif Mandvi Has A Normal American Muslim Family In New Funny Or Die Series
Read More: Simon Pegg on Critics, Tom Cruise and Indies Vs. Blockbusters "The Daily Show" correspondent Aasif Mandvi has a new (mini-) (meta-) sitcom! "Halal In The Family" uses sitcom tropes to challenge Muslim stereotypes, with self-aware humor and a lot of a'postraphes. "House Of Cards'" Sakina Jeffrey plays Mandvi's wife, and Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter of The Roots makes an appearance... But if you really, really need to see white people, know that Jordan Klepper and Samantha Bee also guest star. Go ahead and watch all four episodes right now -- because this is America, why would you ever wait for something? Read More: Watch: Funny Or Die Takes On Scientology and 'Going Clear'...
- 4/9/2015
- by Elizabeth Logan
- Indiewire
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