Aasif Mandvi

Aasif Mandviwala was born on March 5, 1966 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, known professionally as Aasif Mandvi, is an Indian-born, British-raised, American actor and comedian. He began appearing as an occasional contributing correspondent on The Daily Show on August 9, 2006. On March 12, 2007, he was promoted to a regular correspondent. Mandvi was born to a Muslim family. His family moved to Bradford, England, when he was one year old. He emigrated with his family to Tampa, Florida, USA...Read Full Story

On Monday, CNN took a look at how the Daily Show‘s Aasif Mandvi became its “Senior Muslim Correspondent” (hard-hitting pieces on the “Terror Aisle,” for one) and allowed the comedian a chance to promote Today’s Special, a romantic comedy featuring a variety of Muslim characters. RELATED: Lowe’s Boycott Of TLC Muslim Reality Show Leaves Jon [...]Read Full Story

Aasif Mandvi The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes , Political Humor & Satire Blog , The Daily Show on Facebook Aasif Mandvi stars in “The Qu’osby Show,” a sitcom about a NASCAR-loving family that eats pork and dances to Toby Keith. (05:25) Original post: Exclusive – The Qu’osby Show – The PilotRead Full Story

TALLAHASSEE, Florida ( Reuters ) - Florida Governor Rick Scott , who supports drug testing for state employees and welfare applicants, was asked on Wednesday to prove he was drug-free himself by urinating into a cup. The request came from actor and comedian Aasif Mandvi of Comedy Central 's satirical "The Daily Show". Mandvi offered to have everyone in the room turn around, to give Scott privacy, as he asked him to "pee into this cup." "You benefit from hundreds of thousands of taxpayer...Read Full Story

via Feed Reader via Twitter Home About DMCA Fashion News & Trends PopShizle Fan Forum Posted by Max Read on 11 May 2010 under Celebrity Gossip Aasif Mandvi is a funny guy. He is also The Daily Show ’s “Senior Islamic Correspondent.” So why would the show ask him not to talk about Muslim extremist threats after the Times Square bombing attempt? More » Sphere: Related Content See also...Read Full Story

If you missed the festival run and theater run for “Today’s Special”, it will be coming soon on DVD. TODAY’S SPECIAL is a heartwarming comedy with a culinary flavor, co-written by Aasif Mandvi, Jonathan Bines, and directed by David Kaplan (Year of the Fish). The movie was inspired by the Obie Award winning play, Sakina’s Restaurant, a one man show written and performed by Aasif Mandvi. Here’s a synopsis of the film: Samir (Aasif Mandvi, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, THE LAST AIRBENDER...Read Full Story

When The Daily Show visits politicians, it’s almost never a good thing for for the politician, but always funny for the rest of us watching. This week The Daily Show aired a meeting between correspondent Aasif Mandvi and San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mar. They discussed Mar’s legislation that banned on toys in Happy Meals in San Francisco. Eric Mar hanged in there with Aasif Mandvi til then end, when Aasif flipped the tables. As Eric explains how his daughter no longer wants to eat junk...Read Full Story

Email This 'Daily Show' correspondent Aasif Mandvi has his hands full these days with all the interest the news media is suddenly taking in Islamic issues from the Ground Zero mosque to Koran burning in Florida. Somehow he found time to organize Monday night's Stand Up for Religious Freedom comedy night to raise money for Pakistan flood relief. Among the comedians joining Mandvi were Comedy Central own John Oliver, Rory Albanese and Wyatt Cenac If you thought Comedy Central had some...Read Full Story

Goldspot remade the Bollywood classic “Ina Mina Dika” for the movie “Today’s Special” with Aasif Mandvi . Now they’ve released a music video for the song featuring Goldspot frontman Siddhartha Khosla and Payal Kadakia with a cameo by Aasif Mandvi. The video takes elements of the Indian culture and puts them into modern New York settings like the high school gym, a parking lot, and the bowling alley. East meets West in the video. You can get the song on or amazon . Ina Mina Dika by...Read Full Story

Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi covered the controversy over Batman’s Muslim sidekick, Nightrunner. Nightrunner’s special power is apparently parkour. In the four and half minute segment, he pokes fun at a comic artist “Bosch Fawstin” who thinks Nightrunner could spell doom for the American way of life. Although Nightrunner explicitly rejects terrorism, Bosch thinks that he might be a sleeper cell that could go jihad at any second. Considering this is all fictional, it’s a pretty funny...Read Full Story