I think one of my favorite pieces I've ever done on the show which was about Hezbollah Israel conflict in 2006 and it was very pointed. It was a beautifully crafted piece of satire and it's a weird thing to say but it had a joke in there about 9/11 and I remember the audience sort of laughing but also kind of not knowing how to respond to that joke and it was just so - and I remember the tension after we did this joke on the air and there was this palpable gasp in the audience, but they were also laughing. And I thought oh, wow, that is something that is not being said in the Zeitgeist.
I've always said I'm the worst representative of Muslim-Americans that's ever existed, because I've been inside more bars than mosques. - Aasif Mandvi
I've always said I'm the worst representative of Muslim-Americans that's ever existed, because I've been inside more bars than mosques.
- Aasif Mandvi
Statistically there is enough voter fraud to sway zero elections. - Aasif Mandvi
Statistically there is enough voter fraud to sway zero elections.
It's an ironic thing about being an immigrant kid, growing up - 'cause I grew up in the UK and went to a British boarding school and we would go to c… - Aasif Mandvi
It's an ironic thing about being an immigrant kid, growing up - 'cause I grew up in the UK and went to a British boarding school and we would go to c…
Voter fraud does just barely exist, while racism, according to the Supreme Court, is a thing of the past. - Aasif Mandvi
Voter fraud does just barely exist, while racism, according to the Supreme Court, is a thing of the past.
If you don't acknowledge differences, it's as bad as stereotyping or reducing someone. - Aasif Mandvi
If you don't acknowledge differences, it's as bad as stereotyping or reducing someone.
The Daily Show writers are incredibly smart and very well plugged-in but occasionally they would need me for certain specific things, and I'd be like… - Aasif Mandvi
The Daily Show writers are incredibly smart and very well plugged-in but occasionally they would need me for certain specific things, and I'd be like…
People lament that there's no roles being written for South Asian or Muslim characters. But their parents don't want their children to go into the en… - Aasif Mandvi
People lament that there's no roles being written for South Asian or Muslim characters. But their parents don't want their children to go into the en…
The artist never really has any control over the impact of his work. If he starts thinking about the impact of his work, then he becomes a lesser art… - Aasif Mandvi
The artist never really has any control over the impact of his work. If he starts thinking about the impact of his work, then he becomes a lesser art…
Indian culture is essentially much more of a we culture. It's a communal culture where you do what's best for the community - you procreate. - Aasif Mandvi
Indian culture is essentially much more of a we culture. It's a communal culture where you do what's best for the community - you procreate.
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