One of the first auditions I had in New York was for a commercial where I had to go in and audition to be a snake charmer... It was either some bank commercial or something where they wanted a guy charming a snake... I remember they wanted to know if I actually knew how to snake charm. Aasif Mandvi auditionbankcharm share on social
In order to change the conversation about Muslims in American media, we need a diverse, unified movement of people who are willing to take a stand against anti-Muslim bias. Aasif Mandvi americanantibias Change image and share on social
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 artist. Aasif Mandvi artistcontrolimpact Change image and share on social
They wanted to audition people for the Middle East correspondent on 'The Daily Show.' They wanted to hire somebody ethnic for that slot. Helms had left, Cordry had left, and they felt that they needed an ethnic face. So, I went in and auditioned, and I got the job. Aasif Mandvi auditioncordrycorrespondent share on social
I never consciously got into comedy. It was sort of one of those things where I was a theater student, I was acting, I was doing comedy, I was doing dramatic stuff, so it's been something that I've always done and enjoyed doing and had an instinct to be relatively good at. Aasif Mandvi actcomedyconsciously share on social
I rarely went to the mosque, I never fasted, and I only prayed namaaz on the holy nights because my mom bugged me about it. Aasif Mandvi bugfastholy Change image and share on social
When you're brown and Indian, you get offered a lot of doctor roles. Aasif Mandvi browndoctorindian Change image and share on social
When you're a standup comic, you get up and you try stuff, and you're always kind of seeing how far you can push things. Aasif Mandvi comickindpush Change image and share on social
What's great about 'The Daily Show' is I can use satire and push the envelope. I couldn't do that anywhere else. Even if I was a journalist. Aasif Mandvi dailyenvelopegreat Change image and share on social
