The experience of being on a show that is very much in the center of popular culture is exciting. You really feel like you're reaching people.
Aasif MandviI came from a very different sort of background and pedigree from the people who were on "The Daily Show". I was an actor. I was sort of - the irony is that I've done as much dramatic work in my career as comedic work and I don't really think of myself as a comedian.
Aasif MandviYou can get samosas in any pub in England today, pretty much. So, "Gunga Din" has come back.
Aasif MandviPaki- bashing was kind of this term that was used in general to beat up anyone that was from the Indian subcontinent.
Aasif MandviI'm Muslim the way many of my Jewish friends are Jewish: I avoid pork, and I take the big holidays off.
Aasif MandviI think Islam has been hijacked by the idea that all Muslims are terrorists; that Islam is about hate, about war, about jihad - I think that hijacks the spirituality and beauty that exists within Islam. I believe in allowing Islam to be seen in context and in its entirety and being judged on what it really is, not what you think it is.
Aasif Mandvi