Living in Pakistan, you didn't have a sense of how huge and varied America was, geographically.

I think, you know, a lot of the business of comedy is taking your personal experiences and making them relatable to other people.

Living in Pakistan, you didn't have a sense of how huge and varied America was, geographically.

I approximated the Black Friday experience at home by hurling myself into a wall a number of times and then ordering online.

I think being funny had something to do with feeling like an outsider, not feeling cool - insecurity.

It wasn't until I moved to New York that I decided to make a conscious effort to be myself.

Im from a family of doctors, and I think they really wanted me to be a doctor. I even sort of assumed I would be a doctor.