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#141: Aasif Mandvi - Pure Expression
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Other television credits include BLUE BLOODS, TVLAND’s YOUNGER, A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS and SHUT EYE. He was recently a host on National Geographic’s YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY which addressed climate change. He also wrote, produced and starred in the HBO series THE BRINK opposite Jack Black and Tim Robbins. Aasif also earned himself an Obie Award for his critically acclaimed one-man show SAKINA’S RESTAURANT.
Film credits include THE LAST AIRBENDER, THE PROPOSAL, GHOST TOWN, MOTHER’S DAY, MILLION DOLLAR ARM, THE INTERNSHIP, MOVIE 43, THE DICTATOR, DARK HORSE, GODS BEHAVING BADLY, PREMIUM RUSH, A KID LIKE JAKE, THE MYSTIC MASSEUR, DRUNK PARENTS, IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY, MUSIC AND LYRICS, SPIDER-MAN 2, FREEDOMLAND, ANALYZE THIS, MARGIN CALL, and THE SIEGE. He co-wrote and starred in TODAY’S SPECIAL which premiered at the London Film Festival and won the audience award at The Palm Springs Film Festival.
Aasif also co-created and starred in the Peabody Award winning web series, HALAL IN THE FAMILY, which garnered over 500 Million Media Impressions within days upon launch and addressed, through parody and satire, Islamophobia. Additionally, he is the author of a collection of personal stories, entitled NO LAND’S MAN for Chronicle Books.
In this wide ranging we chat we talk about peanut butter and it gets weird, getting the Daily Show at 40, paving the way for diverse voices, being typecast, his award winning one man show, confidence, authentic expression and mentors. Check Aasif out on:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aasif/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aasif Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aasifmandvi ---------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan
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Manage episode 305403210 series 2594664
Other television credits include BLUE BLOODS, TVLAND’s YOUNGER, A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS and SHUT EYE. He was recently a host on National Geographic’s YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY which addressed climate change. He also wrote, produced and starred in the HBO series THE BRINK opposite Jack Black and Tim Robbins. Aasif also earned himself an Obie Award for his critically acclaimed one-man show SAKINA’S RESTAURANT.
Film credits include THE LAST AIRBENDER, THE PROPOSAL, GHOST TOWN, MOTHER’S DAY, MILLION DOLLAR ARM, THE INTERNSHIP, MOVIE 43, THE DICTATOR, DARK HORSE, GODS BEHAVING BADLY, PREMIUM RUSH, A KID LIKE JAKE, THE MYSTIC MASSEUR, DRUNK PARENTS, IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY, MUSIC AND LYRICS, SPIDER-MAN 2, FREEDOMLAND, ANALYZE THIS, MARGIN CALL, and THE SIEGE. He co-wrote and starred in TODAY’S SPECIAL which premiered at the London Film Festival and won the audience award at The Palm Springs Film Festival.
Aasif also co-created and starred in the Peabody Award winning web series, HALAL IN THE FAMILY, which garnered over 500 Million Media Impressions within days upon launch and addressed, through parody and satire, Islamophobia. Additionally, he is the author of a collection of personal stories, entitled NO LAND’S MAN for Chronicle Books.
In this wide ranging we chat we talk about peanut butter and it gets weird, getting the Daily Show at 40, paving the way for diverse voices, being typecast, his award winning one man show, confidence, authentic expression and mentors. Check Aasif out on:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aasif/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aasif Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aasifmandvi ---------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan
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