The Zen and the Damaged

By Aasif Mandvi Source When U.S. troops marched into Iraq in 2003, I, like many Americans, was outraged at what I considered a senseless and unjustified military action. As I spoke to my mother about it on the phone, I noticed that the angrier I got, the more uncomfortable she became. At first I thought [...]

By Alexandra Cheney Source He’s been an audio book reader, a one-man show performer and the “brown guy” correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.”

By Alexandra Cheney Source Though he’s probably most recognizable as a regular correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” Aasif Mandvi’s newest venture, a 99-minute independent film co-written with Jonathan Bines entitled “Today’s Special,” opens November 19.

By Bilge Ebiri Source Aasif in NY MagIndian food in Queens with The Daily Show’s “Brown Correspondent,” who grew up thinking he was “this white, middle-class kid.”

By Shyema Source Comedian Aasif Mandvi is quite literally a one-man show. While he is probably best-known for playing a faux-journalist on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”, he seems to be all over the place recently:

Author: Noel Murray Source The actor: Aasif Mandvi, an actor and comedian best known for his work over the past four years as a Daily Show correspondent, though he’s had an active career as a bit player and character actor in movies and on television since the late ’80s.

By Mickey Rapkin Source Aasif Mandvi, The Daily Show‘s senior middle east correspondent, takes a break from fake news to play the villain in M. Night Shyamalan’s latest, The Last Airbender (in theaters on July 1).

By Aasif Mandvi Source Daily Show correspondent and The Last Airbender star Aasif Mandvi gets bitchy about the steamy season.

Source Comedian Aasif Mandvi might be most known for his gig as a correspondent on the popular U.S. TV program The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, but he has also written the play Sakina’s Restaurant and the movie Today’s Special.

By Alec Brodsky Source On Saturday, correspondent for “The Daily Show” Aasif Mandvi visited the Lebanon Opera House, where he performed a part stand-up comedy act, part information session that touched on everything from how he conducts his “field work” to Jon Stewart’s body odor.