Aasif Mandvi

actor and comedian

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Actor and writer, special correspondent on The Daily Show, and creator and star of Halal in the Family

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In a landmark year for diversity on television, there's still not a sitcom that portrays a Muslim-American family.

'Halal in the Family'

In a landmark year for diversity on television, there's still not a sitcom that portrays a Muslim-American family.

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