Will Trump DENATURALIZE Us? - Former ‘Daily Show’ Comedian Aasif Mandvi on ICE, Gaza, and Mamdani

Описание: Aasif Mandvi broke more glass ceilings than you probably realize.

If you watched ‘The Daily Show’ during the post-9/11 era, you likely already know the comedian and actor for his biting commentary on Islamophobia, George W. Bush, and the ‘War on Terror’.

But did you know he was the political comedy show’s first non-white cast member? Or that he served as the “Senior Middle East Correspondent” and “Senior Muslim Correspondent” even though he’s not from the Middle East or a practicing Muslim? Now, Aasif joins Mehdi on the new episode of ‘We’re Not Kidding’ in front of a live audience at the Sundance Film Festival for a wide-ranging conversation about being fellow immigrants, Muslim representation, Gaza, Donald Trump, ICE, Zohran Mamdani, as well as take some questions from the audience.

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Opening montage
00:51 - Intro
2:09 - Immigrating from UK to US
8:47 - The Daily Show
17:03 - Backlash for supporting Palestine
20:05 - ICE in Minneapolis
24:12 - Zohran Mamdani
28:30 - Q&A

2026 Sundance Film Festival. Recorded at The Muslim House® Produced by the MPAC® Hollywood Bureau with the support of the Doris Duke Foundation.

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Credits:
Hosted by Mehdi Hasan
Guest Host: Aasif Mandvi
Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi
Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello
Music: Andy Clausen
Design: Alicia Tatone
Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera
Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali