Aasif Mandvi

He was most recently seen starring on the Paramount+ /Netflix drama “Evil” created by Robert and Michelle King, the Channel 4/Hulu comedy “This Way Up” created by Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan as well the CW’s comedy panel show “Would I Lie to You” for which he served as host and Executive Producer. Well known for his decade long work as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s Emmy award winning “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” he was also a writer, producer, and co-star on the HBO series; “The Brink,” starring Jack Black and Tim Robbins. Other film and TV credits include: Mother’s Day, Million Dollar Arm, The Internship, The Dictator, Spider-Man 2, The Proposal, The Last Air-Bender, Ghost Town. “A Series of Unfortunate Events” (Netflix), “Blue Bloods” (CBS), “Younger” (TV Land), “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO) and the upcoming “Terror: Devil in Silver” (AMC) and “The Miniature Wife” (PEACOCK). Mandvi also co-wrote and starred in the film Today’s Special, which premiered at the London Film Festival. Some notable theatre credits include; ‘Ali Hakim’ in the National Theatre/Broadway production of Oklahoma, ‘Amir Kapoor’ in Lincoln Center’s premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play; Disgraced (Lucille Lortel Nomination) and ‘Estragon’ in the Geffen Playhouse’s production of Waiting for Godot. Mandvi is the recipient of the Obie award for his solo show Sakina’s Restaurant at the American Place Theatre. Mandvi also co-created the web series “Halal In The Family” with writer Miles Kahn which addressed anti-muslim bigotry through humor (Peabody Award) and he is the author of the book No Land’s Man, a collection of humorous and personal stories published by Chronicle Books.