Asia Society Center presents Connecting Through Comedy: A Conversation with Aasif Mandvi

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Comedy and laughter have historically served as an effective entry point for people of varied backgrounds to learn about one another. Aasif Mandvi, who rose to fame as “Senior Middle East Correspondent” on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, has become a powerful spokesperson for American Muslims and has used comedy and entertainment to discuss prevalent issues and to remind us of our shared humanity. An enlightening one-on-one conversation with Mandvi about his life journey, his learnings along the way, and connecting through comedy.

Comedy and laughter have historically served as an effective entry point for people of varied backgrounds to learn about one another. Aasif Mandvi, who rose to fame as “Senior Middle East Correspondent” on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, has become a powerful spokesperson for American Muslims and has used comedy and entertainment to discuss prevalent issues and to remind us of our shared humanity. An enlightening one-on-one conversation with Mandvi about his life journey, his learnings along the way, and connecting through comedy.

Comedy and laughter have historically served as an effective entry point for people of varied backgrounds to learn about one another. Aasif Mandvi, who rose to fame as “Senior Middle East Correspondent” on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, has become a powerful spokesperson for American Muslims and has used comedy and entertainment to discuss prevalent issues and to remind us of our shared humanity. An enlightening one-on-one conversation with Mandvi about his life journey, his learnings along the way, and connecting through comedy.

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WHERE

Asia Society Texas Center
1370 Southmore Blvd.
Houston, TX 77004
https://asi.as/AasifMandvi

TICKET INFO

$20-$40
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