Halal in the Family (also known as The Qu'osby Show) is a four-episode American web series starring Aasif Mandvi and Sakina Jaffrey. It premiered on Funny or Die featuring an American Muslim family and addressing the underlying issues of Islamophobia in a comedic context.[1][2][3] It uses the classic family sitcom formula to change perceptions of Muslims.[4] Mandvi stated in the fifth episode of season 2 of Politically Re-Active that Halal in the Family is being developed as an animated series for TBS.[5]

Cast

Main cast

  • Aasif Mandvi as Aasif Qu'osby
  • Sakina Jaffrey as Fatima Qu'osby
  • Shoba Narayan as Whitney Qu’osby
  • Nicky Maindiratta as Bobby Qu’osby

Supporting cast

Episodes

  1. "Spies Like Us"
  2. "A Very Spooq'y Halloween Special"
  3. "B'ully"
  4. "The Amazing Race"

Reception

Awards

References

  1. ^ Halal in the Family at IMDb
  2. ^ Obeidallah, Dean (April 11, 2015). "'Halal in the Family': Aasif Mandvi's Comedy Jihad". The Daily Beast. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Hale, Mike (April 10, 2015). "Aasif Mandvi and 'Halal in the Family' Test the Sitcom Family Formula". The New York Times. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Holt, Lester (April 11, 2015). "'Halal In The Family' Aims To Push Envelope". NBC Nightly News. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "Aasif Mandvi on the Gaslighting Presidency". Politically Re-Active. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  6. ^ Larson, Sarah (May 11, 2016). ""Halal in the Family": The Sitcom We Need". The New Yorker.


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