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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. It uses the classic family sitcom formula to change perceptions of Muslims. 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.

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

• Tariq Trotter as Cousin Tariq
• Samantha Bee as Wendy
• Jordan Klepper as Waleed
• Russ Armstrong as Mr. Smith
• Jason Babinsky as Protester
• Morgan Turner as Jessica

Episodes

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

Reception

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (September 2015)

Awards

• 2016 Peabody-Facebook Futures of Media Award

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.

External links

• Official website
• Halal in the Family at IMDb

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