Azhar Usman believes in (the) Truth
“Who controls the rhythm of the algorithm?”
Azhar Usman is a Muslim American writer, actor, comedian, producer - and many other things - of Indian descent . Dave Chappelle once declared, “Azhar’s like a comedian from the future.” One of the most outspoken voices of his generation, Azhar’s a writer & Co-Executive Producer for Hulu’s award-winning RAMI . Marvel Studios recently also announced that Azhar would be joining the MCU in the highly anticipated Disney+ show MS.MARVEL . Azhar’s worked on comedic projects for Netflix, Hannibal Buress, Mo Amer, and Hasan Minhaj . Azhar co-created ‘ALLAH MADE ME FUNNY–The Official Muslim Comedy Tour’ , toured India for the US State Department as part of “Make Chai Not War”, was named one of ‘The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World’ , and called ‘America’s Funniest Muslim’ by CNN.
Oh and he’s a father of four, former attorney, and dotcom entrepreneur - so at least we know his parents are proud of something. As we continue our conversations with Muslim Americans for the Holy month of Ramadan - this is a deep one you’re going to enjoy, so buckle your seat belts...
LEARN ABOUT AZHAR
MENTIONS
- TV: Ramy : imdb.com/title/tt7649694
- TV: 90 Day Fiancé: imdb.com/title/tt3469050
- BOOK: The White Tiger : goodreads.com/book/show/1768603.The_White_Tiger
- PERSON: Mansur Al-Hallaj : wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hallaj - ابو المغيث الحسين بن منصور الحلاج
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