Halal in the Family explained

Genre:	Drama
Director:	Miles Kahn
Starring:	Aasif Mandvi Sakina Jaffrey Shoba Narayan Nicky Maindiratta
Num Episodes:	4
Cinematography:	Rick Siegel

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] It uses the classic family sitcom formula to change perceptions of Muslims.^[3] 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.^[4]

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

"Spies Like Us"
"A Very Spooq'y Halloween Special"
"B'ully"
"The Amazing Race"

Awards

2016 Peabody-Facebook Futures of Media Award^[5]

Notes and References

News: 'Halal in the Family': Aasif Mandvi's Comedy Jihad . . April 11, 2015 . September 18, 2015 . Obeidallah, Dean . Dean Obeidallah.
News: Aasif Mandvi and 'Halal in the Family' Test the Sitcom Family Formula . . April 10, 2015 . September 18, 2015 . Hale, Mike.
News: 'Halal In The Family' Aims To Push Envelope . . April 11, 2015 . September 18, 2015 . Holt, Lester . Lester Holt.
Web site: Aasif Mandvi on the Gaslighting Presidency. Politically Re-Active. April 27, 2017.
Larson. Sarah. "Halal in the Family": The Sitcom We Need. The New Yorker. May 11, 2016.