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Performances/Clips

Selected Shorts: "Justice Shiva Ram Murthy" - In a streaming audio from Symphony Space and New York Public Radio, Aasif reads this Rishi Reddy short story, "an incisive, tender and humorous tale of personal dignity and an old friendship put to the test."

Guantánamo: Honor Bound To Defend Freedom - This streaming audio comes from Six Billion, an online narrative magazine. Aasif can be heard giving voice to Moazzam Begg, through letters Moazzam himself wrote to his family during his time as a Guantánamo detainee.

Shalimar the Clown (Downloadable Audiobook Sample) (Streaming Sample from Audible with Purchase Link for Download) - Aasif narrates the audiobook version of Salmon Rushdie's Shalimar the Clown, "a powerful parable about the willing and unwilling subversion of multiculturalism."

Magic Seeds (Streaming Sample from Audible with Purchase Link) - Aasif narrates Magic Seeds by V.S. Naipaul, "a powerful tale of the search for identity."

News/Interviews

Citywide Radio interview about Guantánamo (Download Audio) - This New York University weekly arts talk show's Best of 2004 download features an interview segment with Aasif about his role in Guantánamo. Aasif's part starts at about the 6:30 mark and goes to about 9:30.

Performances

Daily Show

- April 19, 2007 "America Decides" - From Comedy Central Motherload: "From Hollywood, Aasif Mandvi almost reports on American Idol."

- April 17, 2007 "Bombay Screams" - From Comedy Central Motherload: "Aasif Mandvi reports from India where angry crowds burn Richard Gere in effigy."

- April 9, 2007 "Americans Abroad" - From Comedy Central Motherload: "Aasif Mandvi notes how Americans aren't getting the full picture of Baghdad and its prices."

- August 21, 2006 "Gratitude Adjustment" - From Comedy Central Motherload: "President Bush just can't understand why he hasn't gotten a 'Thank' You card from the Iraqi people."

- August 9, 2006 "Forced Perspective" - From Comedy Central Motherload: "Aasif Mandvi reassures us not to worry about the screams during the birth pangs of Middle Eastern Democracy." This is Aasif's first appearance on the show.

Jericho

- March 28, 2007 "Winter's End" - From CBS Innertube. Episode description: "Faced with a catastrophic complication in April's pregnancy, Jake forces Kenchy to perform a heroic operation."

- November 29, 2006 "Vox Populi" -From CBS Innertube. Episode description: "When one of Jericho's own turns up dead, Gray organizes a manhunt for Jonah, against the wish of Mayor Green."

- November 14, 2006 "Crossroads" - From CBS Innertube. Episode description: "When Jericho receives a surprise visit from several seedy out-of-towners, the residents realize they need a plan to keep intruders out."

- November 8, 2006 "Rogue River" - From CBS Innertube. Episode description: "Mayor Johnston's life hangs in the balance when he comes down with a bad case of the flu, and it is up to Jake and Eric to save him."

Other

- Wild Ambition: The Making of A Nature Special (Watch on YouTube) (Link to Quicktime video from Wild Ambition co-writer Brian Brykman's site.) - A mocumentary short film Aasif did with the Associates. He played cinematographer Alfred J. Monachandren. Quote: "The thing that people don't realize, you see, is that nature itself looks artificial on camera. And therefore the more we artificialize the natural setting, the more natural it will ultimately look."

News/Interviews

- OCTV "Movies OC," on Music and Lyrics (Watch Streaming Video) - This news item includes red carpet interviews from the Hollywood premiere.

- MTV Desi, on Interrogations (Watch Streaming Video) - Description from site: "Working to End Domestic Violence: SAKHI for South Asian women hosts a reading of a play about domestic violence." This news item shows a few small clips of Aasif's performance in this reading.

Commercials

Dominos (Watch on YouTube)

Honey Nut Cheerios (Short Version - Watch on YouTube)