My mom works at the VA; she's been working at the VA for 15 plus years, and yet she's helping so many veterans coming back from brown Muslim countries, and my mom treats them. It's this weird - sometimes I feel torn. It's this dual identity. I'm so proud to be American, and at the same time, I disagree with our foreign policy.
I just hope I reach out to people and connect to people in such a way that they continue to support what I do.
I call my style Classic Americana Swag. I do my vibe, and I'll throw in a cool sneaker here or there, a pair of Js.
Trump is inadvertently forcing us to show him how great this country truly is - that we are better together than we are divided.
'Vice News' is cool because they'll just send your local barista to go talk to the head of ISIS.
When you immerse yourself in a community, you tend to rise in that community.
I just started the way most comics start, doing open mic shows around Sacramento and San Francisco, and eventually, I moved to L.A. After about four or five years in L.A., I got the call to join the 'The Daily Show.'
I've experienced Islamophobic stuff. But I don't care - you can say whatever you want to say about me, but I am who I am. I think that what I'm trying to fight for and what I'm performing for is bigger than any religion, race, creed, or class.
In California, you can stretch your arms out and not be touching another person. You get space, sun and, in general, dignity.
Beena and I didn't move in together until we got married.
