#355 🎭 Breaking the News with Assif Mandvi: From ‘The Daily Show’ to ‘Evil
Jake & Bower cope with the horrible cell service from Actor/Comedian ASSIF MANDVI! One time correspondent for "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and now one of the stars on the Paramount+ series "Evil". Assif talks about another election year, how bad the media interviews are and what they did on The Daily Show to make what they did, look like "hard news".
Creators and Guests
Host
Jake Weber
Jake started his love for radio at age 14. It was a risk to leave the lucrative world of shoe making in a large Fargo North Dakota warehouse, but he was ready for more! Years later he is still trying to break through that German/Norwegian radio glass ceiling. Often considered the real “talent” on the show, Jake keeps Bower hydrated daily with lots of refreshments in the studio.
Host
Michael Bower
At a very early age, Bower realized that he is different from girls. He took that knowledge and a book of timeless Hickory Dickory Dock stories and embarked on what some would call a truly above average career for a person of his height. Often considered the real “talent” on the show, Bower has a lot of yummy mints in his pocket at all times.
Guest
Assif Madvi
Aasif Mandvi (/ˈɑːsɪf ˈmɑːndvi/, AH-sif MAHND-vee), is a British-American actor, comedian and author. He was a correspondent on The Daily Show from 2006 to 2017. Mandvi's other television work includes the HBO comedy series The Brink and the CBS/Paramount+ psychological drama Evil. His film roles include playing Mr. Aziz in Spider-Man 2 and Commander Zhao in The Last Airbender. His stage work includes appearing on Broadway as Ali Hakim in Oklahoma! and in productions of Disgraced , which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2013.