Azhar Usman
Azhar Usman | |
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Usman in 2017 | |
| Born | Azhar Muhammad Usman December 23, 1975 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | University of Illinois, Chicago (BA) University of Minnesota (JD) |
| Notable work | Allah Made Me Funny, Ms. Marvel (miniseries), Ramy (TV series), Mo (TV series) |
| Spouse | Jennifer Hoffman Usman (f/k/a Jen Jackson) |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
| Genres | Observational comedy, character comedy, sketch comedy, improvisational comedy |
| Subjects | Islamic humour, Islamophobia, war on terror, Indian culture, political humor, Islam in the United States, multiculturalism, human interaction |
| Website | azhar |
Azhar Muhammad Usman (born December 23, 1975) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer of Indian descent. He is a former lecturer, community activist and lawyer and has been referred to as the "Ayatollah of Comedy" and "Bin Laughin". He is best known as one third of comedy trio Allah Made Me Funny. In December 2020, Marvel Studios announced that Usman had joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, agreeing to play Najaf on the cast of the studio's Ms. Marvel original streaming series for Disney+.