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A vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space. Based out of New York City and hosted by Sandalina Sattar.
S4E02 (ft. Usama Siddiquee @usamastandsup): BENGALI COMEDIAN GETS CANCELED ON NATIONAL TV
Spotlight with Sandalina
34 minutes
1 month ago
S4E02 (ft. Usama Siddiquee @usamastandsup): BENGALI COMEDIAN GETS CANCELED ON NATIONAL TV
S4E02: Meet Usama— a Bengali, Muslim comedian. You may recognize him from his recent special and Fall 2025 Tour USAMA BIN LAUGHIN’! He was also a finalist on America’s Got Talent and a guest on the Stephen Colbert show.
In this episode we cover a variety of topics across our 4 segments:📚LIFE STORY📚🔥HOT SEAT🔥🤫SHADOWS🤫🔦SPOTLIGHT🔦: BENGALI COMEDIAN GETS CANCELED ON NATIONAL TV
We talk about Usama’s upbringing in red Texas, initial path to med school, rapid fire Q&A, a personal roast for the host, growing up as “Usama” post 9/11, getting canceled in headlines for America’s Got Talent, embracing physical imperfections, performing on Stephen Colbert, the USAMA BIN LAUGHIN’ special and tour, Hajj experience, parents’ view on his comedy, plans for the future, and more!
USAMA BIN LAUGHIN’ tour: https://www.usamastandsup.com/showsUSAMA BIN LAUGHIN’ special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3NH-WEGUGIUsama’s IG: @usamastandsup (https://www.instagram.com/usamastandsup/)Usama’s Tik Tok: @usamastandsup (https://www.tiktok.com/@usamastandsup)
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Spotlight with Sandalina
A vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space. Based out of New York City and hosted by Sandalina Sattar.
