I think comedy tells a lot; you can tell what people think by what they laugh at. Riaad Moosa More Quotes by Riaad Moosa More Quotes From Riaad Moosa I'm a comedian who happens to be Muslim; my comedy stems on all forms of my identity. Riaad Moosa who comedy identity happens Europeans ridicule Muslim culture because they don't understand the wisdom behind it. Take swine flu for instance: all the sudden you've got Europeans scared of pigs - we've been saying that for years! Riaad Moosa understand you wisdom culture I would never want to disrespect my beliefs. There are certain, obviously different, areas you wouldn't go. It's not congruent to who I am as a person, and it would be insincere, and it wouldn't be based on truth. Riaad Moosa i-am never you truth Both my parents are doctors, so from the time I was a child, I wanted to do medicine. Riaad Moosa parents child medicine time What I wanted to do was the comedy, and I found that. I found my bliss, I think. Riaad Moosa i-think think bliss comedy Remember, we really grew up separately; our life experience was very different because of segregation. So I think comedy is a good space to work those things out and educate everyone about the different experiences and different race groups in South Africa. Riaad Moosa good experience work life I use myself as a template for my comedy. So first my background as a Muslim man, my being a doctor, I talk about my family quite a lot, my kids. Anything that resonates with me I talk about. The important thing is it should be able to work in a family setting. Riaad Moosa myself man family work When I started out, it was around the whole 9/11 - Islamophobia was just sort of hitting a second wind. Obviously that informed a lot of my humor, and it influenced a lot of what I was talking about on stage because it was extremely relevant at the time. Riaad Moosa humor time talking wind The Muslims in the Cape are associated with having a very good sense of humor. Riaad Moosa sense good sense-of-humor humor
