was listed as one of The 500 Most Influential Muslims by Georgetown University's The Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim–Christian Understanding and Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan. In 2010, fellow comedian and legendary standup icon Dave Chappelle remarked: "Azhar Usman is untouchable, he's like a comedian from the future," after a show at The New Parish in Oakland, California. Usman has opened for Chappelle over 40 times since first meeting him in 2005. Filmography Film Television Theatre Personal life Usman is an Indian American Sufi Muslim. He is divorced with four children. His ex-wife is a lawyer. In the Spring of 2020, it was announced on his personal Instagram account that he is now married to visual artist Jennifer Hoffman Usman (f/k/a Jen Jackson), a graduate of The Prince's School of the Traditional Arts. See also Allah Made Me Funny Islamic humour Indian American Islamic Neo-Traditionalism List of American Muslims List of Indian Americans References External links Numinous Company Further reading BBC interview with Azhar Usman Jalil, Jannat. Muslim comedians laugh at racism. BBC News. June 15, 2004 PBS on Azhar Usman. Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. September 15, 2006 Rahman, Emdad. Interview with Azhar Usman. Mathaba. February 26, 2007 Manzoor, Sarfraz. Funny old world. The Guardian. April 6, 2007 Ali, Wajahat. "Allah made me funny" comedy tour: "We're trying to bring an expression about us, to us, from us". Patheos. October 25, 2007 Khan, Yasmeen. Does Islam have a sense of humour?. BBC News. Tuesday, 20 November 2007 Lall, Rashmee Roshan. Meet Azhar Usman, the 'bin Laughing' from Bihar. The Times of India. December 1, 2007 Amanullah, Shahed. Comedian Azhar Usman: Allah made him funny. Patheos. October 3, 2008 Kaitlin. Comedians Break Muslim Stereotypes. Inside Islam. October 15, 2008 Naim, Anjum. Azhar Usman : Allah Made Me Funny. Span. January/February 2009 Kieran, Fox, Muslim comedy trio take on UK. BBC News. April 17, 2009 Vandersteen, Victoria. Azhar Usman: "Never imagined becoming a comedian". Indymedia.be. 19 October 2009 Comedian-activist Azhar Usman to keynote 'Nonviolence in the Islamic Traditions' conference here Saturday. Bulletin today. University of St. Thomas. Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Abrams, Abby. Take five: American Muslim comedian makes people laugh by telling the truth. St. Louis Beacon. August 21, 2012 21st-century American comedians American stand-up comedians American comedians of Indian descent Muslim male comedians American Sufis American male actors of Indian descent American male film actors 21st-century American male