VIDEO: The Q'Osby Family Fights Stereotypes? 'Daily Show' Spoofs 'Muslim Cosby Show' Idea

As we mentioned yesterday, Bill Cosby thinks Katie Couric’s idea of a “Muslim version of The Cosby Show” to help remedy bigotry against Islam in America sounds pretty good. Suggested Reading The Wild Time Michael Jackson Saved A Crazed Fan’s Life In South Korea These Black California Neighborhoods Have the Most Beautiful Homes— And the…

As we mentioned yesterday, Bill Cosby thinks Katie Couric’s idea of a “Muslim version of The Cosby Show” to help remedy bigotry against Islam in America sounds pretty good.

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The Daily Show, on the other hand, thinks it sounds pretty hilarious. Check out this tongue-in-cheek segment, in which correspondent Aasif Mandvi looks for focus-group reactions to the idea and stars as the Muslim Cliff Huxtable (Coogi sweater and all) in a lighthearted look at the limitations of the idea.

And check out the CBS interview in which Katie Couric first suggested the concept in a discussion with The Root’s deputy editor, Sheryl Huggins Salomon (around the 23-minute mark). In Couric’s defense, she admitted then that it sounded “crazy.”

Read more at Mediaite.

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