Aziz Ansari
Aziz Ansari
Aziz Ansariis an American actor and comedian. He is known for his roles as Tom Haverford on the NBC series Parks and Recreationand as Dev Shah on the Netflix series Master of None, which debuted in 2015 and Ansari created, writes, and stars in. The New York Times called the latter show "the year's best comedy straight out of the gate"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth23 February 1983
CityColumbia, SC
CountryUnited States of America
I write characters that are based on elements of people I know and experiences I've really had.
If someone writes something shitty and you actually address them, most of the time they're just like, "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm a big fan." And they're really nice people. When you're on the Internet, it's people's first instinct to just go after people.
Most people would say 'the deets', but I say 'the tails'. Just another example of innovation.
When I bet on horses, I never lose. Why? I bet on all the horses.
Yeah, I've been a little down. Totally natural. I'm getting a divorce, but now I'm ready to pull myself up by some G-strings.
I have a couple of 'doing caps' in my wallet. That's what I call condoms.
Come on, man, I got a full beard!
The most influential thing was the two Chris Rock specials that came out when I was in high school. I was obsessed with that stuff.
Stand-up comedy is a raunchy profession.
London seems to be a town with a lot of comedy fans and people that really enjoy stand-up.
Everyone's first thought is "These women are going to take advantage of you" or "Someone's only going to date you because you're famous." That stuff's not really an issue because that's super-easy to see through.
I live in L.A., I go on tour all the time, I'm in New York half the year - it's very hard to be in a relationship.
Comedians don't have hits. You have to have a whole brand-new hour. You have no hits to rely on.
You've got to be pretty confident that you're good. If I do a show and for whatever reason no one laughs, I'll be like, 'Wow, those people are weird'.