Louis C.K., Aziz Ansari, Lena Dunham, Kelly Oxford, and Graydon Sheppard were included in Ad Age's annual Creativity 50. They're honored alongside other hilarious cut-ups like Progressive Insurances CMO Jeff Charney and jeans engineer Suran Goonatilake.
Dangerously Delicious, Aziz Ansari's latest standup special that was released directly to fans on the internet via Ansari's website for $5, is coming to TV after all. Comedy Central is set to broadcast the special on Sunday, May 20th at 10pm. Then, the following Tuesday, it'll be released as an uncensored album by Comedy Central Records.
Louis CK is doing the same thing with his direct-to-the-web special, which is set to air on. It makes this whole experiment even more brilliant, doesn't it? These guys get to clean up with their serious fans, selling directly to them, getting their contact info, building loyalty, cutting out the middleman. And [...]
In what is one of the most brilliantly selfish column hooks ever, TV producer and Grantland writer Daniel Kellison's new recurring feature is called "Dinner with Daniel," and it centers on him going out to dinner with a celebrity and then "we drink as much good wine as we can, talk about food and life, and see where the conversation takes us." Sounds like fun! His first dining partner: Aziz Ansari (whose love of food is well documented).
It's a fun if rambling conversation, but I guess that's the point. There are fun anecdotes about Aziz's celebrity buddies Jay-Z, Kanye and LeBron James, and much less fun [...]
Aziz Ansari's account of meeting the president (after getting a public shout out from him) is really, really wonderful (although surely not wonderful enough to impress Aziz's dad). Gosh, what I wouldn't give to go grab a taco with Barack Obama and Aziz Ansari. And then take a nap afterwards, because phew, those two would be high-energy. "Prez, this pico de gallo is off the chains! Let's goooo!" "You nailed it, 'ziz! DJ Potus in the house!" God, I'm getting tired just thinking about it. Below, Ansari talks about the online release of Dangerously Delicious and his tech support secrets.
Get your refresh button ready, 'cause Aziz Ansari's Reddit AMA begins right about now. Ask him smart enough questions and maybe he'll convince you to buy his new standup special, or teach you how to be as swag as Tom Haverford. Well, almost as swag. Nobody can really be as swag as Tommy H.
Who wouldn't want to be serenaded by Aziz Ansari and Conan O'Brien on national television? Most people? Yeah, you're probably right. So, sure Nicole is kind of awkward about it but it's in that perfect "oh, you silly guys" kind of way. She didn't do that uncomfortable shaking thing or a too kool for school indifference. Nicole was appropriately kewl for schewl. I think maybe my whole life has changed too.
Aziz Ansari is a busy guy. He doesn't have time to do everything he'd like to do, so he's devised a new system to help him be in two places at once: a lookalike. He just sent his surrogate over to talk to silvery newshunk Anderson Cooper before coming out himself to relieve Aziz 2 of duty. Cooper seemed genuinely confused, which made me wish that people sent out the wrong person to interviews more often. Might as well spice up those boilerplate press tour interviews, right?
In any case, the lookalike video is above, and a few more clips from (the real) Aziz's interview with Cooper are below.
In case you have yet to drop the $5 necessary to download Aziz Ansari's new standup special Dangerously Delicious, here's a new preview from it in which Aziz talks about sitting near 50 Cent in a restaurant and the things he learned about the man while aggressively eavesdropping. And if that's not enough Aziz for you, here is a video of him mowing Central Park yesterday, because of course he did.
Before we go any further, it's important that you know this is not a Parks & Rec webisode, but an American Express commercial starring Aziz Ansari as himself. And a pretty funny one at that. I don't know what this "Jessica's" problem is, by the way. Dude bought a kayak for this date and she isn't impressed? That's gotta be at least number three on the oh-no-no list.
Everyone's doing it! C.K., Gaffigan, and now Ansari. As you can learn in this helpful video, Aziz Ansari is selling his new standup special "Dangerously Delicious" for $5 on his website. You gotta wonder what Harris and Darwish think of this newfangled publishing technique. And then you gotta buy the special to find out.
From July 12th to the 29th, comedians of all sorts will descend upon Montreal for the 30th Just For Laughs festival. Performers include: Kevin Hart, Aziz Ansari, Bill Hader, Bob Saget, John Pinette, Lewis Black, Jim Gaffigan, Patton Oswalt (who will also be the keynote speaker), Wayne Brady, Mario Cantone, and The Muppets. Chelsea Handler will be there accepting and, if her reputation serves her correctly, celebrating, her Comedy Person of the Year award. Also, Key & Peele will be receiving the Breakout Comedy Star award and Hannibal "The Accolade Machine" Buress will be named the Rising Comedy Star. We should all go but we have to make sure [...]
Here's another clip from Aziz Ansari's new comedy special that he released online for $5, a few weeks back. This clip is decidedly more personal than the previous ones. We’re not talking Maron territory or anything but unlike much of what we've seen from him, there's a note of insecurity. Ansari has been able to do a lot with talking about rappers, food, and rappers with food but it’s great to get a sense of who he is as well. Though, the clip does make me want to get pizza. Text me if you want in? Seriously, just text me back. Why won't you text me back? [...]
Bonnarooooo: not just a fun thing to yell when you're drunk and pretending to be a wolf! It's also a good source of comedy. The festival has paired up with Comedy Central for the comedy portion of its 11th incarnation this June 7-10, and they've announced performances from Aziz Ansari, Pete Holmes, Amy Schumer, Steven Wright, Garfunkel & Oates, Marc Maron, and more (full list below). Now go arrange your rides to Tennessee in the comments.
Aziz Ansari added to the chorus of comedians supplying their specials directly to the masses when he announced this week that he was selling his newest hour of stand-up, Dangerously Delicious, for five bucks online. The special is available for an easy and convenient download now on the comedian's website, azizansari.com.
It’s a big year for Ansari, not just because he's helping to pioneer this new method of releasing comedy to the people. He's also about to launch a big nationwide tour called “Buried Alive” and the sitcom he stars on, Parks and Rec, will round out its stellar current season starting next month. I recently had the [...]
