London seems to be a town with a lot of comedy fans and people that really enjoy stand-up. Aziz Ansari comedyenjoyfan Change image and share on social
After you do a joke a few times, you have material that you know works. Although sometimes I have a joke that has worked a bunch of times, and then one night it'll flop. Aziz Ansari bunchflopjoke Change image and share on social
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. Aziz Ansari chrishighinfluential Change image and share on social
With stand-up, it's more interesting to hear about people's failures than their successes. Aziz Ansari failurehearinterest Change image and share on social
For the majority of the time, I may as well have been just a really tan white kid. You know, I may as well have just been, like, a fat kid. Aziz Ansari fatkidmajority Change image and share on social
Some comedians will tour and do these classic bits all the time. But now with YouTube and Comedy Central, people see your stuff, and they don't want to hear you do that again. Aziz Ansari bitcentralclassic Change image and share on social
Other than friends and family, my favorite things are New York and stand-up. I love doing comedy in New York - I can do way more stand-up here than in Los Angeles. Aziz Ansari angelescomedyfamily Change image and share on social
I guess after college, I just got really into food. I also think going on the road doing stand-up makes you more into food. Because when you travel like that, one of the things to do is find really good places to eat. Aziz Ansari collegeeatfind share on social
Acting is a plum gig, and then animation is an even more plum gig. Aziz Ansari actanimationgig Change image and share on social
Once you become a comedian, you accept that people are just going to yell stuff at you. Aziz Ansari acceptcomedianpeople Change image and share on social