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
Myself, Eric Wareheim, and Jason Woliner decided to start a Food Club where the three of us go to restaurants with a couple of other people. The three of us are the captains of the Food Club, so we have to wear the captains' hats. Aziz Ansari captainclubcouple 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
With stand-up, I can have an idea, go down the street to a comedy club and work on it, flesh it out, book a venue, people will come, then film it. I do all that myself; I never have to answer to anybody. Aziz Ansari answerbookclub share on social
Every time I've done comedy in, like, traditional comedy clubs, there's always these comedians that do really well with audiences but that the other comedians hate because they're just, you know, doing kind of cheap stuff like dancing around or doing, like, very kind of base sex humor a lot, and stuff like that. Aziz Ansari audiencebasecheap 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 weirdly do consider myself an optimist about love. Aziz Ansari loveoptimistweirdly Change image and share on social
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
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
I like the brand Band of Outsiders. Their suits are cut really slim, for smaller framed gentlemen. Aziz Ansari bandbrandcut Change image and share on social