Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian

It was intelligently written to show us our true selves... All the negative comments are from people it hit too close to home with. The special was funny but also serious. Truth hurts when you can't come to terms with your own short comings.

This is a low production, almost impromptu recording of Aziz doing 30 min at the Comedy Cellar in NYC. What makes it worth it is that this time Aziz gets personal, authentic, and genuinely thoughtful about the how the world has broken down since the days of flip phones and Nokia bricks, all the while staying light, clever, and often times hilarious. Definitely worth the watch.

I volunteered at Rape Crisis for several years in the 1970s, and tend to fall into the "believe the woman camp." However, after reading her account and his account, I did believe her. What I didn't believe was that it was sexual harassment or rape. What I believed is that two young people didn't communicate very well, and Ansari paid the career price for all the other men who did sexually harass and rape.

Maybe one day our culture will get this right.

Anyway, I was happy to see Aziz back and funny, I have missed his comic voice and the intelligence in his act.

The standup wasn't terrible, but the continuity bothered me to the point of not being able to really get into it. Seeing 3 different people in the same seat stage left throughout different jokes. Very distracting.

I was worried this would've been horrific stand up but a couple of minutes in I remembered why Aziz is such a great comedian. Relaxed, relatable, and able to provide hilarious entertainment with meaningful messages.

Ignore all the stereotypes and anything you read from media outlets, he is a top top quality entertainer, actor and comedian.