Aziz Ansari tries to get serious in his new stand-up special, but it doesn't always work.
is also the first time he’s publicly discussed that situation. He doesn’t waste time bringing it up, either—after an opening story of a man on the street confusing him with Hasan Minhaj, Ansari addresses the controversy in a hushed, serious tone that’s a far cry from his old excitable persona. His framing of it shows a surprising thoughtlessness, though. He’s so vague about it that you’d probably think he was the victim, if you didn’t know the story.
Ansari is at his funniest and most perceptive when he points out how quickly standards have changed. He brings up how, one of the biggest comedies ever, and one that’s only a decade old, has a scene whereThe Office . All the jokes about people acting out their political correctness culminates in a “both sides are equally bad” rant that isn’t too far removed from those people who blame the far left for the far right’s increasing embrace of white supremacy and fascism.
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