Aziz Asari Discusses 'Crazy Rich Asians', Movie Representation in Netflix Stand-Up Special Clip

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'It doesn't matter what you think about the movie. It's just fun to make white people feel bad,' the actor-comedian teases in the 'Aziz Ansari Right Now' clip where he questions whether people truly enjoyed the film.

"It doesn't matter what you think about the movie. It's just fun to make white people feel bad," the actor-comedian teases in the 'Aziz Ansari Right Now' clip where he questions whether people truly enjoyed the film.Aziz Ansari Right Now. Mentioning how the film had a 97 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Ansari questions an audience member, who states that she would give the film an 85 instead.

"Wow. 12 percent less. Anything in particular that made you dock it 12 points, ma'am?" Ansari asks, leaving the audience member to nervously laugh. "I'm just messing with you. It doesn't matter what you think about the movie. It's just fun to make white people feel bad," he adds. Ansari then reflects on how the film marks how far society has changed "in just two generations." He first mentions that grandmothers could describe the film as one that has "too many Orientals" and audience members may feel obliged to like the film to simply support diversity being represented onscreen. He also recalls a time when someone mentioned to him that they enjoyed the film more after watching it with their "Asian friend.

The preview is the first full-length clip released of the actor-comedian's return to Netflix. Ansari's last two comedy specials, , both aired on Netflix. The streaming service for the new special last week. The upcoming special is directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Jonze and based on Ansari's worldwide Road to Nowhere comedy tour, which sold out in 75 cities in the U.S. and 12 countries abroad.

 

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