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Bio... Originally from South Carolina, Aziz Ansari is a standup comedian based in New York City. Rolling Stone recently included him in their annual "Hot List" as their choice for the "Hot Standup." New York Magazine also included him in the list of the "10 Funniest People You've Never Heard of." In 2006, he won the Jury Award for Best Standup at HBO's US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, CO. This summer he will appear in the Todd Phillips/Scot Armstrong feature School for Scoundrels with Billy Bob Thorton and Jon Heder. He has appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and will hopefully perform more standup on television soon. Together with Rob Huebel ("Curb Your Enthusiasm, "Arrested Development"), Paul Scheer ("Best Week Ever"), and director Jason Woliner (Weekend at Bernie's 2, "Shining Time Station") - he is part of the short film collective known as the Human Giant. The group produced the much acclaimed short film series "Shutterbugs" and also the forthcoming "Illusionators." You can see those and other films at his website azizisbored.com. On Mondays, he hosts the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre's popular standup show, "Crash Test." He also has a tough time finding a middle ground between modesty and arrogance when writing his bios. Press/Quotes... Rolling Stone "Hot Standup" Article New York Magazine - 10 Funniest People You've Never Heard of... TimeOut NY - 25 People to Watch in '06 "Nothing pisses off a professional comedian more than some little snot-nosed punk who's been doing it for like 5 years but is already 10 years ahead of the game in terms of skill, material and originality. Aziz Ansari makes me very angry." - Patton Oswalt "If every magazine everywhere is to be believed... Aziz Ansari is NYC's fastest rising comic." - Fader Magazine "Our favorite new standup" - Time Out New York "Excellent..." - The Onion 2005 Emerging Comics of New York Award Winner - Best Standup Interviews/Profiles Paper Magazine - Profile/Interview Fader Magazine - Shutterbugs Article Village Voice Interview Punchline Magazine Interview Maxim Standup Spotlight Gawker.com - Scarlett Johannson Incident |