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Aziz Ansari
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- UCBT performers on Complex's list of "Funny People Who Should Get Their Own TV Shows"
- Forbes honors Aziz Ansari & Kate McKinnon on 30 under 30 listing
- Congratulations UCBT performers nominated for 2012 Comedy Awards
- Aziz Ansari on cover of Los Angeles magazine
- Aziz Ansari cover story in Complex
- GQ India names Aziz Ansari one of The 50 Most Influential Global Indians
- Aziz Ansari in new trailer for "30 Minutes or Less"
- Amy Poehler named in The Time 100: The World's Most Influential People
- Aziz Ansari cover story in Paper Magazine
- AV Club names UCBT performers amongst "The best comedy albums of 2010"
- Splitsider names UCBT performers amongst Comedy's 17 Favorite Comedians
- Dave Ferguson, Mike Mitchell, Chelsea Peretti speak on writing for MTV Movie Awards
- Mandate picks up project to star Aziz Ansari; Harris Wittels to write
- Aziz Ansari profiled in Nylon Guys
- Aziz Ansari featured in Back Stage
- Judd Apatow and Universal Pictures pick up a trio of comedy pitches from Aziz Ansari
- LA Times spotlights UCBT performers "Funny People on the Way Up"
- UCBT performers on The Hollywood Reporter's "Ten Rising Comedy Talents"
- UCBT performers hit talk show circuit
- Aziz Ansari on cover of LA Weekly
- UCB Theatre Performers & Alumni Continue To Find Television Success
- Metromix names James Adomian, Aziz Ansari, Josh Fadem & Charlyne Yi "Comedy Crushes of 2009"
- Entertainment Weekly spotlights UCBT performers as future stars of comedy
- UCBT alum Aziz Ansari hired for Office spinoff
- congratulations UCBT performers named Variety's 10 Comics to Watch
- congratulations to UCBT performers named 2006 USCAF jury award winners
- UCBT, Aziz Ansari, Brett Gelman, Nick Kroll in New York Times feature on alternative comedy
- Aziz Ansari named on Time Out's list of "25 New Yorkers to Watch in 2006"
- Aziz Ansari, Dorff & Gausas, Demetri Martin, Charlie Todd amongst "Ten Funniest New Yorkers You've Never Heard Of"
Originally from South Carolina, Aziz Ansari is a standup comedian based in New York City. Rolling Stone recently called him the "Hot Standup" for 2005. He has appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and will hopefully be on some other shows soon. Together with Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, and director Jason Woliner - 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 "Illusionators." You can see those and other films at his website azizisbored.com. He also has a tough time finding a middle ground between modesty and arrogance when writing his bios.