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Aziz Ansari plays local government official and strip club aficionado Tom Haverford in the cult US sitcom Parks and Recreation. A stand-up since he was 19, Ansari previously co-created and starred in the MTV sketch show Human Giant, which ran for two seasons and co-created and starred in the Netflix series Master Of None, and ran for three seasons in 2015, 2017 and 2021 (the latter being titled Moments in Love).

In 2018, Ansari was accused of sexual misconduct by a woman who described an uncomfortable date in an article on the website Babe. Ansari responded with a statement saying that he believed the encounter was consensual but apologised that the woman felt differently. He later addressed the incident in his 2019 Netflix special Right Now.

New Netflix special from Aziz Ansari

Nightclub Comedian is platform's first stand-up show of 2022

Netflix has announced a new stand-up special from Aziz Ansari.

The show, Nightclub Comedian, drops on January 25, making it the streaming service’s first new special of the year.

It was filmed last month at ’an intimate surprise gig’ in New York City – thought to be at the Comedy Cellar.

It will be Ansari’s fourth comedy special for Netflix, which is also hosts his scripted series Master of None.

His last, Right Now, was released in 2019 and addressed the anonymous accusation made against him the previous year, when a date accused him of sexual misconduct.

The comic said he believed the encounter had been consensual and started the show by saying: ‘I just felt terrible that this person felt this way. And after a year or so, I just hope it was a step forward. It moved things forward for me and made me think about a lot. I hope I’ve become a better person.’

Published: 12 Jan 2022