Aziz Ansari

• Aziz Ansari to Play Wilbur Theatre in July

Aziz Ansari Information

Comedian, actor, and writer Aziz Ansari is best known for playing Tom Haverford on NBC’s Parks and Recreation. He started his stand-up career while attending NYU. He created and starred in MTV’s Human Giant, which aired in 2007 and continued for two seasons. He has been in a number of television shows and films and continues to tour for his stand-up routine.

TV shows he has guest starred on include, Flight of the Conchords, Reno 911!, and Scrubs. He has also been in movies such as, The Rocker, Funny People, I Love You, Man, Get Him to the Greek, and 30 Minutes or Less. He hosted the 2010 MTV Movie Awards alongside Kristen Bell.

In 2009, he began getting a lot of critical success. Entertainment Weekly named him one of their “Breakout TV Stars,” TV Guide called him a “Scene Stealer,” and Yahoo! deemed him “TV MVP.”

His, Intimate Moments For A Sensual Evening, aired on Comedy Central and was released as a DVD/CD set in 2011. The special was based off of Ansari’s 2008-2009 comedy tour, The Glow in the Dark Tour, that was very successful. He went on another tour in 2011, the Dangerously Delicious Tour, and had a performance at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall.

His stand-up features topics on everyday life, race issues, self-deprecation, and pop culture. He will be at Boston’s Wilbur Theatre for four performances over two nights on May 17-18, as well as at Foxwoods at the MGM Grand Theatre on May 19.