Aziz Ansari began his career in New York while attending NYU where performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre frequently. In 2005, Rolling Stone included him in their annual "Hot List" as their choice for the "Hot Standup," and he won the Jury Award for "Best Standup" at HBO's 2006 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. He tours colleges and music festivals and has also toured with the Comedians of Comedy and the Flight of the Conchords. Ansari headlined his own comedy tour, the Glow in the Dark Tour, in the fall of 2008 and early 2009.
In July 2009, near the end of the Glow In The Dark tour, Ansari filmed a special for Comedy Central, titled “Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening.”
Around the summer of 2005, Ansari began collaborating with fellow comedians Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer, as well as director Jason Woliner to make short films. In mid-2006, MTV greenlit a sketch series from the group, Human Giant, which debuted in April 2007. The critically acclaimed show completed two seasons. In June 2008, Ansari was announced as the first cast hire for NBC's new comedy from producers of The Office. The show, Parks and Recreation, debuted in April 2009. Ansari's performance as Tom Haverford has received notable praise from critics, including Yahoo! TV which placed him in the number one spot of their list of "TV MVPs: The Most Valuable Performers of the Fall Season
In addition to his work on Parks and Recreation, Ansari has appeared on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords and had a recurring role in season eight of the ABC sitcom Scrubs as Ed Dhandapani, a new intern to the hospital. Ansari's character was fired by the hospital and written off the show to allow him to film Parks and Recreation.
In the summer of 2009, Ansari appeared in the Judd Apatow film Funny People with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen as an energetic stand-up comedian named Raaaaaaaandy. Soon after, it was announced that Ansari and Jason Woliner will collaborate in developing three films with Judd Apatow and Universal Pictures. Ansari will appear in, and Woliner will direct the projects.

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