Aziz Ansari navigated the transfer from standup to sitcom with style,and when his expose tackled race, it was bold, and thoughtful and game-changingThere’s been a buzz surrounding Aziz Ansari for a decade and a half now – whether he’s dancing through the reels of Judd Apatow-associated comedies such as Get Him to the Greek and Funny People,playing the scene-stealing Tom Haverford in Parks and Recreation, or casting himself as the living embodiment of Tinderonomics in his book contemporary Romance. But it’s taken a while for TV to properly catch up with the Ansari multi-hyphenate talent machine. Master of None sits in the post-Louie, or Curb Your Enthusiasm genre of indie sitcoms: a hybrid of surreal moments and awkward contemporary manners that’s also deeply moving. The decision to create his first sitcom with the editorially maverick (an independent, nonconformist person) streaming network Netflix,which spent 2015 rewriting the rules of TV tropes (from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt to Jessica Jones) seems fitting. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com