Submitted by Tony:
I can’t keep referring to basketball players as Khloe Kardashian’s husband and his friends.
– Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari) on Parks and Recreation
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“I didn’t realize the full on hatred people had for hurricanes,” Jon Hamm said to the sold out Club Nokia in Los Angeles on Monday night.
Alongside his friend Adam Scott, Hamm was there to host the “We Hate Hurricanes” benefit, a comedy fundraiser for the victims of Hurricane Sandy with proceeds going to the non-profit AmeriCares. For under $50, the audience was treated to an A-List variety show featuring a performance by Beck and standup sets by Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Peretti, and Aziz Ansari.
The biggest surprise of the night happened early on, when Hamm and Scott called someone named Dave Duncan to the stage. Click past the jump to read more.
I never thought of Nick Offerman as the game-show host type. (Rob Lowe, on the other hand…)
Yet it’s the mock-serious Offerman, in full Ron Swanson mode, channeling Hollywood Squares greats Peter Marshall and Tom Bergeron by hosting a version of the game for GQ‘s Men of the Year issue. Instead of keeping to the traditional format and asking true/false or multiple choice questions, Offerman challenged his cast with straight-foward pop-culture trivia.
Watch the video below to hear Aziz Ansari’s synopsis of 50 Shades of Grey and Chris Pratt’s lyrics to Carly Rae Jepsen’s ”Call Me Maybe.” My only complaint is that the video is a minute too short. READ FULL STORY »
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Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Bill Maher, and Aziz Ansari are among the comedians who will bring laughs to this year’s New York Comedy Festival. The city’s most historic venues, including Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, and the Apollo Theater, will be booming with laughter from Nov. 7-11.
Kevin Hart’s return to the festival will put him in a select group of comic legends — including Bob Hope, George Burns, and Eddie Izzard — to headline at Madison Square Garden. “I can’t even find the words to describe what I’m feeling right now!,” Hart said in a press release. “I’m honored to join a group of comedians that will go down in history because of their performances at The Garden! God is good!”
Adam Carolla, Patton Oswalt, Marlon and Shawn Wayans, Rob Delaney, Jim Gaffigan, Artie Lange and Brian Regan will complete the all-star line-up.
For ticket information, visit www.nycomedyfestival.com.
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Aziz Ansari is standing up to cable by bringing his latest standup special directly to his fans. In lieu of shopping his comedy routine out to cable networks, the Parks and Recreation actor has opted to release his special Dangerously Delicious directly on his website. Beginning today, fans can download or stream the hour-long routine for just $5. “Uncut, uncensored, with no ads and no bleeps,” promises Ansari. “Normally a special like this would cost $20 to get on DVD.” Well, he has a point. Watch the rather NSFW preview below. READ FULL STORY »
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Last season on Parks and Recreation, Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari) left the Parks Department to join John-Ralphio (Ben Schwartz) at Entertainment 720, a company that… well, we’re still not sure what they do (but you can watch this to try and figure it out). Initially, we were a little worried that Tom’s new pursuits would mean we wouldn’t see him around as much, but those concerns were quickly laid to rest this season. Just last week, we got to visit Tom and Ralph’s office, and trust us when we say it did not disappoint. Besides the models and professional basketball players who are paid to just hang around, their office also features a printing machine that they use to publish their own money (with their faces on it!) and a stock of iPads that they handout at will. And if that wasn’t enough, now they’ve got a website to go along with it.
“Entertainment 720 is your one-stop-shop for public relations, marketing, or anything having to do with reaching out to people, communicating effectively, and other desirable abilities,” boasts the new site. To make sure you don’t miss all the goodness, we’ve broken down the top five highlights below. READ FULL STORY »
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Damnit, Chris Traeger! Your stupid office romance ban is ruining lives — specifically, Leslie’s and Ben’s. Those two wildflower mural-loving nerdburgers are meant to be, but Chris’s pesky policy is keeping them apart. (Where was it last week when Andy and April got married? I suppose shoe shinists aren’t under Chris’s purview.) Ah well; after all, the course of true love never did run smooth. READ FULL STORY »
The Hollywood Reporter‘s annual roundtables with potential Emmy nominees are always a fun watch. This year’s chat with “the comics” — Modern Family‘s Ty Burrell, Bored to Death‘s Ted Danson, The Big Bang Theory‘s Jim Parsons, The Office‘s Ed Helms, How I Met Your Mother‘s Neil Patrick Harris, and Parks and Recreation‘s Aziz Ansari — is no exception. A few of my favorite moments: READ FULL STORY »
Image Credit: Andrew H. Walker/Getty ImagesMy DJ Roomba is now playing ”I Gotta Feeling,” PopWatchers. Why? Because MTV confirms that Aziz Ansari is going to be hosting this year’s MTV Movie Awards, and I gotta a feeling this year’s show could be hilarious!
I’ve been excited ever since initial reports of the news surfaced back in March. Now, the only thing that could make this situation better would be if Ansari’s Parks and Recreation co-star Jim O’Heir made a cameo. (There are few things on God’s comedic earth I love more than a little hilarity at Jerry’s expense. I know it’s a stretch, but they can make it work.)
My comedy delusions aside, what do you think, PopWatchers? Are you hoping for an appearance from Raaaaaaaandy? Got any tips, tricks, or sketch ideas for Ansari? I got a tip: Give the audience a little credit and don’t pretend any of the outrageous stunts are unscripted. Now you go.
