Why Did Aziz Ansari Use Comedy

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Comedy is a very powerful tool that skilled performers can use to motivate discourse among their audiences. Whether inadvertently or intentionally, comedians today, especially the younger generation, are increasingly becoming sources of controversy as they address the issues that face people in everyday life through their comic performances. Aziz Ansari is one such controversial contemporary comedian. Ansari has grown from a likeable television star into one of the most popular comedians of recent times. He has gained a cult following, particularly among young audiences who his comedy often appeals to.

Nosheen Iqbal explains that besides Ansari, only George Carlin and Eddie Murphy have held comedy shows that sold out the famous Madison Square Garden (Ansari). In fact, Ansari sold out the venue twice in the same night, a feat that has seen him arguably usurp established comedians as the most popular contemporary comic performer of the modern age. Ansari’s astonishing popularity emanates from his unique and …show more content…

John Walker of Fusion Magazine explains that some critics of the show felt that women of color should have been given more significant roles than they were allocated by Ansari (Walker). However, Ansari defended his casting decisions for the comedy show and explained that they were not influenced in any way by prejudices of any kind. Furthermore, for a show based on his own life, it would be inappropriate for Ansari to force female characters into the story simply to fulfill the expectations of feminist critics. Ansari’s self-representation of his Indian immigrant minority group in the United States remains accurate, evidential and uncompromising even under

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