--- title: Aziz Ansari to Headline New Netflix Comedy Series description: The Ansari-Netflix pairing continues on canonical: https://time.com/3831665/aziz-ansari-netflix-comedy/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-22T17:38:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T06:35:37.271Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Aziz Ansari to Headline New Netflix Comedy Series og:description: The Ansari-Netflix pairing continues on og:url: https://time.com/3831665/aziz-ansari-netflix-comedy/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltddbf9f4568de0bde/6987ec5bcd1bba66b76f915b/ap142787872341-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Aziz Ansari at "NETFLIX hosts premiere of Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden" in New York City on March 6, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Aziz Ansari to Headline New Netflix Comedy Series twitter:description: The Ansari-Netflix pairing continues on twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltddbf9f4568de0bde/6987ec5bcd1bba66b76f915b/ap142787872341-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Aziz Ansari to Headline New Netflix Comedy Series by [Dan Snierson / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Dan Snierson / Entertainment Weekly Apr 22, 2015 5:38 PM UTC  Aziz Ansari at "NETFLIX hosts premiere of Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden" in New York City on March 6, 2015. Aziz Ansari at "NETFLIX hosts premiere of Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden" in New York City on March 6, 2015.Nicholas Hunt—AP by [Dan Snierson / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Dan Snierson / Entertainment Weekly Apr 22, 2015 5:38 PM UTC Tom Haverford may have said that the four sweetest words in the English language are “You wore me down,” but “Aziz Ansari Netflix comedy” could be pretty sweet, too. The _Parks and Rec_ alum has landed another TV gig, starring in a Netflix comedy series that he co-created with _Parks and Recreation_ writer-producer Alan Yang. The streaming service confirmed that it has ordered 10 episodes of the half-hour show, which also features H. Jon Benjamin (_Bob’s Burgers, Archer_), Eric Wareheim (_Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!_) Noel Wells (_SNL_) and Kelvin Yu (_Popular_). There’s another Pawnee connection: _Parks_ co-creator Michael Schur is serving as an executive producer. Netflix isn’t revealing the premise of the series, which is being filmed in New York City. The Ansari-Netflix pairing makes sense, as the comedian has released two stand-up specials on the streamer, _Buried Alive_ and _Live at Madison Square Garden_. Netflix is already off to a busy week on the comedy front. Yesterday, it confirmed a [revival of family comedy _Full House_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/21/its-official-netflix-orders-full-house-revival) titled _Fuller House_. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/22/aziz-ansari-star-netflix-comedy) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com)_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3831665/aziz-ansari-netflix-comedy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3831665/aziz-ansari-netflix-comedy/"},"headline":"Aziz Ansari to Headline New Netflix Comedy Series","datePublished":"2015-04-22T17:38:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:35:37.271Z","description":"The Ansari-Netflix pairing continues on","url":"https://time.com/3831665/aziz-ansari-netflix-comedy/","keywords":["Television","Netflix","aziz ansari"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltddbf9f4568de0bde/6987ec5bcd1bba66b76f915b/ap142787872341-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Snierson / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltddbf9f4568de0bde/6987ec5bcd1bba66b76f915b/ap142787872341-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Aziz Ansari at \"NETFLIX hosts premiere of Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden\" in New York City on March 6, 2015.","caption":"Aziz Ansari at \"NETFLIX hosts premiere of Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden\" in New York City on March 6, 2015.","creditText":"Nicholas Hunt—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3831665/aziz-ansari-netflix-comedy/","name":"Aziz Ansari to Headline New Netflix Comedy Series"}}]}] ```