Aziz Ansari’s Nightclub Comedian, On Netflix, Is A Short, Funny And Intimate Portrait Of Our Current Fears

Aziz Ansari made his Netflix standup special comeback with Nightclub Comedian, which dropped yesterday. Intimate in its premise, delivery and its content, the special can be considered a worthy follow-up to his 2019, Spike Lee-directed Right Now. In Right Now, Aziz was weaving his way back from sexual misconduct allegations, getting into the groove of touring and making stand up specials again. His content in Right Now was fresh, almost like an overhaul of Aziz the comedian – vastly different from the dominant relationship-led material that had made its way into his show Master of None. With Nightclub Comedian, Aziz wants deliver the magic again, on his own. The special, shot at the landmark Comedy Cellar, is meant to be an impromptu one. Aziz supposedly called the manager…