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‘Quit Being A Bitch!!’ Herc Laughs Incessantly At Aziz Ansari’s Hour-Long Sunday-Night Comedy Central Stand-Up Special!!

Published at:  Jan 17, 2010 6:54:07 PM CST

I am – Hercules!!

You know Aziz Ansari as one of the three writer-performers on MTV’s genius-y “Human Giant,” and for his work with other people’s material in grotesquely underrated projects like “Funny People” and “Parks and Recreation.”

It turns out Ansari also does stand-up, and dang funny stand-up at that. As Jack Bauer completes his Sunday-night torture missions at 10 p.m., all are encouraged to record “Intimate Moments For A Sensual Evening” on Comedy Central.

His routine about sheet thread-counts is a riot. It arrives around the five-minute mark. Listen carefully. If you don’t laugh, there may be no laughter in you.

Thread-count-free clippage:

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  • Jan 17, 2010 6:39:40 AM CST

    He did that on thread count bit on Conan

    by icecreamcohn

    it was funny..

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  • Jan 17, 2010 6:40:09 AM CST

    He did that thread count bit on Conan*

    by icecreamcohn

    Good morning Herc

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  • Jan 17, 2010 8:58:24 AM CST

    where can i see this besides cc?

    by stonedwriter88

    i dont get cable. however aziz is one of my favorite comedians right now. damn i really want to watch this i will have to check the net.

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  • Jan 17, 2010 9:39:11 AM CST

    That clip is not funny.

    by v'shael

    I guess Herc and I just have wildly different senses of humour.

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  • Jan 17, 2010 10:53:39 AM CST

    Is it just me?

    by mrmajestic

    I'm sorry people but I just don't find Aziz Ansari funny. Him and John Oliver make me avoid the Daily Show past John Stewart's intro like the plague. Ansari seems to belong to the school of comedy that if your joke doesn't get a reaction just say it LOUDER. While Oliver just cusses with a british accent which I guess just cracks some people up.

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  • Jan 17, 2010 10:57:19 AM CST

    Looking back

    by mrmajestic

    It's sad thinking of the heydays of the Daily Show with Colbert, Carell and Lewis Black(when he was still funny).

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  • Jan 17, 2010 11:01:32 AM CST

    I have so much respect for Aziz Ansari

    by avastar

    He refuses to act in parts that would depict him as a stereotypical Indian. And his "Fuck Imax" blog article was epic

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  • Jan 17, 2010 11:46:07 AM CST

    Great on Parks and Rec.

    by thebige

    I do enjoy the guy on Parks and Recreation - similar to his short lived character on Scrubs. Will Raaaaandy be showing up on the special?

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  • Jan 17, 2010 11:46:51 AM CST

    MrMajestic

    by backrivercatfish

    Aziz Ansari isn't on The Daily Show, that'd be Aasif Mandvi, I guess they all look alike huh? And by "they", I mean comedians.

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  • Jan 17, 2010 12:29:06 PM CST

    MC Chris Called

    by aquatarkusman

    He wants his voice back, but is happy you didn't steal anything remotely funny from him.

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  • Jan 17, 2010 1:14:01 PM CST

    Great in Parks and Rec

    by flandersbum

    Funny dude. Rare that I agree with Herc on anything.

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  • Jan 17, 2010 1:33:00 PM CST

    Yah, this guy is just in random stuff

    by tall_boy66

    I think I finally figured out who he is but the overall effect kind of a shrug. He doesn't irritate me instantly like a Danny McBride grinding a movie to a halt, but he has not blown the funny roof off da joint. I guess what I'm saying is... who is this guy again and why do people care?

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  • Jan 17, 2010 1:44:23 PM CST

    Aziz...

    by yourstepdaddy

    ...havent seen any of his stand up (cept for the clips thats associated wit the one posted, they were ok) but I like him...Tom is hilarious on Parks ("on a scale of 1 to chris brown how angry is he"...wait, does AICN even who Chris Brown is?)...

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  • Jan 17, 2010 2:51:19 PM CST

    Stonewriter88

    by throwmetheidol

    I believe this is the same material as in his new cd of the same name. Which reportedly will be on sale in the amazon mp3 store for 3.99 tomorrow.
    And since someone mentioned John Oliver, people should check out his Bugle podcast on itunes. Free and hilarious.

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  • Jan 17, 2010 3:31:57 PM CST

    Aziz Rocks

    by tlsonata

    I had the pleasure of seeing him perform at the UCB theater as well as at the Largo last year when he was prepping for this show. I hope this stand up really breaks him out. Can't wait to have his material available to show to my friends instead of shitting it up by trying to reinact it from memory. Aziz is going to have a very good year.

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  • Jan 17, 2010 4:09:38 PM CST

    Switching to this from "24"

    by curt19

    If you wait to watch this until after "24"...you'll miss it. "24" goes from 9-11 tonight. Just FYI

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  • Jan 17, 2010 8:30:41 PM CST

    He annoys me

    by scorchy

    When I first saw him on Scrubs, he annoyed me. I know it's part of the character he played, but he still bugged me...and then, since he became, essentially, the same useless douchebag on Parks and Rec (which I rarely watch)...the annoying-ness continued.

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  • Jan 17, 2010 9:43:27 PM CST

    I hope they never make the proposed "Raannddyyy" movie

    by oogles

    Are we really supposed to be excited to see a spinoff movie from a movie that was shit to begin with?
    Also, I thought his part in Observe and Report was overhyped.

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  • Jan 18, 2010 12:24:38 AM CST

    great on human giant

    by turketron_2

    and the standup special is good too... i'm watching at 1AM and they're not editing out the cursing.

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  • Jan 18, 2010 12:39:43 AM CST

    Enjoyed This Greatly

    by crow3711

    All the stuff about his cousin Harris...wow. Hilarious. I'm a huge fan of this guy between this stand up and his character on parks and rec. hes the real deal. funny motherfucker.

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  • Jan 18, 2010 1:16:34 AM CST

    Randy gets old real fast

    by t-race

    Saying fuck ten times in a row and making nothing but dick jokes does not a funny comedian make.

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  • Jan 18, 2010 1:54:06 AM CST

    Randy is a parody

    by kingninereturns

    Of the type of pseudo-comedians that get high school jocks' dicks hard, like Dane Cook. In that regard, it is a great character.

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  • Jan 18, 2010 3:48:00 AM CST

    Herc you had the times wrong

    by hst666

    I think you were mixing eastern and central times or soemthing. The first showing of the special coincided with last hour of 24. Luckily I DVR'ed the 1 am replay.

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  • Jan 18, 2010 4:26:21 AM CST

    The Harris stuff was really funny

    by rickety_crickets_bionic_legs

    and the thread count had me laughing. I never liked him until I watched the stand up tonight. Funny guy.

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  • Jan 18, 2010 4:45:49 AM CST

    Fuck, missed it!

    by jt kirk

    It's ending in 15 minutes right now too, but I'm too tired to watch tv. The billboard over by my bank is utterly, perfectly hilarious though, title and photo.

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  • Jan 18, 2010 8:56:18 AM CST

    "He knows what I'm talking about..

    by skimn

    He DEFINATELY knows what I'm talking about." The Randy "doc" on the Funny People DVD is almost worth owning the disc for. Yes, of course it's a parody, the cheesy catchphrase, the breakdown of timing and delivery...I think Dane Cook may of seen this think and thought it was real.

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  • Jan 18, 2010 9:04:40 AM CST

    Ooooops KingNine

    by skimn

    Just saw your head, didn't read your post.

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  • Jan 18, 2010 11:04:33 AM CST

    hillarious special

    by timahh

    the stuff about his cousin and the facebook history group, as well as the stuff about his other cousin and kanye....funniest shit ever.

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  • Jan 18, 2010 12:41:38 PM CST

    Talkback posters jump the gun once again...

    by voice o. reason

    ...by judging this guy's stand-up based on characters he played in movies they didn't like. This special was the best stand-up comedy I've seen since Eddie Izzard's and Chris Rock's work from the late 90s.

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  • Jan 18, 2010 2:35:09 PM CST

    Mitch Hedberg

    by moundshroud

    Does anyone else hear Mitch Hedberg in his delivery?

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  • Jan 18, 2010 3:57:47 PM CST

    Caught a few minutes of this last night...

    by skraggo

    ...didn't laugh. He was into the "Harris" bit and was going on and on about Facebook posts. It just wasn't funny. And I say that as someone who actually likes Aziz. The Human Giant stuff is good, and I think he's a likable guy, but nothing I saw last night or in the embedded clip above really did anything for me. And yeah, he skirts dangerously close to Mitch Hedberg in his delivery at times, but without a fraction of Hedberg's wit. Sorry Herc. Aziz is alright, but let's not start throwing around the word "genius" just yet.

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  • So...keep that in mind.

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  • Jan 19, 2010 12:04:54 PM CST

    Daily Show confusion

    by wickedmonster

    I think you guys have this guy confused with Asif Mandvi of the Daily Show. Asif Mandvi != Aziz Ansari. For the record...

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