Things used to come easy to Aziz Ansari – or at least that’s how he made it look. In the first decade of his career, he moved quickly: from breakout stand-up to sketch comedy, from sitcom favourite to one of the defining cultural voices of the 2010s.
Then a story published during the #MeToo era stalled that ascent, and the pace that once defined him disappeared almost overnight.
Years later, Ansari isn’t looking for the easy version of anything. He has chosen the hardest path he could have – directing films when almost no one is making theatrical comedies any more.
“It’s getting harder and harder to get films made in general,” Ansari tells The National. “It’s a long road every time. But that’s what I love about it – it’s so challenging.”
His feature Good Fortune, which he wrote, directed and starred in alongside Keanu Reeves and Seth Rogen, marked a shift
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