Indian American Actor and Comedian Aziz Ansari Announces 27-City Standup Tour Next Year
- The “Hypothetical Tour” kicks off in Kansas City on Feb. 21, 2025, and wraps up in Boston on April 19.
Indian American actor and comedian Aziz Ansari will be embarking on a 27-city standup comedy tour next year. The “Hypothetical Tour” kicks off in Kansas City on Feb. 21, with shows in cities like Atlanta, Chicago, Nashville, Toronto, and Las Vegas. The show wraps up in Boston on April 19. Tickets pre-sale began on Dec. 11, followed by the general sale on Dec. 13.
Ansari gained widespread recognition for his role as Tom Haverford on “Parks and Recreation.” But he is most known for creating the Netflix series “Master of None,” which is loosely based on his real-life experiences. He plays the role of Dev, a New York-based actor who is struggling to identify what he really wants, both personally and professionally.
His feature film directorial debut, “Good Fortune,” is currently slated for release on Oct. 17, 2025. He also stars in the comedy alongside Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer and Sandra Oh. Ansari plays a down-on-his-luck guy who is working myriad jobs. He’s called by his friend (played by Rogen), who lives in the Hollywood Hills, to do various jobs for him — put in a disco floor, fix the pool heater. Reeves “valley” angel makes it so Rogen’s rich guy situation is swapped with Ansari, so the latter has the former’s life.
Before “Good Fortune,” Ansari was directing “Being Mortal,” based on Atul Gawande’s nonfiction book, “Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End.” The film was canned in March last year, after production was shut down last April after sexual misconduct allegations were levied at actor Bill Murray. According to Puck, after production was shut down and Searchlight departed the film, Ansari tried to find a new home for his film but was unsuccessful.
Ansari’s comedy special, “Nightclub Comedian,” for Netflix, premiered on Jan 25, 2002. In the half-hour special he addresses all that has happened since 2019, being back in New York City after moving to London, his reactions to how the world and society have changed because of COVID, anti-vaxxers and more. He is more self-reflective and empathetic these days and he encourages everyone to do the same, especially people with different views than our own who he believes are simply “trapped in a different algorithm.”
His 2019 Netflix special “Right Now,” was nominated for a Grammy for Best Comedy Album. Directed by Spike Jonze, it addressed the anonymous sexual misconduct accusation made against Ansari in 2018. “It made me think about a lot, and I hope I’ve become a better person,” he told the audience.
