Aziz Ansari

Aziz Ansari, star of the forthcoming Office spinoff, is embarking on (his first?) solo standup comedy tour and he’ll be playing two nights at Comix on January 10-11, 2009. Tickets for those Comix shows (and a few others) go on sale October 28, 2008. All Aziz tour dates after the jump.

“Aziz Ansari On Tour” continued after the jump

Aziz Ansari at Union Hall (01/27/08)

It looks like we might be seeing a little less of Aziz Ansari on the New York standup comedy circuit as he recently became the first official “hire” on the new spinoff series of NBC’s The Office.

Producers are mum on Ansari’s role, but he’ll be part of a larger ensemble that executive producers Greg Daniels and Michael Schur are putting together. [Variety.com]

The Illusionators at Union Hall (02/10/08)

Because I can’t pass up an opportunity to post about Human Giant, here are the details of yet another HG live event in Manhattan.

Human Giant at The Paley Center
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
6:00 to 7:30 pm
The Paley Center (formerly The Museum of Television and Radio)
25 W 52nd St
New York, NY

Fans of absurdist sketch comedy have thrilled to the work of Human Giant, both on the Internet and MTV. The Paley Center has gathered the perpetrators of this nonsense to discuss the process of making this stuff, preview some new material, and delight and amaze our audience with stunts, japes, jests, and a big t-shirt cannon. Sit in the back!

In Person:
Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, and Jason Woliner

Tickets: $8 for Paley Center Members; $10 for general public
On sale to Members now
On sale to general public: February 19

A few days ago, I posted about Season 2 of MTV’s Human Giant along with a couple of upcoming live comedy tour dates. Today, the full slate of HG tour dates were announced on their website.

Hey everyone, in celebration of the premiere of our second season March 11th on MTV and our first season being released on DVD - Human Giant will be appearing LIVE across the country. Please join us for a special evening of live comedy and a screening of some new videos from Season 2.

Human Giant Comedy Tour Dates
Feb 18 - Telluride Comedy Festival
Feb 22 - Los Angeles - UCB-LA
Feb 23 - Los Angeles - UCB-LA
Feb 28 - San Francisco - NoisePop Festival @ Mezzanine
Mar 1 - Seattle - The Triple Door
Mar 2 - Portland - Aladdin Theatre
Mar 5 - DC - The Black Cat
Mar 6 - Philadelphia - North Star
Mar 12 - Cambridge, MA - The Middle East
Mar 13 - Brooklyn - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Mar 14 - SXSW Comedy Showcase (more info coming soon!)
Mar 15 - Mess with Texas 2 (more info coming soon!)

Season 2 Premieres March 11th.

Human Giant Season 1 DVD

Even with the writers strike going on, the boys from the Human Giant are keeping very busy these days. First off, season 1 is coming out on DVD on March 4th, you can pre-order it right now over here. Also, season 2 of Human Giant starts on March 11th, so set your Tivos, or better yet, stay up late and watch it “live”. Finally, before the new season starts, the Giant(s) are doing some preview shows all over the city. They’ll be at UCB NY on February 4th and 11th and the Music Hall of Williamsburg on March 13 (the night before the premiere of season 2). Tickets for the MHOW show are $20 and they go on sale 2/2 at 12pm.

UPDATE: I found a couple more HG tour dates.

Human Giant Comedy Tour
03/05/08 Black Cat Washington, DC
03/06/08 North Star Bar, Philadelphia, PA
03/12/08 Middle East Cambridge, MA
03/13/08 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY