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New Aziz Ansari stand-up special to debut on Netflix on July 9

By Karen Butler   |   July 1, 2019 at 7:12 PM
Comedian Aziz Ansari will headline a new stand-up special on Netflix on July 9. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI Actor, producer and comedian Aziz Ansari attends the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on January 7, 2018. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Actor/writer Aziz Ansari and writer Alan Yang accept the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for "Master of None" at the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 18, 2016. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

July 1 (UPI) -- Master of None and Parks and Recreation alum Aziz Ansari announced Monday that he taped a new stand-up special for Netflix.

Aziz Ansari: Right Now is scheduled to premiere via the streaming service on July 9.

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Ansari tweeted a brief video of himself as he waits backstage before being welcomed by an clapping crowd.

The program was helmed by Spike Jonze whose credits include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adaptation and Being John Malkovich.