00:06Azeez Ansari is back y'all! Now unfortunately it's not another season of
00:10Master of None like I was hoping, but it's still good news. The actor and comedian is
00:14returning to Netflix with a new stand-up special called Azeez Ansari Right Now, which
00:18is set to debut July 9th. The special, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike
00:22Jones, was filmed during Ansari's worldwide Road to Nowhere comedy tour, which sold out
00:27in 75 cities in the U.S. and 12 countries abroad, including shows in Mumbai, Delhi,
00:32Sydney, London and Paris. The special will mark Ansari's return to Netflix after he was
00:37accused of sexual misconduct in a highly controversial Babe.net story in January titled,
00:42I went on a date with Azeez Ansari, it turned into the worst night of my life. According to
00:46those who made it to one of the shows, Ansari addresses the MeToo movement and the
00:50allegations made against him. His last two comedy specials, Azeez Ansari Buried Alive and
00:54Azeez Ansari Live at Madison Square Garden both aired on Netflix, as well as the second
00:58season of his show, Master of None, which came out on the streaming service in 2017.
01:03For more on this story, head to THR.com and until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News,
01:07I'm Neha Joy.
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