Some of the shots legitimately look like what would happen if Tom Haverford, the character Ansari plays on “Parks and Recreation”, got a gig as a nature documentary narrator. Actors with soothing voices like Morgan Freeman or famed naturalists like David Attenborough are the types who take us on our journeys through the animal kingdom.
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Ansari remains a lynchpin of Netflix’s comedy output (unless you count those Adam Sandler films?).
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Both titles are on Netflix, with Live at MSG ranked prominently on our ranking of the 50 best stand-up specials and Planet Earth ranks on our list of the best reality/documentary series.
This being Reddit, it’s possible that the screenshots have been faked – however, such glitches have been known to occur and the original post is yet to be taken down (which is always a good sign).
A amusing thing happened to stand-up comedian and Emmy-nominated actor Aziz Ansari on Netflix when lines from one of his stand-up specials were used as subtitles for a BBC nature documentary.
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