In case you hadn't heard yet, Aziz Ansari's new Netflix show, Master of None, is pretty great.
The comedy, which follows a young Indian commercial actor vaguely hoping to make it big in New York, is being described as "superb" and "one of the year's best shows." There are even some critics saying that it's better than Louie. If there are negative reviews out there, we can't find them, and we would certainly disagree with them.
For most people who just released a new show, that would be great news, but for Aziz Ansari, the insanely positive buzz is a little nerve-wracking.
"I feel like the show's getting over-hyped at this point," Ansari told E! News at the premiere of the series, which just dropped on Netflix today. "I'm not sure it's this good. I hope there's not a backlash!"
The show, which opens with an awkward sex scene and a broken condom, stars Ansari as Dev, "that guy from the Go-Gurt commercial," who has fewer friends than a one year old. The series revolves around Dev's attempts at a career and a love life while also exploring racism and sexism and the general consequences of growing up.
Master of None also features a great list of guest stars, including Claire Danes, H. Jon Benjamin, and Ansari's own parents, who make their acting debut as Dev's parents.
"I definitely had to help get them in shape to do these scenes," Ansari reveals of his parents' acting skills. "But they picked it up very quickly and it makes you realize how easy acting really is."
His parents, Shoukath and Fatima Ansari, appear in an episode that deals with the immigrant experience in America, which is a topic that Ansari has "dabbled" with in his stand-up routines, but he says that the format of a TV show allows for a different type of discussion.
"I think what's cool about the show is it doesn't have the limitations of stand-up and you can really tell a story in it," Ansari says. "I think that's what's cool for me about being finally able to write and direct something and act in something that I was so creatively involved in."
Watch the video above to hear more from Ansari, and be sure to watch all 10 episodes of Master of None on Netflix as soon as possible, so that you too can join in on the possible over-hyping.
—Reporting by James Chairman