William Frederick Burr is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer and podcaster. He has released multiple stand-up comedy specials, including You People Are All the Same (2012), I'm Sorry You Feel That Way (2014), Walk Your Way Out (2017) and Paper Tiger (2019). He received a Grammy Award nomination for Paper Tiger, as well as a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the dark comedy series Immoral Compass (2021–present). In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked him at No. 17 on their list of the "50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time".
Aziz Ismail Ansari is an American actor, filmmaker and stand-up comedian. He is known for his role as Tom Haverford on the NBC series Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) and as creator and star of the Netflix series Master of None (2015–2021) for which he won several acting and writing awards, including two Emmys and a Golden Globe, which was the first award received by an Asian American actor for acting on television.
Alan Michael Yang is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He was a writer and producer for the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, for which he received his first Emmy nomination. With Aziz Ansari, Yang co-created the Netflix series Master of None, which premiered in 2015 to critical acclaim. The series was awarded a Peabody Award, and at the 68th Emmy Awards in 2016, Yang and Ansari won for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Master of None and became the first writers of Asian descent to win in the category, which was also nominated in the Outstanding Comedy Series category. Yang also was the screenwriter of the 2014 comedy Date and Switch. In 2018, Yang co-created the Amazon Video series Forever.
Harris Lee Wittels was an American comedian. He was a writer for The Sarah Silverman Program, a writer and executive producer for Parks and Recreation, and a recurring guest on Comedy Bang! Bang! He coined the word humblebrag in 2010.
Joseph Mande is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor.
Noël Kristi Wells is an American actress, writer, director, and musician. Wells is known for her television roles as Rachel Silva in the Netflix comedy-drama Master of None (2015–2017), as the voice of Kelsey Pokoly in the Cartoon Network animated television series Craig of the Creek (2018–present), as the voice of Ensign D'Vana Tendi in the Paramount+ animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020–present), and her brief tenure as a featured player on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live during its 39th season between 2013 and 2014. She also wrote, directed, and starred in the film Mr. Roosevelt (2017). Outside of comedy and acting, Wells has also ventured into music; her debut album It's So Nice! was released in 2019.
Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive is a 2013 American stand-up comedy concert film written by and starring Aziz Ansari and directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, with cinematography by Martin Ahlgren. Shot at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia during Ansari's Buried Alive Tour on April 13, 2013, it was released on November 1 of that year and became Netflix's first exclusive comedy special.
Master of None is an American comedy-drama television series, which was released for streaming on November 6, 2015, on Netflix. The series was created by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, with the first two seasons starring Ansari in the lead role of Dev Shah, a 30-year-old actor, and the third season starring Lena Waithe in the lead role of Denise, a 37-year-old lesbian novelist, mostly following their romantic, professional, and personal experiences. The first season is set in New York City, and consists of ten episodes. The second season, which takes place in Italy and New York, consists of ten episodes and was released on May 12, 2017. The third season, Moments in Love, premiered on Netflix on May 23, 2021.
Trenton William Harmon is an American country music singer who gained national attention for winning the fifteenth season of American Idol on April 7, 2016.
American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and filmmaker Louis C.K. began his career performing stand-up while simultaneously making short films. When he was 17, he directed a comedic short film titled Trash Day (1984). His third short film, Ice Cream, won the grand prize at the Aspen Shortsfest in 1993. In the same year, he began writing for Late Night with Conan O'Brien before leaving the next year. His next writing job was on Late Show with David Letterman in 1995, and directed a series of shorts for Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies on television, followed by acting as head writer for The Dana Carvey Show (1997) and a writer on The Chris Rock Show (1997–1999). He voiced a fictional version of himself on four episodes of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist from 1996 to 2002. He directed his first feature, Tomorrow Night, in 1998, which failed to attract any distributors and was later re-released by C.K. on his website in 2014.
Dave Becky is an American comedy talent manager and producer. He works with 3 Arts Entertainment and has more than 100 production credits. He has received nine Emmy nominations for his work as an executive producer on the Netflix series Master of None and various productions with comedian Louis C.K. He has shared in two Peabody Awards for his work as an executive producer on two FX series, Louie (2012) and Better Things (2016). Becky also serves as an executive producer on Russian Doll on Netflix and Insecure on HBO.
"Sabotage" is the nineteenth episode of the second season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It is the 41st overall episode of the series and is written by Brian Reich and directed by Jay Karas. It aired on Fox in the United States on March 15, 2015.
"AC/DC" is the twentieth episode of the second season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It is the 42nd overall episode of the series and is written by Kylie Condon and directed by Linda Mendoza. It aired on Fox in the United States on April 26, 2015.
"Det. Dave Majors" is the twenty-first episode of the second season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It is the 43rd overall episode of the series and is written by Gabe Liedman & Lakshmi Sundaram and directed by Michael McDonald. It aired on Fox in the United States on May 3, 2015.
"The Chopper" is the twenty-second episode of the second season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It is the 44th overall episode of the series and is written by Tricia McAlpin & David Phillips and directed by Phil Traill. It aired on Fox in the United States on May 10, 2015.
"Pilot" is the first episode of the American drama television series Pose, which aired on FX on June 3, 2018. The 77-minute episode was written by series creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals, and directed by Murphy.
Tamborine is the sixth stand-up comedy special by American comedian Chris Rock, released by Netflix on February 14, 2018. Directed by Bo Burnham and produced by Neal Brennan, it is Rock's first special for Netflix and his first special in 10 years.
Aziz Ansari: Right Now is an American stand-up comedy special by Aziz Ansari. The special is directed by Spike Jonze and premiered on July 9, 2019 on Netflix. In it, Ansari talks about the sexual misconduct controversy he was involved in the previous year, his relationship with his grandmother and parents, white people who want to appear anti-racist, how the threshold of acceptable behaviour has changed over the past decade, and the sexual misconduct of R. Kelly and Michael Jackson. The special received positive critical reception.
Cord Jefferson is an American writer and director. After studying at the College of William & Mary he started a career in journalism where he wrote for numerous publications before becoming an editor at Gawker until 2016.
Nate – A One Man Show is a performance by American comedian Natalie Palamides, which explores consent through the male character Nate. Through audience participation, Nate challenges his ex-girlfriend's new partner to wrestling, and goes on a date with his art teacher Miss Jackson. Initially touring to small audiences around the U.S., Ireland and the U.K., Nate drew attention at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it won the Total Theatre Award. It was adapted into a Netflix special that was released on December 1, 2020.
