Comedian/actor Aziz Ansari plays Dev in this sitcom that
Ansari and Alan Yang created and wrote. The first ten
episodes are available now on Netflix. Personally, I don't
find it very funny. Dev is a comedian and actor, a
less-successful version of Ansari. He hangs out with
his friends in New York City. In the first episode, Ansari
thinks about whether he will have kids or not. He almost
gets a woman that he picked up in a bar pregnant, and then
he goes to a friend's birthday party for their son. Later,
he baby-sits his friend's kids. He is shocked to learn how
much energy they have and how draining it is to spend time
with them.
There are plenty of opportunities for jokes here, and
it's very wry, but I think they really miss on all of the
jokes. It reminds me of "Louie," but without the funny
parts. I rarely laughed at all. I think there's a very good
reason why this show is on Netflix and not on a "real"
network. People who are hip and cool will probably
love it. I think the only joke I laughed at (mildly) was
when one of his friend's kids gave him a sandwich they made,
and a picture of them with him. They had colored in his face
to make him darker. He said it was "a great picture...a
little racist, but okay." That was the only funny line.
The opinions in these articles are those of the writer and do not
necessarily reflect the opinions of The TV MegaSite or its other volunteers.
We need more episode guide recap writers, article
writers, MS FrontPage and Web Expression users, graphics designers, and more, so
please email us
if you can help out! More volunteers always
needed! Thanks!
Back to the Main Reviews Page
Page updated 11/24/15
Back to the Main Primetime TV Page
