Which comedian created and starred in the Netflix series Master of None?

Aziz Ansari created and starred in the Netflix series Master of None.

Ansari co-created the comedy-drama with writer Alan Yang and played Dev Shah, an actor living in New York City. The series premiered on Netflix in 2015 and uses fictional comedy to explore relationships, careers, family, race, food, and modern city life.

Master of None grew out of Ansari’s stand-up interest in contemporary social behavior. Its episodes often use observational premises as starting points, then expand them into stories involving characters from different backgrounds. The show was praised for its writing, performances, visual style, and willingness to center experiences that were not commonly foregrounded in American comedy.

The series is sometimes described simply as Ansari’s show, but Alan Yang was a co-creator and major creative partner. The program won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for its first season and returned for a second season in 2017.