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ADRIAN BOHM & JUST FOR LAUGHS PRESENT THE STAR OF PARKS AND RECREATION BURIED ALIVE ‐ AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2012 “One of the most prolific writers and performers on the comedy scene in recent years” The Hollywood Reporter MELBOURNE HAMER HALL TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER Book at Arts Centre box Office 1300 182 183 www.artscentremelbourne.com.au BRISBANE QPAC CONCERT HALL WEDNESDAY 10 OCTOBER Book at QPAC 136 246 www.qpac.com.au ALSO APPEARING AT SYDNEY JUST FOR LAUGHS @ SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE FRIDAY 12 OCTOBER Book at SOH Box Office 9250 7777 www.sydneyoperahouse.com or Ticketmaster 136 100 www.ticketmaster.com.au TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY 27 AUGUST 9am! AZIZ ANSARI is coming to Australia for his first tour with three very special shows. Comedian and actor Aziz Ansari is best known for his role as the cocky yet lovable Tom Haverford on the Emmy Award nominated series Parks and Recreation playing a small time government employee bent on becoming a “Diddy” like mogul. Considering he's cameo'd in a Jay‐Z and Kanye West music video, counts Quentin Tarantino as a fan and has Barrack Obama 'keeping him humble and hungry', it seems Ansari's real life is doing just fine. In addition to his role on Parks and Recreation Ansari has also had supporting roles on Scrubs. Aziz is also an accomplished (and hilarious) stand‐up and makes up one third of the sketch comedy group Human Giant. Ansari performs his logically surrealist comedy with infectious energy and is one of the best young comedians of the 2000’s. In 2006 he won the Jury Award for “Best Stand Up” at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Colorado. Ansari recently released his second hour long special Dangerously Delicious online and is following this up with the all‐new Buried Alive – an evening of bewilderment and disillusion. Ansari is also keeping busy in the film world and was most recently seen starring in the action comedy 30 Minutes or Less opposite Jesse Eisenberg and Danny McBride. He will next voice a character in the Twentieth Century Fox animated film Ice Age: Continental Drift, and he’s in production on End of the World, which he co‐stars opposite Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, and James Franco. Mandate Pictures also picked up a comedy feature pitch by Ansari and Matt Hubbard, which he will star in alongside Danny McBride. Additionally, Ansari is developing three films for Judd Apatow and director Jason Woliner. The collaboration with Judd began on Universal’s Funny People, where Ansari created the popular character of ‘Raaaaaaaandy,’ who went on to become a viral hit on FunnyOrDie.com. Ansari also appears in Get Him to the Greek alongside Russell Brand, Jonah Hill and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, as a co‐worker of Hill’s character. He has had roles in the hit comedies I Love You, Man and Observe and Report. Don’t miss these exclusive shows by Aziz Ansari as they will sell out quickly! www.azizansari.com www.abpresents.com.au For further information, interviews, photos etc, please contact Dianna O’Neill Publicity Phone: 02 9337 2288 Mob: 0418 468 148 Email: [email protected] .

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