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It can take a few months to get a new 10 minutes. Usually it takes like 10 times of repeatedly trying different variations of a joke until I land on one I think is really good.

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Aziz Ansari
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: February 23
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Aziz Ishmael Ansari
Aziz Ismail Ansari
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