LOS ANGELES,CA - History was created at the 68th Annual Emmy Awards, held at the Microsoft Theater here actor-writer-director Aziz Ansari won for ‘Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series’ for “Master of None,” with the show’s co-creator Alan Yang. When Ansari stepped up to the mic to accept his award, the cut-off music started playing, leaving Ansari, surprised. Quickly he yelled, “You guys are in trouble!”
before leaping off the stage into the audience toward his seat where his parents set. He was able to talk when he come back on stage as a presenter for ‘Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special.’Taking a moment to offer his gratitude to his parents, Shoukath Ansari and Fatima Ansari, Ansari addressed his jump from the stage. “That was a little weird, earlier. I just wanted to thank my parents who are here. They inspired that episode, and they acted in the show too. My dad is very upset about his snub but he’ll be okay,” he commented. Ansari was born in Columbia, SC, to a Tamil Muslim family from Tamil Nadu. Besides creating and starring on “Master of None”, he is also known for his role on “Parks and Recreation”.
Ansari and Yang wrote the winning episode, “Parents,” which focused on the relationship between immigrant parents and their children. In his acceptance speech, Yang, whose parents are originally from Taiwan, said, “Theres 17 million Asian-Americans in this country, and theres 17 million Italian-Americans.
“They have The Godfather, Goodfellas, Rocky, The Sopranos. We got Long Duk Dong (character from Sixteen Candles). So, we got a long way to go, but I know we can get there. I believe in us. “Its just going to take a lot of hard work. Asian parents out there, if you could just do me a favour and just a couple of you get your kids cameras instead of violins, we would be all good,” he said
Ansari also used the microphones present to speak about Donald Trump and his divisive politics. “But look, it’s an election year, and I want everyone to know that after careful consideration, I have decided to go with Trump,” he quipped with a deadpan expression on his face. “And that is why I am recommending we get rid of all Muslims and Hispanics from this ceremony immediately.”
“Mom and dad, I know I just thanked you, but you need to be escorted out. I’m so sorry,” he said amidst peals of laughter. “America Ferrera, nice try changing your name to America. You’re not fooling anybody. You’re out. And you know, let’s get (Jeffrey) Tambor out of here and open up that ‘Best Comedy Actor’ category.”
Ansari and Yang wrote the winning episode, “Parents,” which focused on the relationship between immigrant parents and their children. In his acceptance speech, Yang, whose parents are originally from Taiwan, said, “Theres 17 million Asian-Americans in this country, and theres 17 million Italian-Americans.
“They have The Godfather, Goodfellas, Rocky, The Sopranos. We got Long Duk Dong (character from Sixteen Candles). So, we got a long way to go, but I know we can get there. I believe in us. “Its just going to take a lot of hard work. Asian parents out there, if you could just do me a favour and just a couple of you get your kids cameras instead of violins, we would be all good,” he said
Ansari also used the microphones present to speak about Donald Trump and his divisive politics. “But look, it’s an election year, and I want everyone to know that after careful consideration, I have decided to go with Trump,” he quipped with a deadpan expression on his face. “And that is why I am recommending we get rid of all Muslims and Hispanics from this ceremony immediately.”
“Mom and dad, I know I just thanked you, but you need to be escorted out. I’m so sorry,” he said amidst peals of laughter. “America Ferrera, nice try changing your name to America. You’re not fooling anybody. You’re out. And you know, let’s get (Jeffrey) Tambor out of here and open up that ‘Best Comedy Actor’ category.”