and he writes those characters, so yea, I'd think fans of his (like this woman, who watched his standup and read his book) would understand that his Dev character, and even Tom Haverford in many ways, was an extension of Aziz in his personal life.


I'm not saying it's SMART or even entirely RATIONAL, but his standup act and his characters on TV are very clearly supposed to be portrayals of his own experiences and thoughts. I mean, Aziz may be the least dynamic actor central to a stellar comedy show since Jerry Seinfeld, if not EVER IN THE HISTORY OF TELEVISION. Him winning an acting award of any kind was wild stupid.


But he's a good writer, and the things that he writes - and the characters that he writes - don't come off as the sort to chase the pussy like Pepe Le Pew. I think it's fair as a fan to assume he doesn't act the opposite in his private life - just as I think it was fair to enjoy Louis CK while understanding that this guy likely jerks off in a lot of awkward situations, given his comedy and the characters he plays, and thus be less surprised by the story about him than the story about Aziz.


~~~~~~~~~
"This is the streets, and I am the trap." � Jay Bilas
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/archive/contributor/517
Hip Hop Handbook: http://tinyurl.com/ll4kzz