Aziz Ansari got his start in the mid-2000s doing comedy at its most analog—just a guy with a mic performing stand up in a club. Now he’s king of the streaming era, with two seasons of his mesmerizing and inventive Netflix show Master of None establishing him as a creative force to be reckoned with. (If you’re looking for proof, check out his six Emmy noms, for best actor, director, writer and comedy series.) What’s next? We linked up with Ansari during Fashion Week in Paris to find out. And in an introspective (and, of course, funny) interview, he tells Mark Anthony Green that the wanderlust that brought him to Italy for season two of his hit show is actually part of a deeper project to go off the grid. No social media. No email. No internet. (Really, dude? No internet?!) Visit GQ Style tomorrow morning to read the interview and see the raucous cover shoot by Arnaud Pyvka that captures Aziz Ansari taking Paris Fashion Week by storm while looking cooler and more confident than ever in the fall’s flyest clothes.
UPDATE: See the full cover story here.
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At Paris Fashion Week, the stand-up turned TV auteur tells us why he’s unplugging.
