An evening with one of comedy’s best

When Aziz Ansari said he read a blog about his latest comedy album that unfairly called him a “douchebag,” this reviewer admittedly squirmed in his seat a bit. After all, he could have been talking about the Weekend Watchers blog, where such an event did occur.

Fortunately, the setup continues to reveal that the blog comment was written by an ex-roommate, one who drank the juice out of the bottom of cans of tuna and believed he was possessed by the ghost of Scar from “The Lion King.” The punchline reveals he should have commented under the name “Hyenas,” saying, “You better look out, man.”

Ansari sometimes takes his act a bit over the top with his delivery (and presumably his physicality, but alas, CDs are audio-only). But unlike some comedians who are rendered unlistenable because of their energy, Ansari’s doesn’t detract from his punch lines. His references are current, and while not every joke on the album delivers, it is always competent and occasionally uproarious.

Fortunately, if his growth thus far is any indication, this comedian’s ceiling is still years away.