You’ve had a rather meteoric rise through the comedy ranks in such a short period of time, so what was it like to get a call from Judd Apatow for a role in Funny People?

Aziz Ansari: It was great. I’d just lost the role of Chev Chelios in the film Crank 2 after coming very close to getting it (they decided to let Jason Statham reprise his role as Chev again for the sequel), so times were tough. The call from Judd came at just the right time.

Click the link above to read the rest of the interview.

Funny People is now out on DVD and has a ton of extras, including an extended version of the Randy documentary with bits that weren’t on the online versions (featuring appearances from Nick Offerman and Eric Edelstein), and also some deleted Randy scenes.