Aziz Ansari

As lovable striver Tom Haverford on Parks and Recreation, Aziz Ansari is one of the funniest things about one of the funniest shows on television. Onstage, Ansari is equally winsome, and he has emerged as an unexpected comedy chronicler of mainstream hip-hop, a Kathy Griffin for the Cristal clique. This serves a vital purpose in culture: Without Ansari, we wouldn’t know that 50 Cent didn’t know the difference between grape and grapefruit.