The Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino Presents Aziz Ansari, 10/4

Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino will welcome actor and comedian Aziz Ansari when he returns to Las Vegas with bigger and better laughs Saturday, Oct. 4. Recently embarking on his Modern Romance North American tour, the "Parks & Recreation" actor will take the Mandalay Bay Events Center stage at 9 p.m.

Tickets priced at $35, $55 and $75, not including applicable tax and service fees, go on sale Friday, June 13 at 10 a.m. and will be available at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith's Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at mandalaybay.comor ticketmaster.com.

In November 2013, Ansari released his third hour-long stand-up special titled "Buried Alive" on Netflix, a follow-up to "Dangerously Delicious" and his debut "Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening." The actor also has kept busy in the film world with his voice having been recently featured in the Twentieth Century Fox animated hit film "Epic." Ansari has earned critical praise for his role in NBC's "Parks & Recreation" from media outlets including Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide and Yahoo! TV. Additionally, People Magazine named him 2011's "Funniest Dude in Primetime."

Ansari recently landed a deal with The Penguin Press and will soon release a book about modern dating and how the basic issues facing a single person - who they meet, how they meet and what happens next - have been radically altered by new technologies.

For additional information, visit MandalayBay.com.

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Mandalay Bay, a AAA Four Diamond Award-winning resort, is set on 120 lush acres featuring the award-winning Mandalay Bay Beach, a tropical pool paradise with real sand and the only climate-controlled, poolside gaming in the city. The Mandalay Bay Events Center, award-winning restaurants, exhilarating entertainment, unique shopping, Shark Reef Aquarium and the 1.7-million-square-foot Mandalay Bay Convention Center combine to make Mandalay Bay a distinctive Las Vegas destination. In September 2014, Delano Las Vegas, a stand-alone all-suite hotel, will come to life in place of THEhotel. Mandalay Bay is a wholly owned subsidiary of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM). For more information and reservations, visitmandalaybay.com or call toll free at (877) 632-7800 or find us on Facebook and Twitter.