MASTER OF NONE's Aziz Ansari Reacts to Trio of Emmy Nominations

Today, Aziz Ansari, star of Netflix's MASTER OF NONE received three Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series (with "Master of None" co-creator Alan Yang). MASTER OF NONE was also nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series.

The funny man released the following statement regarding today's nomination news: "I'm bummed the medium sized dragon in GAME OF THRONES got snubbed in Best Supporting, but happy to see MASTER OF NONE and our entire team get acknowledged. We are thrilled!" - Aziz Ansari of "Master of None"

The new Netflix series MASTER OF NONE stars Aziz Ansari, Noël Wells,Eric Wareheim, Lena Waithe, Kelvin Yu, and H. Jon Benjamin. Based on the comedic viewpoints of Aziz Ansari, the show follows the personal and professional lives of Dev (Aziz Ansari), a 30-year-old actor in New York who has trouble deciding what he wants to eat, much less the pathway for the rest of his life. Ambitious, funny, cinematic, and both sweeping in scope and intensely personal, Dev's story takes him through subjects as diverse as the plight of the elderly, the immigrant experience, and how to find the most delicious pasta for dinner.

Ansari stars in and created the series with Alan Yang; both serve as executive producers alongside Mike Schur (Parks and Recreation), Dave Becky (Louie) and David Miner (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt).

Watch the trailer for the series below: