Aziz Ansari is stepping back into the spotlight with a new string of comedy shows

It's almost as if the accused men of #MeToo have been plotting their comebacks together in secret.

Just days after disgraced comedian Louis C.K. made a controversial surprise return to a New York City stage, actor Aziz Ansari has announced that he will perform a string of comedy shows in South Carolina and Tennessee in early September. Ansari's tour, titled "Working Out New Material," will take him to Charleston, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, reports Pitchfork.

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Amari Pollard

Amari Pollard is the social media editor at The Week and has written for Reader's Digest, Parents, and Inside Lacrosse. She studied journalism at Le Moyne College and can usually be found exploring Brooklyn, thrift shopping, or spending way too much money on brunch.