Aziz Ansariand Eric Wareheim co-star as deadpan buddy robots in Big Bud Lil Bud, a deliberately cheesy sitcom teaser Wareheim posted on YouTube. Wareheim joked that this unused CBS pilot was the original inspiration for Master of None, Ansaris acclaimed Netflix comedy series.
The four-minute clip boasts a surrealistic Adult Swim feel, poking fun at parody-ripe sitcom tropes that populated 1990s shows like Full House. Wareheim and Ansari play the titular buddies, two oddly smiley humanoids whose father died in a car crash and was reincarnated as a puppy. Like any cheesy sitcom of that era, the show features a generic opening theme song and credits montage (featuring shots of the duo feeding ducks and spraying silly string).
Wareheim and Ansari appearing under the aliases Jeremy Kuhar and Kenneth R. Ballendir, respectively open the story sitting in front of a pile of bananas, which they must eat as a punishment. I told ya should have just taken the spanking, Wareheim says, backed by an explosive laugh track.
Earlier this week,Ansari tweetedthat Master of Nonehad been picked up for a second season, set to premiere sometime in 2017.