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Indian American actor-writer-director Aziz Ansari earned an Emmy Award for `Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series` for “Master of None.” He shares the honors with Lena Waithe, who made history as the first African American woman to win for comedy writing for the “Thanksgiving” episode from Season 2 of Netflix`s “Master of None. ”Ansari and Waithe beat out Alec Berg of “Silicon Valley,” Donald Glover and Stephen Glover of “Atlanta,” and Billy Kimball and David Mandel of “Veep” for the honor. Everybody showed love for this episode, thanks to embracing a little Indian boy from South Carolina and a queer black girl from the heart of Chicago, Waithe said in her acceptance speech. In 2016, Ansari shared the win with his “Master of None” co-creator Alan Yang. “Master of None” and Ansari were also nominated for `Outstanding Comedy Series` and `Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.`
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