Netflix glitch sees Aziz Ansari narrate David Attenborough BBC documentary via subtitles

A tech mix-up gave an entirely new spin on the BBC’s nature series
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Ben Travis5 August 2016

Comedian Aziz Ansari might not be the first person you'd think of as a nature expert, but a Netflix glitch has seen him take on a narrating role in a David Attenborough documentary.

The tech mix-up saw subtitles from the Parks and Recreation actor’s live stand-up show overlaid onto one of Attenborough’s acclaimed BBC nature series.

There were some hilarious coincidences, with a tiny duckling deemed ‘terrifying’, and a bird expressing some big ideas about The Notorious BIG and Tupac.

The glitch was raised by Imgur user BenMeiri84, who explained that his friend was the one who snapped the unconventional subtitles.

“A friend was watching some BBC nature show on Netflix, and a glitch on Netflix cause it to have Aziz Ansari's stand up special's subtitles,” he explained in a post on the image-sharing site.

While it’s unclear exactly which Attenborough series the images came from, the subtitles originated from Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden.

Imgur: BenMeiri84

Ansari has his own comedy series Master of None on the streaming service, the second series of which is due to begin shooting soon.

He hasn't responded to the glitch on Twitter yet - but hopefully he'll considering doing a nature voiceover next time.

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