Aziz Ansari’s spoof of Kanye West’s Famous becomes official video for track

Official video: Aziz Ansari and Eric Wareheim have made the official video for Kanye West's Famous
Eric Wareheim/YouTube
Jennifer Ruby28 April 2016
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Aziz Ansari’s recent spoof of Kanye West’s new song Famous is now being used as the official video.

The Master of None star and good friend Eric Wareheim decided to shoot their own video for the track while on a recent holiday in Rome.

Showing the pair eating pasta and frolicking in the streets, the footage is hardly West’s usual style.

But it seems that the rapper is a fan of the low budget video, which went viral after it was posted last week, as he is now using it as his own.

According to Consequence Of Sound, Wareheim’s rep has said: “Kanye agreed to have it be the official music video for the song.”

The comedian then posted a link to the newly-official video on Twitter, writing: “Told ya.”

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Weinheim is no stranger to making music videos as he has worked on projects for Major Lazer, MGMT and Charli XCX in the past.

The comedian and director has worked with Ansari on his Neflix show Master of None as well as their own YouTube video series Food Club.

The pair film themselves reviewing restaurants while dresses up in suits and captain hats, awarding Food Club plaques as they go.

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