History Series / MasterOfNone

* DidNotGetTheGirl: At the end of the first season [[spoiler: Dev and Rachel break up. In the second season, Francesca opts to stay with her fiancé than be with Dev]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Chef Jeff keeps suggesting that Dev aggressively pursue the attractive women around him. It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:Chef Jeff is a sexual predator]].

* TheDanza: J. John Benjamin appears as "Benjamin."

* WholePlotReference: "The Thief" is very consciously based on ''Film/BicycleThieves''.

* TheStoic: Benjamin.

* WholePlotReference: "The Thief" is very consciously based on Film/BicycleThieves.

-->'''Benjamin:''' "[[spoiler:Nobody's at a 100. I mean, I'm in a great marriage and sometimes we're at 90, other times we're at like 20 or 30. It goes up and down, it's not just like one number all the time.]]"

''Master of None'' is a 2015 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive SliceOfLife sitcom written by and starring Creator/AzizAnsari. It chronicles the life of Dev Shah, a 30-something actor living in New York City. Inspired by Ansari's standup, it mixes drama and comedy to tackle various subjects, including romance, family, career and modern life.

''Master of None'' is a 2015 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive SliceOfLife sitcom written by and starring Creator/AzizAnsari. It chronicles the life of Dev Shah, a 30 year old actor and {{manchild}} living in New York City. Inspired by Ansari's standup, it touches upon some serious subjects in a realistic fashion, being neither too cheery about it nor overly morose.

** "Thanksgiving" takes place over a number of Thanksgivings as Denise's mother's house.

* ManChild: Dev and his best friend Arnold. Both of them are hilariously immature and seem to have no interest in changing that. In the pilot episode they're incredibly amused by baby toys.

* TwoferTokenMinority: One of Dev's best friends, Denise, is a black lesbian woman.

* UngratefulBastard: The second episode, "Parents" is centered around Dev and his friend Brian, both second-generation American citizens, realizing they've been this, not appreciating the sacrifices and risks their parents took for them in coming to America for a better life for their family.
** Ultimately deconstructed at the end of the episode where it shows that the parents are equally unappreciative at their attempts to enrich the parent's lives.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Chef Jeff in the second season is obviously based on Creator/AnthonyBourdain. From his mannerisms, to the fact that he's well known for an episode of a good show in UsefulNotes/{{Vietnam}}
(Bourdain famously had an episode of ''Series/PartsUnknown'' where he had a meal with then-President Obama). [[spoiler: Though as far as we know, Bourdain is not a sexual predator.]]

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Chef Jeff in the second season is obviously based on Creator/AnthonyBourdain. [[spoiler: Though as far as we know, Bourdain is not a sexual predator.]]

* BottleEpisode: Aside from a few establishing shots and flashbacks, "Mornings" takes place entirely in Dev's apartment. It also features only two characters (including Dev) for most of the episode.

* FiveTokenBand: Dev's inner circle of friends include the Indian Dev, the Asian Brian, white Arnold, and black/lesbian Denise.

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Compare ''Series/{{Louie}}'', another dark comedian vehicle.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Dev was completely cut out of the movie he was starring in, meaning all the filming work was pointless and he will get no credit. And the relationship with Rachel goes downhill, because of doubts about the future they both were having, causing Rachel to give up everything and fulfill her dream of moving to Tokyo. Dev left devasted and uncertain what he wants to do. However, after some thought, Dev buys a ticket to Italy so he can study at the culinary school.]]

* CringeComedy: The series begins with an incredibly awkward sex scene, leading to Dev and his OneNightStand getting the Plan B pill. And it gets more awkward from there.

* TheGruntingOrgasm\TheImmodestOrgasm: Discussed by Rachel and Dev after they have sex about how ridiculous it sounds when people actually do it.
* ImagineSpot: After seeing his friend Kyle and his two beautiful kids, Dev imagines himself as a happy family man with kids of his own, while his friend Arnold has become a creepy older unmarried man. Later, after a bad babysitting experience, he imagines himself as a harried father with awful brat children, while Arnold is partying with a car full of babes.

* RacistGrandma: discussed in "Old People".
* RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic: Character stutter, mumble, and shout.

-->[[spoiler: '''Benjamin:''' Nobody's at a 100. I mean, I'm in a great marriage and sometimes we're at 90, other times we're at like 20 or 30. It goes up and down, it's not just like one number all the time.]]

* TwoferTokenMinority: One of Dev's best friends is a black lesbian woman.

** Ultimately deconstructed at the end of the episode where it shows that the parents are equally unappreciative at their attempts to enrich the parent's lives

* TypeCasting: Dev and his Indian actor friends deal with being typecast as cab drivers or convenience store owners with heavy accents.

* UngratefulBastard: The second episode, "Parents" is centered around Dev and his friend Brian, both second-generation American citizens, realizing they've been this, not appreciating the sacrifices and risks their parents took for them in coming to America for a better life for their family.

* RealLifeRelative: Dev's parents are played by Aziz Ansari's real life parents.