<Li> Lena Waithe as Denise, Dev's friend, who is a lesbian . In an Entertainment Weekly interview, Waithe said that her character was not originally intended to be African - American or gay but that Ansari wanted Denise's personality to reflect Waithe's own, so they rewrote her part . </Li> <Li> Alessandra Mastronardi as Francesca, a friend and eventual romantic interest Dev meets in Italy in the second season . She later visits him in New York . </Li> <P> Also making recurring appearances in the series are Todd Barry, who plays a movie director named Todd; Colin Salmon, who plays a fictionalized version of himself; H. Jon Benjamin as Benjamin, an acting colleague on the film The Sickening; Leonard Ouzts as Lawrence, the producer of Clash of the Cupcakes in the second season; and Ansari's real - life parents Shoukath and Fatima, who play Dev's parents . There have been guest appearances by Danielle Brooks, Claire Danes, David Krumholtz, Noah Emmerich, Bobby Cannavale, John Legend, Kym Whitley, Raven - Symoné, Riccardo Scamarcio, Clare - Hope Ashitey, Colin Salmon and Angela Bassett . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original release date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Plan B" </Td> <Td> James Ponsoldt </Td> <Td> Aziz Ansari & Alan Yang </Td> <Td> November 6, 2015 (2015 - 11 - 06) </Td> <Td> 101 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Dev hooks up with a girl named Rachel (Noël Wells), though their night ends awkwardly after his condom breaks during sex . Later on, Dev and his friend Arnold attend the birthday party of their friend's one - year - old son . He runs into another friend Amanda (Maria Dizzia) and her kids there and babysits them for a while . Already 30, he begins to wonder if he might want kids someday . In the end, he decides that for now he enjoys being childless . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Parents" </Td> <Td> Aziz Ansari </Td> <Td> Aziz Ansari & Alan Yang </Td> <Td> November 6, 2015 (2015 - 11 - 06) </Td> <Td> 102 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> After auditioning for a movie called The Sickening, Dev and his friend Brian discuss how their entire lives are the way they are because their immigrant parents sacrificed everything to move to America . They thank them by taking them to dinner, and discover the harshness of the lives they went through . Dev hopes that this will all help bring him and his parents closer together . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Hot Ticket" </Td> <Td> James Ponsoldt </Td> <Td> Story by: Harris Wittels Teleplay by: Aziz Ansari & Alan Yang </Td> <Td> November 6, 2015 (2015 - 11 - 06) </Td> <Td> 103 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Dev gets two tickets to a secret show and starts asking girls out . Only two respond, and the one he takes, Alice (Nina Arianda), ends up being overly aggressive and a kleptomaniac, and she is kicked out of the club . He then runs into Rachel and they have a good time, but when he attempts to kiss her, she turns him down romantically, and is told that she is trying to make it work with her ex-boyfriend . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Indians on TV" </Td> <Td> Eric Wareheim </Td> <Td> Aziz Ansari & Alan Yang </Td> <Td> November 6, 2015 (2015 - 11 - 06) </Td> <Td> 108 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Dev runs into Ravi (Ravi Patel) at an audition and they discuss how the majority of roles they audition are for accented, stereotypical Indians . After auditioning for a sitcom called 3 Buddies, Dev accidentally receives an email thread from the producer saying they can cast only one Indian and includes a racist remark . The producer tries to apologize by treating Dev to a Knicks game courtside and visiting a VIP area where he meets Busta Rhymes, who tells him to leverage his position . He gets called from his agent Shannon (Danielle Brooks) who tells them they went with somebody else . Dev begins to involve an Indian advocacy group . However, the producer dies and the replacement producer goes with a Perfect Strangers concept . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "The Other Man" </Td> <Td> Eric Wareheim </Td> <Td> Joe Mande & Aniz Ansari </Td> <Td> November 6, 2015 (2015 - 11 - 06) </Td> <Td> 104 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Dev's friend Denise invites him to a work party, where he meets her publication's food critic, Nina (Claire Danes). Nina is intent on having sex with him, but before they do the deed, Dev discovers she is married and backs out . After conferring with Denise and Benjamin, a fellow actor from The Sickening, they agree that an affair may be doable if she does not have kids or if the husband never finds out . However, one day when the husband (Noah Emmerich) cuts in front of him at an ice - cream store and buys and destroys the last special, Dev goes ahead with the affair . The husband eventually finds out . Weeks later Dev and Denise run into them and learn that the affair brought up several problems the couple faced, and Dev's sleeping with Nina actually saved their marriage . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "Nashville" </Td> <Td> Aziz Ansari </Td> <Td> Aziz Ansari & Alan Yang </Td> <Td> November 6, 2015 (2015 - 11 - 06) </Td> <Td> 105 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Rachel texts Dev that she and her boyfriend have broken up, and to make their first date memorable, he asks her if she would like to fly to Nashville for a day with him . She agrees, as long as she would get home in time for her niece's recital on Sunday night . The two have a fun time together, but he takes a detour on their way to the airport and they miss their flight, and she misses her niece's recital . But she still likes him and they keep dating . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Ladies and Gentlemen" </Td> <Td> Lynn Shelton </Td> <Td> Story by: Andrew Blitz Teleplay by: Sarah Peters & Zoe Jarman </Td> <Td> November 6, 2015 (2015 - 11 - 06) </Td> <Td> 106 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> While working on a commercial, Dev finds out that a colleague Diana (Condola Rashad) had been pursued by a man (Brian Berrebbi) on her way home . When Dev tells Denise and Rachel about it, the women share similar experiences . Dev realizes he is privileged just by being male, and he identifies himself as a feminist . While hanging with the cast of his commercial one night, he discusses with the director that all the women in the commercial are just there for eye candy . The director revises the commercial so that all the main speaking roles are given to the women, and Dev is later removed from the ad for not being a good fit with his new role in it . Although he is disappointed, the women are thankful that he stood up for them . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "Old People" </Td> <Td> Lynn Shelton </Td> <Td> Aziz Ansari & Alan Yang </Td> <Td> November 6, 2015 (2015 - 11 - 06) </Td> <Td> 107 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> When Arnold's grandfather dies a week after Dev and Arnold visited him, Dev re-evaluates his relationship with his own grandparents and Rachel feels guilty for not visiting her own grandmother more often . Dev and Rachel visit her grandmother (Lynn Cohen), but Rachel is summoned to a work emergency and Dev stays with her grandma . The two get along and he sneaks her out of her retirement home to enjoy a fancy dinner, but she escapes when he isn't looking . He and Rachel search for her, and finally find her singing at a popular jazz club . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "Mornings" </Td> <Td> Eric Wareheim </Td> <Td> Aziz Ansari & Alan Yang </Td> <Td> November 6, 2015 (2015 - 11 - 06) </Td> <Td> 109 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Rachel moves in with Dev and the two have good times together and fall in love . But as the months pass, they start finding problems: their conflicting amounts of cleanliness; the fact that Dev hasn't told his parents that he's even seeing Rachel . Then Rachel learns that a work promotion would require her to move to Chicago for six months . She has a breakdown about whether or not she wants to keep her job . She decides to go to Chicago for the interview . At home, Dev starts using a pasta - maker she gave him when they first moved in together, and he discovers that he's great at making pasta . She returns and says she turned down the job, but her PR firm will make accommodations for her to make sure she's happy with them . Their relationship continues happily . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Finale" </Td> <Td> Eric Wareheim </Td> <Td> Aziz Ansari & Alan Yang </Td> <Td> November 6, 2015 (2015 - 11 - 06) </Td> <Td> 110 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Dev and Rachel attend a wedding, and Dev considers a life together, believing that if they get married, it might only be because it's the point in life that society dictates they should settle down . Dev meets his dad for advice, who asks if he really wants to be an actor, and Dev is unsure . He, Rachel, his friends, and his parents then attend The Sickening's premiere . Dev's scenes were cut from the film, and Rachel drunkenly lambasts the director's talent . Later, Dev shares with Rachel his concerns about their future and asks what their relationship's end course is if they're not 100% sure they'll be happy with each other forever . Rachel unhappily goes to stay with her friend, and a few days later informs Dev that she's moving to Tokyo to salvage the rest of her young adult life . Dev meets up with Benjamin (who was also cut from the film), and both talk about their relationships, with Benjamin opining that relationship stability can fluctuate depending upon small gestures for a lasting passion . Determined to overcome his stagnant attitude, Dev makes up his mind to move to Italy and study pasta - making at culinary school . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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