Ari Shaffir
Birthday: Born in 1974-02-12 in
Deathday: Alive
Ari David Shaffir (born February 12, 1974) is an American comedian, actor, podcaster, writer, and producer. He produces and hosts the You Be Trippin' and Skeptic Tank podcasts. He also co-hosts the podcast Punch Drunk Sports with Jayson Thibault and Sam Tripoli, and is a regular guest on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast on the "Protect Our Parks" episodes with Shane Gillis and Mark Normand. He created and previously hosted and produced the This is Not Happening television series, an adaptation of his monthly stand-up show.
TV Credits
The Comedy Store
Character: Self
This documentary series brings to life the legends, heartbreak and history created at iconic L.A. club The Comedy Store, which over the past 47 years has launched the careers of a breathtaking array of stars....
Down and Dirty with Jim Norton
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Gotham Comedy Live
Character: Self - Host
Gotham Comedy Club, a popular comedy venue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, is the setting of an hourlong series that is shot in front of an audience at the club. Each episode features routines by several comics -- a list that has included such names as David Alan Grier, Gilbert Gottfried and Artie Lange -- in what the network says is an unedited and uncensored format. In addition to the big names of the field who take the Gotham stage, the show also features up-and-comers who want to m...
Ari Shaffir: Double Negative
Character: Himself
Wry yet thoughtful, comedian Ari Shaffir brings his edgy humor to two fast-paced stand-up specials about children and adulthood....
This Is Not Happening
Character: Himself - Host
Outrageous stories from stand-up comedians, musicians and more show why real life experiences always make the best material....
The Joe Rogan Experience
Character: Self
Joe Rogan hosts long form conversations with friends and guests that include comedians, actors, musicians, MMA instructors and commentators, authors and artists....
Movie Credits
Sam Morril: Full Capacity
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A documentary about the comedy clubs reopening in NYC and getting back to some sense of normalcy....
InAPPropriate Comedy
Character: The Amazing Racist
A no-nonsense cop has a flair for fashion and a celebrity takes revenge on the paparazzi in a collection of comedic sketches....
Ari Shaffir: Passive Aggressive
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Passive Aggressive is both a line from one of my bits, and it's an overall commentary on my way of pushing back against these societal norms that I feel inner obligation to live by. We're not like they told us we were supposed to be and we're not wrong. What they told us was bullshit. We can do whatever makes us happy and it doesn't matter who looks down on us. We'll look down on them just as hard. Really? You're 24 and you're already married with 2 kids? Kill yourself....
Ari Shaffir: Revenge for the Holocaust
Character: Self
Ari Shaffir Revenge for the Holocaust (2012) Comedy Special...
Ari Shaffir: Paid Regular
Character: Self
My debut Comedy Central special, PAID REGULAR, is a tribute to my stand-up origins. I shot in the Original Room at the Comedy Store in Hollywood. It's where half the great comics for the last 40 years have worked out on a nightly basis. It's where I've gone up on stage more than anywhere else in the world. To me, this is what comedy is supposed to look like. My bits are about me exploring the hackiness of racism, life in weed-challenged NYC, and all the ways you too can challenge authority. And...
Adventures in Comedy
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A mockumentary that takes place in the cut throat world of stand-up comedy. It follows the struggles one comic faces as he gives his dream one last shot....
Ari Shaffir: JEW
Character: self
In ‘Jew,’ comic Ari Shaffir delivers a raunchy love letter to the religion he says he left behind....
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Character: Oren
An ordinary suburban couple finds it’s not easy keeping up with the Joneses – their impossibly gorgeous and ultra-sophisticated new neighbors – especially when they discover that Mr. and Mrs. “Jones” are covert operatives....
Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope
Character: Self
In response to Morgan Spurlock's COMIC-CON: A FAN'S HOPE, comedian Doug Benson (SUPER HIGH ME) stars in this doc that looks at San Diego Comic-Con from his hazy perspective. Featuring fellow pot and film fanatics Kevin Smith, Brian Posehn, Joe Rogan and even Spurlock himself, it's a fun look at a rapidly growing cultural event....
25 Sets
Character: Self
Aaron Berg is one of the hardest working comics in New York City. As everyone who's anyone in NYC will attest, it is only fitting that he set out to break the world record for most comedy sets in one night....
Pauly Shore's Natural Born Komics: Miami
Character: Self
Pauly Shore with his comics and celebrity friends in South Beach like you've never seen before. Hidden camera, parody, man on the street, stand-up and more!...