Ari Shaffir

Acting

Ari Shaffir

Born

1974-02-12 (52)

Known for

Acting

Credits

25 titles

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.

Known for

Gotham Comedy Live poster
5.5

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 make a name for themselves in the stand-up comedy business.

Gotham Comedy Live

2012

Keeping Up with the Joneses poster
6.1

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.

Keeping Up with the Joneses

2016

This Is Not Happening poster
5.8

Outrageous stories from stand-up comedians, musicians and more show why real life experiences always make the best material.

This Is Not Happening

2015

The Comedy Store poster
7.6

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.

The Comedy Store

2020

The End poster
NR

Top storytellers share their wildest, unfiltered true stories before a live audience in this final installment of Ari Shaffir's 16-year exploration of long-form storytelling in stand-up comedy.

The End

2026

Down and Dirty with Jim Norton poster
4.5

Standup Comedy Show featuring up and coming comics.

Down and Dirty with Jim Norton

2008

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

2010s · 8 titles

Keeping Up with the Joneses poster
6.1

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.

Keeping Up with the Joneses

2016

25 Sets poster
NR

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.

25 Sets

2019

InAPPropriate Comedy poster
3.3

A no-nonsense cop has a flair for fashion and a celebrity takes revenge on the paparazzi in a collection of comedic sketches.

InAPPropriate Comedy

2013

Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope poster
4.9

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.

Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope

2015

Ari Shaffir: Passive Aggressive poster
6.6

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: Passive Aggressive

2013

Ari Shaffir: Paid Regular poster
6.1

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 you also get some of my favorite material that we had to cut down for the broadcast edit. The Walking Dead bit was the one that hurt the most to have to cut out for TV. And there's a public service announcement that you should for sure watch with that special person in your life (unless you're both lesbians).

Ari Shaffir: Paid Regular

2015

Adventures in Comedy poster
3.0

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.

Adventures in Comedy

2015

Ari Shaffir: Revenge for the Holocaust poster
NR

Ari Shaffir Revenge for the Holocaust (2012) Comedy Special

Ari Shaffir: Revenge for the Holocaust

2012

Series credits

Gotham Comedy Live poster
5.5

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 make a name for themselves in the stand-up comedy business.

Gotham Comedy Live

2012

This Is Not Happening poster
5.8

Outrageous stories from stand-up comedians, musicians and more show why real life experiences always make the best material.

This Is Not Happening

2015

The Comedy Store poster
7.6

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.

The Comedy Store

2020

The End poster
NR

Top storytellers share their wildest, unfiltered true stories before a live audience in this final installment of Ari Shaffir's 16-year exploration of long-form storytelling in stand-up comedy.

The End

2026

Down and Dirty with Jim Norton poster
4.5

Standup Comedy Show featuring up and coming comics.

Down and Dirty with Jim Norton

2008

This Is Not Happening poster
6.6

A raucous CC:Studios Web series featuring long-form storytelling from stand-up comedians.

This Is Not Happening

2013

Ari Shaffir: Double Negative poster
5.9

Wry yet thoughtful, comedian Ari Shaffir brings his edgy humor to two fast-paced stand-up specials about children and adulthood.

Ari Shaffir: Double Negative

2017

Behind the camera