The Gist: Shaffir jokes throughout that he wants to stay positive despite joking about one dark topic after another. Memorable Jokes: For an opening gambit, Shaffir sets his sights upon belittling ...

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(CBS Local)-- Ari Shaffir was born in New York, but Los Angeles is where he got his start as a comedian. The stand-up comic worked at The Comedy Store and remembers watching guys like Sebastian ...

Comedian Ari Shaffir had his Tuesday night show at the New York Comedy Club cancelled after the venue received threats about hosting Shaffir. A representative for the the club confirmed to The ...

In this age of comedy excess, who’d be audacious enough first to push it farther by releasing two comedy specials simultaneously? While Dave Chappelle seemingly fits that bill, his two-special ...

Ari Shaffir is the kind of comedian who says dumb shit just to get a reaction from people. Luckily, for Shaffir, he doesn’t actually have to believe what he says, nor does he actually have to be funny ...

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Watch T.J. Miller Tell a Story About the Time He Had a Seizure and Almost […] Here’s the first episode of Comedy Central’s new web series This Is Not Happening, hosted by Ari Shaffir and based on his ...

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The New York Comedy Club canceled a performance by Ari Shaffir after he called Kobe Bryant a rapist on Twitter hours after the NBA legend’s death. Shaffir was scheduled to perform Tuesday, but the ...

Comedy Central hasn't misstepped once in the past few years — everything they've touched has instantly turned to gold, and hopefully their upcoming series continue the streak. Ari Shaffir is the host ...

The once-Orthodox and now sacrilegious stand-up tells #THRpodcasts why "everybody's got some dark shit. Comics just tap into it." By Jessie Katz Ari Shaffir - H 2015 Comedian Ari Shaffir wasn’t always ...