Ari Shaffir
Stand-up comedian

Ari Shaffir

Who Ari Shaffir is

American stand-up comedian, podcaster and producer who began as a Comedy Store employee before Mitzi Shore made him a paid regular, and later toured as an opener for Joe Rogan. He created and hosted the storytelling show This Is Not Happening, which became a Comedy Central series, and hosted the Skeptic Tank podcast until 2023. His specials include Double Negative (2017) and America's Sweetheart (2025) on Netflix and JEW (2022) on YouTube.

At a glance

Born
1974
Style
Storytelling
Came up through
The Comedy Store
Stand-up specials
Revenge for the Holocaust, Passive Aggressive, Paid Regular and 3 more
Podcasts
Skeptic Tank, You Be Trippin' and Punch Drunk Sports
On screen
Minding the Store, This Is Not Happening, Keeping Up with the Joneses and 1 more
Official site
arishaffir.com ↗

On stage

No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: arishaffir.com ↗.

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through The Comedy Store:

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Comedians like Ari Shaffir

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Career timeline

  1. 1974Born
  2. 2005Minding the Store (2005) On screen
  3. 2012Revenge for the Holocaust (2012) Special
  4. 2013Passive Aggressive (2013) Special
  5. 2013This Is Not Happening (creator and host, 2013–2017) On screen
  6. 2013Punch Drunk Sports (co-host, from 2013) Podcast or book
  7. 2015Paid Regular (2015) Special
  8. 2016Keeping Up with the Joneses (film, 2016) On screen
  9. 2017Double Negative (2017, Netflix; Cap City Comedy Club, Austin) Special
  10. 2022JEW (2022, YouTube) Special
  11. 2023Skeptic Tank (host, until 2023) Podcast or book
  12. 2025America's Sweetheart (2025, Netflix) Special
  13. 2025The End (2025) On screen

Questions about Ari Shaffir

Where is Ari Shaffir performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: arishaffir.com ↗.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Revenge for the Holocaust, Passive Aggressive, Paid Regular, Double Negative, JEW and America's Sweetheart.

What podcast do they host?

Skeptic Tank, You Be Trippin' and Punch Drunk Sports.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Minding the Store, This Is Not Happening, Keeping Up with the Joneses and The End.

Where did they get their start?

The Comedy Store (worked there before Mitzi Shore made him a paid regular).

When were they born?

In 1974.

Who are some comedians like them?

Aaron Berg (also in This Is Not Happening), Annie Lederman (also in This Is Not Happening), Colum Tyrrell (also in The End), Dan St. Germain (also in This Is Not Happening) and Dave Landau (also in This Is Not Happening).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026