Ari Shaffir

Stand-up comedian, podcaster, and actor Ari Shaffir describes his comedy as a puppet show — but way filthier and without the puppets. The New York-native grew up Orthodox Jewish, spent 2 years in a yeshiva in Israel, and came back to America to lose his religion and become a comic. Shaffir released two Netflix specials, “Double Negative” which is presented in two 45-minute episodes called “Children” and “Adulthood.” He has released two specials on Comedy Central — “Paid Regular” and “Passive Aggressive.” Prior to these specials, Shaffir’s stand-up album, “Revenge for the Holocaust,” went to #1 on both iTunes charts and Amazon.com the week of its premiere. He also finished 3 seasons as the host and co-creator of “This is Not Happening.”Shaffir hosts the wildly popular podcast, “Skeptic Tank,” a weekly interview show where he chats with everyone from parents to comedians to prostitutes. He is also an avid sports fan and gets together with Sam Tripoli and Jayson Thibault to record the “Punch Drunk Podcast.”