Robert Kelly's got a new special out now! Kill Box is available on LouisCK.com for purchase. But if you want to listen to us talk about poop for an hour first, I highly recommend it. We've got some call in's from a few special guests as well. For more Ari: Get tickets to see Ari on the road: https://www.arishaffir.com/tour Merch & more: https://www.arishaffir.com/ For more Bobby: Watch Bobby’s new special Kill Box available now: https://louisck.com/products/robert-kelly-kill-box For more: https:...
Oct 11, 2022•2 hr 54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rolf Potts and I got together in Paris, France when I took his travel writing course over the summer. He gave me an advance copy of his new book The Vagabond's Way and we talked about his reasons behind the book while we Flanuered around Paris. This is probably better to watch but do what you want. For more Ari: https://www.arishaffir.com/tour Subscribe to Yout Be Trippin' For More Rolf: Don’t miss Rolf’s new book, THE VAGABOND’S WAY, available now! Order here: https://rolfpotts.com/books/the-va...
Oct 04, 2022•4 hr 55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Shane Torres and Graham Kay came over and we sifted through some local news together. In the attempt to steer away from the doom that is world news, we stumbled upon a triumphant story about Rocky the Raccoon and his handler. All I have to say is, don't be afraid of the raccoon in the bar! For More Ari: https://www.arishaffir.com/ For More Shane: https://www.shaneisacomedian.com/ For More Graham: https://grahamkay.com/ And subscribe to his youtube to be the first to know when his special drops! ...
Sep 27, 2022•2 hr 48 min•Transcript available on Metacast How was your Shroomfets? Mat Edgar came over to talk about his Shroomfest and also all the others we've spent together! It's a good one. Subscribe to You Be Trippin'! Get tickets to see Ari & Big Jay in Las Vegas September 21st - one night only! For more Ari: https://www.arishaffir.com/ For more Mat: https://linktr.ee/matedgar1 The Music: Woody Smalls - Planet Shrooms Dave Matthews Band - I did it Missing Persons - Walking in LA Stargazer - Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees Thanks to our sponsors!...
Sep 20, 2022•2 hr 10 min•Ep 486•Transcript available on Metacast Out on the fire escape with Big Jay Oakerson on a New York summer night. This is an interesting one everybody. Big Jay Oakerson came to sit with me on the fire escape of my old studio and we talked mostly about how we feel about people looking into our windows from the street. I say if you leave your blinds open it's fair game. Get tickets to see Ari & Big Jay in Las Vegas September 21st - one night only! For more Ari: https://www.arishaffir.com/ For more Big Jay: https://linktr.ee/bigjayoakerso...
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Cannon and Brendan Sagalow are on the pod this week talking about Cannon's new crowd work special "Huge Mistake." He took 150mg of edibles and then went on stage and talked to the crowd at New York Comedy Club. The only reason Brendan is on was because I forgot he was on not that long ago... Stay tuned at the end of the episode to hear our new stand-up catchphrases. For More Ari: YouTube Instagram Patreon Merch For more Mike Cannon: Upcoming Shows Instagram Twitter For more Brendan Sagalow:...
Aug 30, 2022•2 hr 58 min•Ep 484•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Normand, Joe List, Chuck, Schiavone, and I all piled in a questionable SUV (It wasn't an SUV) to drive to the new Soul Jole's to do a show. As you know Mark Normand and Joe List have a popular podcast called Tuesdays with Stories! I wanted to insert myself in their podcast so I made them talk to me all the way to Soul Joel's about sexual terms, bad smells and slang. It's a fun one. For more Ari: Subscribe on YouTube Instagram - @arishaffir Patreon Cool merch & more For more Joe List: Watch ...
Aug 23, 2022•2 hr 34 min•Ep 483•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Youssef and I went over to Steve Rannazzisi's new house to hang out by the pool and eat our weight in BBQ. We were going to talk about tough breakups in the pool but the day was so nice it got away from us, so we decided to shoot the shit at sunset and talk about Nick's upcoming special instead. Man how nice it would be to have a backyard like Steve's. Check it out on youtube.com/AriShaffir. For More Ari: Subscribe on YouTube Instagram - @arishaffir Patreon Cool merch & more For more Nick Y...
Aug 16, 2022•2 hr 54 min•Ep 482•Transcript available on Metacast The hilarious Kyle Dunnigan came over to do a podcast and brought his equally funny friend Juston McKinney. We pretty much just shot the shit and talked about anything and everything, from New movies to celebrities, close calls, and the infamous slap. For More Ari: Subscribe on YouTube Instagram - @arishaffir Patreon Cool merch & more For more Kyle Dunnigan: Instagram: @kyledunnigan1 Twitter: @kyledunnigan YouTube Patreon Official Website For more Juston McKinney: Instagram: @justonmckinneycomed...
Aug 09, 2022•2 hr 43 min•Ep 481•Transcript available on Metacast Xylia Buros is a nomad. For the last 6 years, she has been a citizen of the world, traveling from country to country at her own whim. I’m really jealous. I met her in Rolf Potts’s writing class in Paris. So we sat in her Montmartre apartment rental and talked about the nomad lifestyle. She has some great tips on how to make it happen, and some insights into the hurdles she’s had to deal with, and the fun at the end of any of the troubles that make it totally worth it. She really made me want to ...
Aug 02, 2022•3 hr 44 min•Ep 480•Transcript available on Metacast Brendan came over to be on my patreon but we were having way too much fun to keep this content from the public. Smoking weed and talking about bitches, what more could you ask for? Head to Patreon.com/AriShaffir to watch the rest of the episode if you don't already subscribe. If you do, thanks for being a Patron and allowing me to push the limits! For More Ari: Subscribe on YouTube Instagram - @arishaffir Patreon Cool merch & more For More Brendan: Upcoming Shows: Calendar - Brendan Sagalow Bren...
Jul 26, 2022•2 hr 36 min•Ep 479•Transcript available on Metacast Ryan Long and Chris O'Connor came over to talk about this crazy story about a bodega owner stabbing a guy to death. Was it self-defense? That's what his lawyers are saying, but apparently, you're not allowed to stab someone if they attack you at your own bodega. Video of the stabbing from the New York Post is on youtube.com/AriShaffir For More Ari: Subscribe on YouTube Instagram - @arishaffir Patreon Cool merch & more For More Chris O’Connor: Get tickets to see Chris July 22-23 in Austin: The Re...
Jul 19, 2022•2 hr 54 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is a spite-cast! We did this exact podcast about a month ago but the only difference this time, we swapped out Luis Gomez and swapped Louis C.K in. Louis, Joe List, Kerryn Feehan, and I talk about Joe and Louis' new movie, out now! Called 4th of July. I saw it and man, it's a good one. Head to LouisCK.com and find it in a theater in your town, it's gonna be all over but for a limited time only so go check it out. Subscribe on YouTube Instagram - @arishaffir Patreon Cool merch & more For mor...
Jul 05, 2022•2 hr 49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hot Girl Noel Leon came to the studio to talk to me about what it was like working as an "Influencer." When she told me that was what she did for a living I was appalled, however now Noel is focused more on comedy and less on influencing people, so we were able to have a really good conversation about how awful it is. For More Ari: Subscribe on YouTube Instagram - @arishaffir Patreon Cool merch & more For More Noel: Follow Noel on Instagram: @noelleoninsta Check out A Very Inappropriate Short St...
Jun 28, 2022•3 hr 39 min•Ep 476•Transcript available on Metacast Comedian Anthony Devito who once attended a swingers party and I sat on a plane and talked about Kansas City’s least known underbelly of fat people hook ups. KC is known for their third rate barbecue and second rate jazz but they’re actually number one in multiple sex partners among people who should have no sex partners. This is not the first podcast I’ve done on a plane. There was one a long time ago I did with Joe Rogan. But this is the first one I did with video. It’s wild what you can do wh...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Immigrant bartender comedian Colum Tyrrell and former bartender turned current gullible comic Caitlin Peluffo met me in the studio and had some fun talking about the ins and outs of being behind the bar. The bartender is the most important front-line worker in the nation and the backbone of our society. And these two were some of the worst in this important field of work. Please, tip your bartender For more Ari Shaffir: Special Taping June 11-12 in New York: Ari Shaffir: Jew For all upcoming sho...
Jun 07, 2022•2 hr 13 min•Ep 474•Transcript available on Metacast Former hustler and current standup Ali Siddiq talks with a man who rarely hustles but still does tons of standup Ari Shaffir to talk about all the lessons life gives you. One guy slung dope, the other is one. It's a great conversation from Austin, Texas that brought two cultures together. That taught two peoples about each other. It's a lesson in communication. The boyz realized that words mean different things to different people. But they also realize how similar they were in their upbringing....
Jun 01, 2022•3 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Comedian Reggie Conquest converted to Islam over the pandemic. He talks to no religion former Jew current jerk comedian Ari Shaffir about how it happened. Reggie read the autobiography of Malcolm X (who would have turned 97 last week) and gained an interest in religion because of what he read in the book. Reggie knows very little about Islam but he does know what he’s going through as a new convert and that’s what we got into here. Also, Reggie is a big boy so that’s where the title comes from. ...
May 24, 2022•2 hr 47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dave Smith joins me to have our annual (except last year) what’s up with America. We covered everything. From the new baby exterminator laws to the current President, to the media’s attack on Joe Rogan, to the crime wave (of which I’m responsible for some) to homelessness, to Elon Musk, to the war in Ukraine. Dave gives an honest and non-biased rundown of all the topics facing America and Americans today. Dave Smith is on a constant quest for freedom and Ari Shaffir is giving him a platform. It’...
May 17, 2022•5 hr 53 min•Ep 471•Transcript available on Metacast Joe List, Luis Gomez, and Keryn Feehan join me on my rooftop for a wild all-over-the-place conversation that started with friendship and ended in a love child for which 23 states wouldn’t allow early termination. These are 4 of the dumbest people you know . For real. List is probably the smartest because he knows how to spell the word Movie. Luis is obviously the dumbest. And all joking aside Ari is the smartest because of the heritage and also those people value education so even though I was a...
May 10, 2022•2 hr 5 min•Ep 470•Transcript available on Metacast Serial inside blaster and now father and comedian Chris Distefano talks to me about what it’s like to be a father. Chris was about as honest (and funny) as anyone I’ve ever talked to about this stuff. He admitted to the negatives and told me about the positives. Very funny and interesting conversation! Chris is for real a hilarious standup comedian and he’s got a new Netflix special out today called Speshy Weshy. He named it that because he’s less mature than his daughter. Check him out killing ...
May 03, 2022•2 hr 42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Delta Clear applicant and standup comedian Mike Cannon met up with me at the St Louis Lambert International airport to discuss today’s hot button topic in a discussion you could only be at if you passed a rigorous screening process handled by top industry professionals. Now, I’m not really sure if the St Louis Airport is international. Actually, it would surprise me if any country has a direct flight to St Louis. What if St Louis had a ton of Cambodians on the QT. And there was one 18 hour fligh...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Soder came over to talk about his special that came out nearly three years ago. "Son Of A Gary" on HBOMax. This podcast is three years in the making. I've been wanting to get Dan on to talk about his dad Gary since the release of his special, but then something happened and we never got around to it. After we finished the episode, I had one last question to ask Dan but I forgot, so I drove all the way to his place just to ask him this one question, because I care so much about you, the liste...
Apr 19, 2022•3 hr 55 min•Ep 467•Transcript available on Metacast Katie Hannigan sits down with me to tell me about her time as a NYC tour guide. It was a tawdry world of autistic tourist nerds and their dumb families. Make sure to check out Katie’s new standup comedy album, “Feeling of Emptiness” and listen to her podcast, “Lady Journey” that she does with Sarah Tollemache every week. For more Ari: Subscribe on YouTube Listen to Skeptic Tank Tour Dates Instagram - @arishaffir Patreon Cool merch & more For more Katie Hannigan: Listen to Katie’s new album: Feel...
Apr 12, 2022•2 hr 38 min•Ep 466•Transcript available on Metacast Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly joined me on the road to Michigan for a weekend of shows. Come with us on the drive to Fort Wayne and watch us test our luck with a $20 scratch off ticket. Stay tuned for the outro to find out what happened with our winnings. Ari Shaffir: Upcoming Shows / Patreon / Instagram / Website Big Jay Oakerson : Upcoming Shows & more / Instagarm / Twitter Robert Kelly : Patreon / Instagram / Twitter Thank you to our sponsors! Head to BetterHelp.com/Ari for 10% off your f...
Apr 05, 2022•2 hr 2 min•Ep 465•Transcript available on Metacast Ernest was a good dog. The best. Standup comedian Kerryn Feehan talks to dog owner and comedian Ari Shaffir about her special little guy Ernest. This is a really sad episode. But I felt like it was a proper eulogy to one of the pure souls on this earth. He really was amazing. Subscribe on YouTube Listen to Skeptic Tank Instagram - @arishaffir Join Ari's Patreon Cool merch & more For more Kerryn Feehan: Instagram - @kerrynfeehan Twitter - @KFreehams YouTube - Kerryn Feehan The Music: Dierks Bentl...
Mar 22, 2022•2 hr 46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Standup comedian Robert Kelly is not in control of his emotions. He sat down with me, who is known to be emotionless, and told me about his problems controlling his anger. Generally Bobby is one of the sweetest guys in comedy. But sometimes he hulks out and it’s one of the wildest things you’ll ever witness. He completely rages and can’t get it under control for a while. But he always tries to make things right afterwards. We discussed all that and our upcoming tour dates together in Michigan at...
Mar 16, 2022•2 hr 56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ryan Long came to the studio to tell me about his days touring with his band The Johnstone's and what it was like playing Warped Tour. He's also got a special out now! It's called White Immigrant, cause that's what he is, and you can watch it here! For More Ari Shaffir: Upcoming Shows & Tickets For More Ryan Long: Listen to The Boyscast with Ryan Long Watch Ryan's new special, "White Immigrant" on YouTube! The Music: Creedence Clearwater - Travelin Band The Johnstones - Gone for a Long Time Roll...
Mar 08, 2022•3 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Standup comedian Brandt Tobler who once tried to kill his dad, and son of a falconer and comic Ryan O’Neill met me for a throwback podcast in the tradition of the old Ice House Chronicles on the Death Squad network. They talked about hookers in between doing comedy sets at the amazing Comedy Works in downtown Denver, Colorado. Listen to the intro for a detailed breakdown of the entire Ukraine situation as meticulously researched and analyzed by former CIA operative turned standup comedian Ari “K...
Mar 01, 2022•2 hr 45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Comedian and former Chicago inner-city school teacher Amy Shanker talks to me a 2.2 GPA high school graduate about what it was like being a teacher. Spoiler alert: She did not love it. Still spent 10 years doing it so that’s gotta tell you something about our chances at a good education when our educators are too stupid to quit a job they hate. For more Ari: Subscribe on YouTube Join Ari's Patreon Follow Ari on Instagram - @arishaffir Shop Merch Ari Shaffir | Linktree 2022 Tour Dates & Tickets 0...
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