EXCLUSIVE: Comic Ari Shaffir has struck a two-special take care of Netflix, saying a January 14 international debut for the primary hour, Ari Shaffir: America’s Sweetheart.
Shaffir’s specials might be his 2nd and third with the streamer, on the heels of 2017’s Ari Shaffir: Double Unfavorable, and his fifth general. Taped at Capital Turnaround in Washington, D.C. earlier this 12 months, America’s Sweetheart‘s logline is as follows: From the fun of home terrorism, to the genius of Kanye West, Ari Shaffir figures out a solution to discover the optimistic in gun violence, racism, censorship, political upheaval homosexual rights, antisemitism and opioid abuse on this hilarious and darkly uplifting stand-up comedy particular.
Apparently, Shaffir’s different particular coming to Netflix marks an acquisition first for the streamer, per sources. That is the a lot mentioned Ari Shaffir: Jew, which is coming to the platform later in 2025 after debuting on YouTube in 2022, marking the primary time a YouTube particular will dwell on the streaming service. In Jew, which has garnered over seven million views to this point, Shaffir makes enjoyable of his Jewish upbringing and religions as an entire.
Jew‘s Eric Abrams directed America’s Sweetheart, with Shaffir exec producing alongside Abrams and Jordan Levy. Tax Functions, Inc. is the manufacturing firm.
In an announcement on the deal, Shaffir instructed Deadline, “Years of drug abuse has dulled my potential to really feel jubilation over community offers however my mom will have the ability to brag about this to her pals at jazzercise, which is good.”
A well known stand-up, podcaster, producer, and actor, Shaffir’s first Netflix particular, Double Unfavorable, was billed by the comedian as his model of a “Smashing Pumpkins Double Album.” Presenting it in two 45-minute episodes known as “Youngsters” and “Maturity,” he within the former discusses the stress he’s getting from his household and pals to have children, and why he’s getting an increasing number of ideas in his head about why he doesn’t wish to do this. Within the latter, he discusses the freedoms of being child-free.
Along with performing, Shaffir has government produced many stand-up specials together with Adrienne Iapalucci: The Darkish Queen, which has simply debuted globally on Netflix. His different EP credit embody Large Jay Oakerson: Canine Stomach and Sal Vulcano: Terrified, which have garnered over 2.3 million and 1.6 million views of their respective debuts.
Not too long ago premiering his new journey podcast, You Be Trippin’, the place he and a visitor talk about hilarious catastrophe tourism tales they’ve encountered, Shaffir additionally co-created Comedy Central’s weekly storytelling sequence That is Not Occurring and hosted it for 3 seasons. A daily on The Joe Rogan Expertise, who has made quite a few late-night appearances, he’s represented by Levity Leisure and CAA.
