Andrew Santino sits down with Ari Shaffir to chat about getting drugs tested at festivals, razor blades in Halloween candy, how much comedian Bert Kreischer’s wife still hates him, he tries the mystery booze in the decanter and leaving notes on dirty airplanes, and much much more.
Ari Shaffir produces and hosts the Skeptic Tank podcast. He also co-hosts the podcast Punch Drunk Sports with Jayson Thibault and Sam Tripoli, and is a regular guest on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. He created and previously hosted and produced the This is Not Happening television series, an adaptation of his monthly stand-up show. Following his graduation from university, Shaffir moved to Los Angeles to improve his chances of success as a stand-up comedian. He took up work answering the phones at The Comedy Store, which led to positions in the cover booth and “the door”, until owner Mitzi Shore made him a paid regular, four-and-a-half years later. His early influences in comedy include watching showcase comedy shows on television as a youngster and comedians on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
