Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank

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  Brendan’s podcast: Here's The Scenario  Instagram: @brendansagalow Twitch: sags2riches  -- The Music: Fuckin Problems- ASAP Rocky Heartless- Kanye West Just Lose it- Eminem Gimmie Little Sign- Brenton Wood   Thanks to 3chi.com the number one sponsor of this podcast! Head to 3chi.com and use code "Ari" for 5% off your order. 

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 Red Room At Cap City: Chris O'Connor  Instagram - @achrisoconnor  Stuff Island - YouTube  Stuff Island - Patreon  For More Ryan Long:  Instagram - @ryanlongcomedy  Ryan Long - YouTube Ryan Long: White Immigrant - Full Special    THE BOYSCAST: THE BOYSCAST - YouTube  Patreon   The Music: Cyprus Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man Fugees - Killing Me Softly 3rd Eye Blind - Doop Doo doo doo song about crack (semi-charmed life) El Boguedero - Nat King Cole   Thanks to our sponsors! Go to BetterHelp.com/Ari for 10%

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 more info about ‘Fourth Of July;:  Fourth Of July – Louis CK  Fourth of July Screenings    For more Louis CK: Louis CK    For more Joe List:  Instagram: @joelistcomedy  Upcoming shows and more: Joe List    For more Kerryn Feehan: Instagram: @kerrynfeehan   YouTube: Kerryn Feehan   The Music: Iggy Pop- Louie Louie Fuck you Luis Deep Purple - Evil Louie Groovy Movies - The Kinks Bad Company - Bad Company   Thanks to our sponsors, YoKratom home of the $60 Kilo! and 3Chi.com! Use code "Ari" for 5% off your order!  

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 Story Book  The Music: Elle King - Under the Influence Kid Rock - Don’t Tell Me How To Live Audioslave - Show Me How To Live Alemán x Mr. Pimp x Talia - Bad Influencers   Thanks to our sponsor! Head to 3Chi.com and use code "Ari" for 5% off your order of Delta8 Products!   

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 when you don’t care about people looking at you weird. You guys can act like the people sitting in front of us looking back at two losers publicly making fun of people getting some nasty.   For more Ari Shaffir: For all upcoming shows & tickets: Tour — Ari Shaffir  Subscribe on YouTube  Tour Dates  Instagram - @arishaffir  Patreon  Cool merch & more   For more Anthony Devito: Watch Anthony’s new special: Brain Noise Get tickets to upcomings shows here: Shows — Anthony DeVito  Instagram: @comediananthonydevito  @c

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 shows & tickets: Tour — Ari Shaffir  Subscribe on YouTube  Tour Dates  Instagram - @arishaffir  Patreon  Cool merch & more   For more Colum Tyrrell: Instagram: @columtyrrell  Twitter: @columtyrrell YouTube  Patreon    For more Caitlin Peluffo:  Instagram: @caitlinpeluffo  Twitter: @caitlinpeluffo Good Time Gal with Caitlin Peluffo - Apple Podcasts  Caitlin Peluffo | Linktree    The Music: John Lee Hooker - One Bourbon One Scotch and One Beer Gretchen Wilson - Not Bad For A Bartender Hey Bartender Semisonic - C

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. Even though one dealt drugs, they both remember the space shuttle Challenger explosion. They just kind of had different reactions to it. I'll let you guess which one joked about it as a child and which one thought it was really sad. Ali is one of the best storyteller comedians in the world and he's got a new special out called The Domino Effect which goes a long way towards proving that claim. Check it out now on YouTube.com/AliSiddiq or on his website, AliSiddiq.com.      For more Ari Shaffir: Special Taping Ju

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. Get it? I think you get it.   For more Ari Shaffir: Special Taping June 11-12 in New York: Ari Shaffir: Jew  For all upcoming shows & tickets: Tour — Ari Shaffir  Subscribe on YouTube  Tour Dates  Instagram - @arishaffir  Patreon  Cool merch & more   For More Reggie: Instagram ReggieConquest.com Watch Reggie on Insecure and That Damn Michael Che   The Music: Hotboii Feat. Pooh Shiesty -Malcolm X Rage Against the Machine - Wake Up A is for Allah - Yusuf Omar Souleyman - Warni Warni Omar Souleyman - Ya Bnayya  

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’s a long one, but listen to it in installments if you have to because there’s not a single part of this you want to miss. Also, the queen of England has been dead for quite some time.  For more Ari Shaffir: Special Taping June 11 and June 12 in New York! Ari Shaffir: Jew YouTube  Tour Dates  Instagram  Patreon  For more Dave Smith: Listen and watch Dave's podcasts:  Part Of The Problem Yo! MMA Wrap  Legion of Skanks Instagram: @theproblemdavesmith  Twitter: @comicdavesmith Thank you to our sponsors! Visit BetterHel

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 bad student, I was a bad student compared to them. But it’s still like super-intelligence compared to Luis and Kerryn. Joe is smart sort of. But obviously it’s Ari.   Special Taping June 11-12 in New York: Ari Shaffir: Jew  For all upcoming shows & tickets: Tour — Ari Shaffir    Subscribe on YouTube  Listen to Skeptic Tank   Tour Dates  Instagram - @arishaffir  Patreon  Cool merch & more For more Joe List:  Watch Joe’s new special, This Year’s Material: Joe List: This Year's Material - Full Special Instagram:

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 on this special or bombing on a jumbotron in stadiums all over New York.    For more Ari: Special Taping June 11-12 in New York: Ari Shaffir: Jew  For all upcoming shows & tickets: Tour — Ari Shaffir  Subscribe on YouTube  Listen to Skeptic Tank   Tour Dates  Instagram - @arishaffir  Patreon  Cool merch & more   For more Chris: Watch Chris Distefano: Speshy Weshy | Netflix Official Site  Show Tickets for Chris Distefano chrisdcomedy - YouTube  Patreon  ​​Official Website  Instagram - @chrisdcomedy  Twitter - @

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 flight directly from Phnom Peng to Lambert. Still, a whole airport for that? No way. Just go straight to a hidden airfield to unload all your “poppy.” Anyway, here’s the podcast.   For more Ari:  Subscribe on YouTube  Listen to Skeptic Tank     Tour Dates  Instagram - @arishaffir  Patreon  Cool merch & more For More Mike: Tour Dates: MikeCannonComedy.com Instagram Twitter Here’s The Scenario Podcast and Patreon   The Music: Sly and The Family Stone - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be) White Stripes - Cannon Baad

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 listener.  Watch "Son Of A Gary" on HBOMax right now!   For more Ari Shaffir:  Ari is recording his 4th comedy special this June in New York! Get tickets now: Ari Shaffir: Jew Upcoming Shows Instagram Patreon Website For more Dan Soder: Watch Dan's special! Son Of A Gary Tour Dates Instagram Twitter Official Website The Music: Everclear - Father of mine Jane’s Addiction - Had a Dad Draco and the Malfoys - My Dad Is Rich Andrew Jackson Jihad - Who Are You Hurray for the Riff Raff - Living in the City Soder’s This IS No

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: Feeling of Emptiness Check out Lady Journey Podcast: @LadyJourneyPodcast  Instagram - @katiehanniganforever Twitter - @katiehannigan  The Music: Caitlin Rose - Tour Guide Peter Fenn-Tour Guide The Libertines - What Katie Did  The Band - Katie’s been gone   Thanks to our sponsors! Go to YoKatom.com home of the $60 kilo! and head to 3Chi.com and use code "Ari" for 5% off

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 first month of counseling. And for all your Delta 8 needs, head to 3chi.com and use code "Ari" at checkout for 5% off your order.  The Music:  Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack Song for Bob Harry Nillson - The Lottery Song Bowie - Panic in Detroit

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     Tour Dates - Ari Shaffir  Instagram - @arishaffir  Join Ari's Patreon  Cool merch & more   Michigan Tour - Ari Shaffir, Big Jay Oakerson, & Robert Kelly 3/24: Ft. Wayne - Summitcity Comedy Club 3/25: Grand Rapids - GLC Live at 20 Monroe 3/26: Detroit - The Fillmore   For more Kerryn: Get tickets to see Kerryn in Chicago - Bonnie McFarlane & Kerryn Feehan: Zanies Chicago Instagram - @kerrynfeehan   Twitter - @KFreehams  YouTube - Kerryn Feehan   The Music: Dierks Bentley - Can’t Be Replaced Florence and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over Chris Stapleton - Maggie’s Song Red Foley - Old Shep   Thank you to our sponsors! Head to AllFido.com and use code "Ari15" for 15% off you

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 the end of March all while smoking one of Robert’s favorite cigars, the Long Live The King from the Caldwell Collection. This might be the beginning of a great new video series but let us know what you think of the idea in the comments and if you have any thoughts on how to make it work and how to tweak it. Get tickets now - Michigan Tour with Ari Shaffir, Big Jay Oakerson & Robert Kelly March 24: Ft. Wayne - Summit City Comedy Club March 25: Grand Rapids - GLC Live at 20 Monroe March 26: Detroit -The Fillmore

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: Upcoming Shows & Tickets Subscribe on YouTube Follow on Instagram Join Ari's Patreon Merch & More For More Ryan: Instagram - @ryanlongcomedy Twitter - @ryanlongcomedy 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 Rolling Stones - Torn and Frayed Ramones - Touring   Thanks to 3Chi for sponsoring this episode! Head to 3Chi.com and use promo code "Ari" for 5% off your order.   

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 “Kissinger of Death” Shaffir. And stay tuned for the outro to hear a cancelled comic totally backtrack on his stance after finding out new information.  For more Ari:  Subscribe on YouTube  Join Ari's Patreon Follow Ari on Instagram - @arishaffir Shop Merch  Ari Shaffir | Linktree   2022 Tour Dates & Tickets    3/05 | West Jordan, UT  3/24 | Ft. Wayne 3/25 | Grand Rapids 3/26 | Detroit 3/31 | Appleton, WI 4/21 | St. Louis 4/28 | Buffalo 5/05 | Louisville 6/17 | Minneapolis 6/18 | Chicago  Chicago and Minneapolis pre

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  03/25 | Grand Rapids 03/26 | Detroit 03/31 | Appleton, WI 04/21 | St. Louis 04/28 | Buffalo Follow Amy! Instagram - @amyshanker  Twitter - @amyshanker   The Music: Abba - When I kissed the Teacher Alice Cooper - School’s Out Police - Don’t Stand So Coolio - Gangsta’s Paradise   Thank you to our sponsors! Head to BetterHelp.com/Ari for 10% off your first month of counseling, and go to 3chi.com and use promo code "Ari" for 5% off your order!