Ari Shaffir: Growing Up Orthodox, How Joe Rogan Saved Comedy, and the Infamous Kobe Bryant Joke

Ari Shaffir has received more death threats than any other comic, and he joined Tucker to talk politics, religion, and his most offensive jokes.

(00:00) Intro
(04:28) Death Threats
(13:50) Does Ari Shaffir Get Offended?
(20:00) Yeshiva
(26:50) The Response to Ari Shaffir’s special, “Jew”
(50:30) Why Shaffir Stays Offline
(1:28:00) The Kobe Bryant Joke
(1:53:40) How Joe Rogan Saved Comedy
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