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Comedian Ari Shaffir Inks Two-Special Netflix Deal; ‘America’s Sweetheart’ Premiering In January
Ari Shaffir's new comedy special 'America's Sweetheart' is set to launch on Netflix on January 14, we can reveal exclusively.
Taped at Capital Turnaround in Washington, D.C. earlier this year, America’s Sweetheart ‘s logline is as follows: From the joys of domestic terrorism, to the genius of Kanye West, Ari Shaffir figures out a way to find the positive in gun violence, racism, censorship, political upheaval gay rights, antisemitism and opioid abuse in this hilarious and darkly uplifting stand-up comedy special. In addition to performing, Shaffir has executive produced many stand-up specials including Adrienne Iapalucci:The Dark Queen, which has just debuted globally on Netflix. Recently premiering his new travel podcast, You Be Trippin’, where he and a guest discuss hilarious disaster tourism stories they have encountered, Shaffir also co-created Comedy Central’s weekly storytelling series This is Not Happening and hosted it for three seasons.
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