Speaker
Ari Shaffir
Appearances over time
2 episodes
Episodes
2
Podcasts
Quotes & moments
Ari Shaffir's new show The End pays every comedian who appears in the back end, a rarity in the comedy industry.
The End storytelling show is available for $29.99 for all 7 episodes, revised down from an initial $50 price.
Ari Shaffir flew to New York multiple times trying to get Bert's Tracy Morgan story on The End, but the collaboration ultimately fell through.
Bert Kreischer publicly discloses on stage — in front of a live crowd — that he is taking Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and has lost 50 pounds. He frames it as 'Zoloft for fat people' and challenges the stigma around weight-loss medication in Hollywood.
H. Foley's phone got wet, he forgot his Apple ID, and Apple nuked his entire digital life. Kevin Ryan reads aloud the single run-on email Foley sent from his laptop, including his Hell's Kitchen address and a heartfelt sign-off of 'Henry.'
Jelly Roll hadn't seen his own penis in 30 years due to his weight. The Hey Macarena was the biggest song on the radio the last time he had. Now that it's back, he says it looks like a pug — nose finally out but draped to the side.
Ari Shaffir returns from a world travel sabbatical and surprises Bert Kreischer with a 'Trippy Award' for best episode of his travel podcast You Be Trippin'. The entire crowd expects a prank, but the award is genuine — no turd in the box.
Jelly Roll describes a fan who heard about the first 5K, lost 300 pounds to run the second, met his wife at the Tampa race, and is now back for a third year with her. It's the purest distillation of what the event has become.
Joe DeRosa reveals he drank heavily every night in Austin during the Netflix Is A Joke Fest run, still made it to the Rose Bowl 5K because his anxiety wakes him up naturally by 9 AM every day — and he sometimes wets the bed.
Bert Kreischer sent plaster casts of his own penis to his closest friends to celebrate his Netflix show Free Bird. Jelly Roll reveals his is displayed on the mantle next to a Bible. Tom Segura's is still in an unopened box.
Jelly Roll and Bert Kreischer trade stories about the embarrassing logistics of being extremely obese — counting stairs at venues, backing into airplane bathrooms to avoid needing to turn around, tying shoes off to the side, and never fitting on a roller coaster until age 41.
Jelly Roll reveals he was drinking a liter of tequila a day at 500 pounds and didn't have 30 more months left to live. The 2 Bears 5K was the jolt he needed — and now he's nearly 300 pounds lighter and shaved 14 minutes off his race time.
Bert Kreischer argues that narcissism isn't inherently bad — he only does things because of how they make him feel, including not cheating on his wife (he'd be miserable without her) and not talking shit about Tom (Tom hasn't done anything worth it). His therapist agrees.
Ari Shaffir casually reveals he regularly shits blood, has seen a doctor who told him to stop eating spicy food, and refused. He frames it like a lifestyle choice: it's not cancer, so the bleeding is basically fine.
Ari Shaffir relays comedian Brett Ernst's story about Shaq at a restaurant: asked to say hi to children at a birthday party mid-meal, Shaq finished eating first, then spent 90 minutes playing with the kids and paid their entire tab before leaving.
Bert and Ari reconstruct 'Fat Tom' — a version of Tom Segura who was broke, binge-made pecan pies, and gained 30 pounds in a month before he knew he had money. Today's Tom has a chef and red light therapy injections. The contrast is wild.
The End is independently produced storytelling where every comedian gets a cut of the revenue — not the typical 'here's $200, thanks for being on my show' arrangement. Ari built a lineup including Nate Bargatze, Miss Pat, and Jay Oakerson with a profit-sharing model that actually compensates performers.
Tracy Morgan walked into a CAA conference room convinced he was there to make a movie, demolished three breakfast sandwiches, and proceeded to deliver an improvised performance so good that Bert and Ari say they should have just filmed the room. He corroborated every detail of Bert's story — right down to the blunt he smoked in 1999.
Analysis
What they talk about
- Comedy 50%
- Business 17%
- Health & Fitness 17%
- Society & Culture 16%
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