Early on, I had a girlfriend come see me, and she was like, ‘Yeah, it was good, but you were funny at a dining hall at the University of Maryland.' That's when I realized I was contrived. I was reciting jokes. So I really worked on - no matter what - sounding like I was just talking to the people.

It's all about the art. It's not about getting on TV or not getting on TV.

Once I started getting more successful, I just stopped caring completely - ‘I'll just do exactly what I want. It doesn't matter.'

Ari Shaffir Quotes