--- title: "1 Like Standup Quotes By Ari Shaffir" description: "1 Like Standup quotes by Ari Shaffir. Plus more from Ari Shaffir and more Like Standup sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fef/ari-shaffir-10432_always_sometimes-i-start-off-shows-by-explainin_1013542.jpg" --- > [Sometimes I start off shows by explaining to people that it's just a bunch of stories - I always say 'It's like standup, just less funny.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/sometimes-i-start-off-shows-by-explaining-to-people-that-it-s-just-a/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fef/ari-shaffir-10432_always_sometimes-i-start-off-shows-by-explainin_1013542.jpg) ## More by Ari Shaffir > [The biggest thing I lost when I left religion was that sense of community and the culture. It was an unexpected kind of free-falling.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/the-biggest-thing-i-lost-when-i-left-religion-was-that-sense-of/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) > [Early on, I had a girlfriend come see me, and she was like, 'Yeah, it was good, but you were funny at a dining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/early-on-i-had-a-girlfriend-come-see-me-and-she-was-like-yeah-it-was/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) > [I'm pretty much only friends with comedians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/i-m-pretty-much-only-friends-with-comedians/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) > [I don't vote and I don't follow who's trying to rule us. The revolution is coming. Until then, I'll just watch 'Game of Thrones.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/i-don-t-vote-and-i-don-t-follow-who-s-trying-to-rule-us-the/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) > [Stage fright is a real thing. It's debilitating to some people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/stage-fright-is-a-real-thing-it-s-debilitating-to-some-people/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) > [I worked for the Comedy Store as an employee trying to become a paid regular. I had this dream of achieving a half hour…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/i-worked-for-the-comedy-store-as-an-employee-trying-to-become-a-paid/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) > [Very rarely are you going to see a story about a comic winning a fight. Yeah we're all degenerates in some way and we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/very-rarely-are-you-going-to-see-a-story-about-a-comic-winning-a/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) > [Laughs, just laughs. It's the only motivation of a comic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/laughs-just-laughs-it-s-the-only-motivation-of-a-comic/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) > [Leonard Cohen kept his Jew name. He's so cool. It's too bad he died.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/leonard-cohen-kept-his-jew-name-he-s-so-cool-it-s-too-bad-he-died/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) > [No astronauts look like George Clooney.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/no-astronauts-look-like-george-clooney/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) > [I was playing basketball, and I had hemorrhoids in high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/i-was-playing-basketball-and-i-had-hemorrhoids-in-high-school/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) > [I get lost a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/i-get-lost-a-lot/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) > [I have a running daydream about winning an Oscar and giving my speech about how ridiculous it is to rank art. And then I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/i-have-a-running-daydream-about-winning-an-oscar-and-giving-my-speech/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) > [I'm just a weird mix of immature and intelligent and I like to share my point of view and who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/i-m-just-a-weird-mix-of-immature-and-intelligent-and-i-like-to-share/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) > [If I focus solely on developing new material, then I can get a new 45 minute to an hour in about six months. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/if-i-focus-solely-on-developing-new-material-then-i-can-get-a-new-45/) [Ari Shaffir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-shaffir/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-standup/ari-shaffir/#itemlist", "name": "1 Like Standup Quotes By Ari Shaffir", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes I start off shows by explaining to people that it's just a bunch of stories - I always say 'It's like standup, just less funny.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ari Shaffir" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-shaffir/sometimes-i-start-off-shows-by-explaining-to-people-that-it-s-just-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fef/ari-shaffir-10432_always_sometimes-i-start-off-shows-by-explainin_1013542.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fef/ari-shaffir-10432_always_sometimes-i-start-off-shows-by-explainin_1013542.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fef/ari-shaffir-10432_always_sometimes-i-start-off-shows-by-explainin_1013542.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes I start off shows by explaining to people that it's just a bunch of stories - I always say 'It's…” — Ari Shaffir", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-standup/ari-shaffir/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-standup/ari-shaffir/", "name": "Like Standup Quotes by Ari Shaffir", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-standup/ari-shaffir/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fef/ari-shaffir-10432_always_sometimes-i-start-off-shows-by-explainin_1013542.jpg" }, "description": "1 Like Standup quotes by Ari Shaffir. 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