Ari Shaffir may just be the most pessimistic yet completely understandable man alive. In his Netflix Original, Double Negative, Shaffir manages to make subjects such as abortion, the holocaust and STD's hilarious, even with this dull monotone voice.
The series is composed of two episodes with a juxtaposition effect, contrasting childhood and adulthood. The childhood set discusses Shaffir's friend getting pregnant from a Tinder date and the perils of owning children whilst the adulthood set discusses his travels around the world and antidotes of perhaps being homophobic because he won't sleep with his gay friend.
As someone who his very prissy when it comes to jokes about topics such as a racism, rape, sexism and such, it's quite surprising that I was drawn into Shaffir's humour and set (not that he jokes about sexism or rape). It's his apathetic composure whilst discussing serious topics that are so appealing. He's so over-it and disinterested that you feel the same way almost and makes it so much funnier.
He's frequently referred to as 'audacious' which perhaps is what he's going for but if anything, he's just very honest and real. It doesn't feel like he's trying to be anything other than himself which is what makes his set feel like he's just having a casual conversation with you.
Whilst most stand-up acts can be watched once because you already know the joke, Shaffir's - Double Negative can be watched over and over again.
The series is composed of two episodes with a juxtaposition effect, contrasting childhood and adulthood. The childhood set discusses Shaffir's friend getting pregnant from a Tinder date and the perils of owning children whilst the adulthood set discusses his travels around the world and antidotes of perhaps being homophobic because he won't sleep with his gay friend.
As someone who his very prissy when it comes to jokes about topics such as a racism, rape, sexism and such, it's quite surprising that I was drawn into Shaffir's humour and set (not that he jokes about sexism or rape). It's his apathetic composure whilst discussing serious topics that are so appealing. He's so over-it and disinterested that you feel the same way almost and makes it so much funnier.
He's frequently referred to as 'audacious' which perhaps is what he's going for but if anything, he's just very honest and real. It doesn't feel like he's trying to be anything other than himself which is what makes his set feel like he's just having a casual conversation with you.
Whilst most stand-up acts can be watched once because you already know the joke, Shaffir's - Double Negative can be watched over and over again.
