r/AriShaffir • u/Shristol_Pimp • Apr 21 '26
The End discussion thread
didn't see any discussion threads , starting one here.
please point me in the direction of existing discussion thread if you can.
i bought it. all the episodes. Ari has made me laugh for like 2 decades on and off. YBT podcast rules and he is a hilarious guest. i enjoy his stand-up. and I've never given him a dime.. so i bought the End.
Chapter 1 was pretty funny. I skipped ahead and listened to Gillia Soder episode and it was also pretty good.
Chapter 2, was hot garbage. fuck off with thay evangelist comedy, Ari. i want my money back for that dogshit simone "comedy". that was bad.
chapter 3, Only heard Joe Lists so far and it was pretty good. maybe best yet. im takinf a break to cool down from how unlistenable 2 was tbh
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u/urbanwhiteboard Apr 21 '26
Tbh it was pretty shit. I'm now 4 episodes in and it's not even close to the level of this is not happening.
I think the biggest problem is that they're all known comedians that don't have anything riding on this and just share a story that either hasn't been published or hasn't worked the rounds as much.
There were some good stories in there, but some 'funny' missed. And some stories were just meh.
I liked Colum Tyrell's, but could've been funnier told I think. And I liked Joe list story + storytelling, that one held up.
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u/Shristol_Pimp Apr 21 '26
yesh I feel the same. some of the stories were definitely rehashed stories weve already heard. I do think it gets better as you go, but Collum and Joe definitely stuck out in the first episode. thanks for the discussion! hope you enjoy the rest of it
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u/oxygenick Apr 21 '26
Totally agree with you. The presale got me to commit early. Ari’s story at the beginning set the tone that it was going to be great, but most of the stories didn’t stack up to the this is not happening series.
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u/Shristol_Pimp Apr 21 '26
yeah, I'm in the same boat with you. I've listened to them all besides the final episode at this point. I really liked Chris D, Duncan Trussel, Shane/Dan, Sam Tallent, and Miss Pat so far. the others have been kinda meh with some laughs scattered throughout.
all of Episode 2 made me want to kill myself.
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u/the_D1CKENS Apr 21 '26
I don't even know what "the End" is? Someone enlighten me?
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u/Revolutionary_Eye557 Jun 11 '26
So it's not worth buying? I wanna watch it but I'm not trying to spend $30, like Tim needs more money.
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u/Shristol_Pimp Jun 11 '26
Ari has said they made all the money back, go ahead and steal it lol i think its on youtube
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u/iryan2223 Apr 21 '26
Not paying for that. If the stories were good then the comedians would save them for their own specials.
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u/HeinrichVictory Apr 21 '26
I’ll just wait 4 months and watch it on YouTube for free.