Comedian Ari Shaffir Inks Two-Special Netflix Deal; ‘America’s Sweetheart’ Premiering In January

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EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Ari Shaffir has struck a two-special deal with Netflix, announcing a January 14 global debut for the first hour, Ari Shaffir: America’s Sweetheart.

Shaffir’s specials will be his 2nd and 3rd with the streamer, on the heels of 2017’s Ari Shaffir: Double Negative, and his fifth overall.

Taped at Capital Turnaround in Washington, D.C. earlier this year, America’s Sweetheart‘s logline is as follows: From the joys of domestic terrorism, to the genius of Kanye West, Ari Shaffir figures out a way to find the positive in gun violence, racism, censorship, political upheaval gay rights, antisemitism and opioid abuse in this hilarious and darkly uplifting stand-up comedy special.

Interestingly, Shaffir’s other special coming to Netflix marks an acquisition first for the streamer, per sources. This is the much discussed Ari Shaffir: Jew, which is coming to the platform later in 2025 after debuting on YouTube in 2022, marking the first time a YouTube special will live on the streaming service.