“I was on the outside of the industry. So I started a podcast early in ...” — Ari Shaffir Quote

“I was on the outside of the industry. So I started a podcast early in the podcast boom and that caught on a little. I made an album that went to No. 1 on the iTunes charts. I made my own special. I started my own storytelling show.”

“I'll just walk around New York and watch people on the streets.”

“I never had good grades until I dropped out of religion. And then suddenly, my grades went up.”

“That's what good teams do right there: We come together - and go boom!”

“I was never the person who came up with a boom somehow. I worked slowly and consistently, making my way up the rankings, so there wasn't one special moment.”

“I mean, I guess I started during the comedy boom, so it was literally like, on Sunday you could decide you wanted to be a comic, and on Monday, you could be on stage.”