![]() ![]() “I was worried for a minute - I thought for a second it was going to derail it,” he said of the timing, adding that he “wasn’t looking for this kind of press” in regards to his special. The date, Shaffir told the New York Jewish Week, was set far in advance - but it arrived at a moment when antisemitism became a national conversation topic, thanks to recent tweets from rapper Kanye West and Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving. “Jew,” which was shot and performed in Brooklyn, was released Nov. Shaffir, who lives in the East Village, said he has not received much negative feedback for the special, which is rare for a comedian who once received death threats and had to cancel shows for joking about NBA player Kobe Bryant’s death in 2020. ![]()
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