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 I’m going to start by showing my appreciation to Ari Shaffir for the beautiful gesture at the end of his latest comedy special, America’s Sweetheart. I’ve watched a lot of comedy specials on Netflix, but this is the first time I’ve seen the comedian individually praising the director, producer, cinematographer, editor, sound designers, and art directors, and with a carefully written paragraph for each one. This is a clear indication that Shaffir is a true artist, and more importantly, a gem of a man. Of course, we’re talking about his latest Netflix special. Titled America’s Sweetheart, the central theme of Shaffir’s show is how we should try to find a little positivity in everything, especially things that are pretty dark. That may sound like preaching the very hackneyed idea of ​​“live, laugh, love,” which I absolutely hate, by the way, but (thankfully) it’s actually nothing like that. Shaffir makes that pretty clear with his first batch of jokes anyway. And it turns out that th...