About Ariel Elias
Ariel Elias is an American comedian who first gained prominence after a viral video showed her handling a heckler who threw a can of alcoholic seltzer at her onstage. She has appeared on numerous late night television talk shows, and her comedic work has drawn on her experiences growing up Jewish in Kentucky, being married, and being a millennial woman.
Elias grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, where her first name was often mispronounced "Earl" like Jason Lee's character in My Name Is Earl. Her father was descended from Jews who were expelled from Spain during the Inquisition and went to Greece before immigrating to the United States, and her grandfather spoke Ladino. She attended Tulane University and began performing stand-up comedy while in college in New Orleans, and later performed as the warm-up comedian for the set of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. In 2020, Jason Zinoman of the New York Times described her as "a sly young comic from Kentucky".
In 2022, Elias was performing at a club in New Jersey when a heckler criticized her left-leaning politics and the heckler's boyfriend threw a can at her, after which she calmly picked up the can and chugged the rest. The video she posted drew compliments from comedians including Jim Gaffigan, Patton Oswalt and Whitney Cummings, and afterward she was featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In 2025, Elias released her comedy special "A Jewish Star" on YouTube, recorded in Vermont. Her awards include the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival "New Face" award in 2021 and a place on Paste Magazine's Best Comedians of 2022. She resides in Queens, New York with her husband and dog.
Videos (630)
Videos 361 to 384 of 630.
1:19Day 272 - echo
1K views
0:46Disney princesses and Alexa I guess
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1:37Day 358 - treated like dogs
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1:52Day 340 - NYC primary
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2:22Day 269 - sing along
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1:28Day 329 - period drama
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1:26Day 347 - RIP Icharus. You would have loved airplanes.
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1:09Day 226 - ex boyfriend
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1:40Day 354 - credit card debt
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1:33Day 355 - Abraham Lincoln
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0:18One joke every day for a year - day 86
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1:04Day 235 - people pleaser
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1:33Day 314 - Iran
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1:20Day 356 - my big fat Greek wedding
992 views
0:19Apartment Hunting In New York | Ariel Elias | Sketch Comedy
990 views
1:55Day 230 - the grift
977 views
1:58March 20, 2025
976 views
1:30Day 153 - broken records
972 views
1:17Day 353 - don't make yourself small
960 views
2:58one joke every day - day 69
960 views
1:23Day 327 - we're taking THEIR jobs
959 views
1:47Day 352 - found it
957 views
0:52Communication was always our issue
948 views
1:58Day 163 - a la Greg Warren
939 viewsGuest appearances (14)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Ariel Elias.
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1:00Returning to the scene of the crime | Gianmarco Soresi & Ariel Elias | Stand Up Comedy
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
1.8M views
6:23Stand-Up Comedy From Ariel Elias
Jimmy Kimmel
1.2M views
0:30Stand up comedy etiquette reminder | Ariel Elias & Gianmarco Soresi | The Downside Podcast
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
350.3K views
0:39My gf did not go for this idea | Ariel Elias & Heather McMahan | The Downside Podcast
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
304.5K views
0:50Iโm good-looking* | Gianmarco Soresi & Ariel Elias | The Downside
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
199.2K views
0:59Ariel Elias on the dangers of closer-based merch
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
171.6K views
43:28Ariel Elias | One Joke Every Day For a Year | Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out
Mike Birbiglia
14.8K views
2:46Donald Trump Says Reacts to Ariel Elias Stealing a Beer
J-L Cauvin
10.8K views
1:18:53Chugging Beer With Ariel Elias | The Downside
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
9.1K views
41:00Ariel Elias | Steph Infection w/ Steph Tolev
Stephanie Tolev
2K views
1:07:05To Vasectomy Or Not To Vasectomy w/ Ariel Elias
Jared Freid
1.1K views
50:58Friday Night Greg | Max Fine and Ariel Elias | Two Steps Back
Greg Stone
561 views
41:47Ep. 176 of Good Time Gal w/Ariel Elias!
Caitlin Peluffo
552 views
50:16Kiss Cams and Other Wonderful Secrets (w/ Ariel Elias and Rachel Sklar) // July 17, 2025 // FTN
Negin Farsad
107 viewsChannels on this page: Gianmarco Vincent Soresi, Jimmy Kimmel, Mike Birbiglia, J-L Cauvin, Stephanie Tolev, Jared Freid, Greg Stone, Caitlin Peluffo, Negin Farsad
Frequently asked questions
Who is Ariel Elias?
Ariel Elias is an American comedian who first gained prominence after a viral video showed her handling a heckler who threw a can of alcoholic seltzer at her onstage.
What is the viral heckler incident involving Ariel Elias?
In 2022, while performing in New Jersey, a heckler's boyfriend threw a can at her, and she calmly picked it up and chugged the rest, which drew praise from comedians like Jim Gaffigan and Patton Oswalt.
Where did Ariel Elias grow up?
She grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, and her comedy has drawn on her experiences growing up Jewish there.
What is Ariel Elias' comedy special?
In 2025 she released her comedy special "A Jewish Star" on YouTube, which she recorded in Vermont.
What awards has Ariel Elias won?
She won the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival "New Face" award in 2021 and was named on Paste Magazine's Best Comedians of 2022.
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