Even the harrowing surgery Jeannie underwent earlier this year to remove a pear-sized tumor in her brain is transformed into a series of one-liners about fruit, different types of doctors and hospital cafeterias.
Crucially, Gaffigan has a built-in escape hatch if a joke seems remotely likely to divide the crowd: In a high-pitched whisper, he admonishes himself from the point of view of the audience.
As his career has progressed, he has used it less and less, perhaps signifying the level of comfort he has reached with his material. Thankfully, he deployed it sparingly Friday night. The salve is immediate: "Jim, you're a monster," he imagines us thinking. He hasn't gotten the title "King of Clean" for nothing. It's a title his audience reflects; I realized only after I saw the third or fourth kid walk by that although I have attended dozens of comedy shows including a handful by "clean" comics , I have never seen children at one.
For the most part, they'd be fine at this one. And like a rock star with a classic song, Gaffigan closes out with his most well-known bit: a series of Hot Pockets jokes originally recorded in Chicago at The Vic over a decade ago for his first special "Beyond the Pale. Saturday at the Chicago Theatre, N. The stories and moralizing were subtle and gentle.
But go off he did. In a massive tweetstorm Gaffigan called out the president for his lying and grifting. Clearly, the entertainer felt the need to explain what happened to his audience. True to comic form, he explained himself Monday on his Facebook page rather than in the press. Like many Americans who have watched the events of the past four years unfold, and, disturbingly, the media treating them as normal, Gaffigan simply wants things to get back to normal. He wants to be able to leave his house.
He wants his kids to be able to go to school. He wants to go out to breakfast, hug his relatives, shake hands with friends and admirers. But when someone so in tune with hypocrisy, absurdity, and the lack of common sense and decency sounds an alarm, it might be a good time to listen. This is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by clicking here. More From Forbes. Kane is looking to start a comedy career of his own, and I asked if he wanted me to seek out any advice.
But I didn't get the chance. By the time Gaffigan finished a beer and took a few photos with fans, he was out the door and off to a less-crowded environment — The Parlor.
Sure, you may call it creepy. But being the curious reporter I am, I had to find out why he was there. I walked inside and grabbed a seat at the bar. On one side of me was Gaffigan's acquaintance, identified only as James. On the other side was Megan Gerlach, one of Gaffigan's fans.
I told James I am a reporter and asked if Gaffigan might be willing to talk about why he's in town. James politely said he was "just trying to chill," and since I had just ordered a drink, I decided to do the same. Review: Jim Gaffigan's broad humor fits him better than his clothes. Nothing says bar entertainment like having a movie on TV. And while I say that with a bit of sarcasm, it actually turned out to be the case Tuesday. The emphasis on the word "the" made everyone laugh, as if "The Shallows" were her major claim to fame.
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