Last night I settled in top watch the long-awaited premiere of Jim Gaffigan's new Comedy Central special "King Baby". As I had hoped, Jim didn't not fail to have me laughing practically non-stop throughout the entire hour. I knew when the set started which hilarious bowling jokes that is was gonna be a winner.
Jim Gaffigan is one of those rare comedians that, to me, just nails it as far as obscure observational humor. No one else I know of can make it by telling bacon, bowling, and pillow jokes. This guy IS the voice that's inside my head on a regular basis! Between him and Brian Regan, they have all the comedy bases covered.
What was also fun was the fact that Jim was on Twitter throughout the premiere interacting with his fans - something that's hardly common these days. What a blast!
Jim's career has definitely taken off these past ten years since his first Comedy Central Presents 1/2 hour special back in 2000. Since then he's released countless CD's, the "Beyond the Pale" DVD, and can be found in various episodes of "That 70's Show" and "My Boys" as a regular cast member. Gaffigan is also one half of the superhero duo "Pale Force", along with Conan O'Brien. And let's not forget all those Sierra Mist commercials, eh?
Now I wait for him to tour the Southeast so that I can experience Gaffigan LIVE!
Yes, that's a great show from Jim. "Salsa is Mexican ketchup, marinara sauce is Italian ketchup, and British food is horrible."
ReplyDeleteGood stuff.