If you’ve visited here before, you may already be aware that I’m a stand-up comedy nut. Nut! I have a long list of favourites that includes Jim Gaffigan who is coming to London in July and we have front-row seats for his Centennial Hall show. Gaffigan is the king of self-deprecation.
He had recurring roles on the TV series Ed, That 70’s Show and Welcome to New York and has made his name on the stand-up circuit. He loves bacon and Hot Pockets and loves to talk about how lazy and pudgy he is and how much he loves to watch TV.
[audio:http://lisabrandt.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Jim-Gaffigan-on-TV.mp3|titles=Jim Gaffigan on TV]Gaffigan is taking a page out of the book of fellow comic Louis C-K and releasing a stand-up download on his website in a few days. Louis broke download records by charging just a few bucks for his show. Gaffigan is going to charge $5 and donate a dollar from each sale to American Veterans through the Bob Woodruff Foundation. The show, called Mr. Universe, will be available April 11th. If you have any interest in Gaffigan’s comedy, I hope you’ll download it too. http://www.jimgaffigan.com/