Obsessed

Comedy Central Records

Tour Dates

May 30 Route 66 Casino Albuquerque, NM
May 31 Riverwind Casino Norman, OK
Jun 7 Sony Center Toronto, ON
Jun 7 Sony Center Toronto, ON
Jun 13 Horseshoe Tunica Robinsonville, MS
Jun 14 Harrah's Cherokee Cherokee, NC
Jul 11 Private Event St. Louis, MO
Jul 19 Meadow Brook Music Festival Rochester Hills, MI
Jul 26 Seneca Allegany Casino Salamanca, NY
Jul 27 Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier Montreal, QC
Aug 9 Wolf Trap Vienna, VA
Aug 16 Borgata Casino Atlantic City, NJ
Aug 16 Borgata Casino Atlantic City, NJ
Aug 17 Fairgrounds Coliseum Indianapolis, IN
Sep 13 Grand Theater Mashantucket, CT

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Jim Gaffigan

I saw Jim Gaffigan last night (Oct 13th) at the Orpheum Theater. He's really popular here in Minneapolis and have sold out at least two shows, so he added a few more dates due to popular demand (four shows in total).â€¦

Grammy-nominated comedian and multiplatinum-selling father of five, Jim Gaffigan, recently released Obsessed, his fourth Comedy Central one-hour special on April 27th (filmed at Boston's Wilbur Theater on January 18th, 2014.) The uncensored audio (available on CD, Vinyl, and digital) and video (available on Blu-ray, DVD and on-demand) was made available shortly on April 29, 2014.

Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis (03/18/06)

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Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis (10/13/07)

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I've been following Jim Gaffigan for a few years now, having seen the 'fat dad' twice now, in 2006 and 2007. Both times, Gaffigan's jokes were the same (including opening comedian Rich Brooks, who only had a 15 minute standup routine), and it wasn't until 2009's King Baby (which was actually pretty enjoyable), did I started noticing new jokes about 'inside voices' and bacon… but dropping off his famous 'hot pocket' jokes. Speaking of which, I believe he may have retired his 'hot pocket' jokes, as that joke was not available on Obsessed as well.

If you are not familiar with Jim Gaffigan, I will tell you what I like about this stand-up comedian. His jokes are generally clean with no profanities. His dirtiest joke on Obsessed is about how Gaffigan used to be a stripper, "I was so good, they paid me to put my clothes on."

Also, Gaffigan's jokes are usually on subjects that I can relate to… which is all about eating and food. It is obvious to me, hearing Gaffigan's jokes, that this guy eats a lot… everything from Kobe beef to 'disgusting' kale to unrecognized fruits to fortune cookies to lobstaaaaar (lobster) to fried bread/frybread.

Even if you're a health nut, you'll still find a lot to like about Gaffigan's jokes. He has this way telling jokes in various voices (like the old lady) and often in a very deadpan style.

Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed is out now on Comedy Central Records in a variety of formats. Gaffigan is currently on tour.

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