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Tag: Jim Gaffigan

Live Comedy Is Back With A Vengeance In Summer 2021
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Live Comedy Is Back With A Vengeance In Summer 2021

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 14, 2021June 14, 2021

A year ago, most comedy clubs had shuttered for the pandemic, leaving stand-ups to go to whatever lengths to find live audiences, from parks to …

Comedians Nominated for Best Comedy Album at 2021 Grammy Awards
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Comedians Nominated for Best Comedy Album at 2021 Grammy Awards

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 24, 2020November 24, 20202

Despite all of my funny friends who recorded funny albums and submitted them for consideration by the Grammy Awards, the big-time awards continue to only …

Jim Gaffigan on Getting Political on Twitter
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Jim Gaffigan on Getting Political on Twitter

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 31, 2020August 31, 20202

Jim Gaffigan is known for many things, for which he talks about onstage as a comedian. Among them: Loving food, fatherhood and Catholicism. Not listed: …

Review: Jim Gaffigan, “The Pale Tourist” (Amazon Prime Video)
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Review: Jim Gaffigan, “The Pale Tourist” (Amazon Prime Video)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 18, 2020August 18, 2020

It’d be both easy and a gross oversimplification for me to merely say, I enjoy Jim Gaffigan’s older stuff better, as if I’m a hipster …

Jim Gaffigan Becomes First Stand-Up to reach Billion Streams
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Jim Gaffigan Becomes First Stand-Up to reach Billion Streams

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 29, 2020July 29, 2020

Congrats to Jim Gaffigan, who has become the first stand-up comedian to attract at least one billion streaming listens of his comedy tracks in the …

The CW Broadcasting Stand-Up Comedy Specials Tuesday Nights for Summer 2020 “Happy Hour”
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The CW Broadcasting Stand-Up Comedy Specials Tuesday Nights for Summer 2020 “Happy Hour”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 9, 2020June 9, 2020

The CW is showcasing stand-up comedy on Tuesday nights this summer, starting tonight, in a new “Happy Hour” series in conjunction with Comedy Dynamics. The …

2020 Grammy Award nominees for Best Comedy Album
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2020 Grammy Award nominees for Best Comedy Album

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 20, 2019November 20, 2019

The Grammy Award nominations came out today. A reminder that the Grammys use a different calendar year of eligibility, so it covers audio releases from …

Episode #275: Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan
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Episode #275: Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 9, 2019September 9, 2019

Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan have survived and thrived in ways they couldn’t have imagined when they pulled the plug on their TV Land series in …

Review: Jim Gaffigan, “Quality Time” on Amazon Prime Video
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Review: Jim Gaffigan, “Quality Time” on Amazon Prime Video

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 19, 2019August 19, 2019

There’s a moment in Jim Gaffigan’s first Amazon comedy special, which also is Amazon’s first Amazon Originals comedy special, in which the comedian reveals: “I …

Amazon launching four new comedy specials the week after its first Amazon Originals special in August
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Amazon launching four new comedy specials the week after its first Amazon Originals special in August

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 11, 2019July 11, 2019

A year after Amazon Prime Video announced its intentions to compete for stand-up comedy by filming New Faces at Montreal’s Just For Laughs, the plan …

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