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1) Dad is fat
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"In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who's best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald's, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children--everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to toddlers' communication skills ("they always sound like they have traveled by horseback for hours to deliver important news"), to the eating habits of four year olds ("there is no difference...
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""What are my qualifications to write this book? None really. So why should you read it? Here's why: I'm a little fat. If a thin guy were to write about a love of food and eating I'd highly recommend that you do not read his book." Bacon. McDonalds. Cinnabon. Hot Pockets. Kale. Stand-up comedian and author Jim Gaffigan has made his career rhapsodizing over the most treasured dishes of the American diet ("choking on bacon is like getting murdered by...
3) Cinco
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America's king of clean comedy delivers wickedly funny jokes in his fifth hour-long special.
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Comedy powerhouse Jim Gaffigan has made a career out of finding the extraordinary in the ordinary with his hilarious yet biting observational style. In his sixth hour comedy special, Gaffigan steers away from the conventional as he is faced with the medical crisis that hit his family this year. Using humor to deal with the unthinkable, Gaffigan proves that indeed, laughter is the best medicine…or is it?
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Jim Gaffigan is in top form for his 7th comedy special. The 4-time Grammy nominated comedian, doesn't understand why we aren't more honest about the reasons we don't want to attend events, while at the same time embraces lying to kids. From horses and dog birthdays to traveling and museums, Jim continues to impress. Get ready to sit back and enjoy some Quality Time with Jim Gaffigan!
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Jim Gaffigan is in top form for his 7th comedy special. The 4-time Grammy nominated comedian, doesn't understand why we aren't more honest about the reasons we don't want to attend events, while at the same time embraces lying to kids. From horses and dog birthdays to traveling and museums, Jim continues to impress. Get ready to sit back and enjoy some Quality Time with Jim Gaffigan!
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Gifted with sometimes-prophetic dreams and a lifelong interest in the paranormal, Shelia (Marin Ireland) is asked to investigate a potential haunting at a Tennessee farmhouse. It's there she meets Richard (Jim Gaffigan), a recent widower who believes his wife may still be with him. The investigation that ensues - which eventually pulls in Shelia's son, Owen and his classmate Lucy - forces them to confront the mysteries of their own lives.
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Jim Gaffigan Show volume 1
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Pilot episode introducing Jim, his family, and friends as he struggles to find balance between fatherhood, comedy, and food.
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Jim Gaffigan Show volume 5
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Jeannie's baby sister Maria visits. Despite Jim and Jeannie's best attempts to keep them apart, Dave and Maria arrange a date. Jeannie decides to follow Maria and Dave to spy on their date, and ends up on a wild goose chase.
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Jim Gaffigan Show volume 11
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Jim turns down a show in Australia since he can't leave his family. Now his kids who just had the flu have lice. At wits' end, Jim wishes that he never got married and had kids. He quickly learns to be careful what you wish for.
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Jim Gaffigan Show volume 7
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"Time Out New York" features Jim on its cover, calling him "Superdad." Jeannie is happy for him, but upset that the article leaves out any mention of her. Jim tries to make things right.
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Jim Gaffigan Show volume 2
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Jim gets the opportunity of a lifetime but it's a tough pill to swallow.
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Jim Gaffigan Show volume 3
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Jim searches for the purpose for which he was put on this planet and finds surprising answers.
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Jim Gaffigan Show volume 4
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Jim faces a harsh reality on where he stands in public perception and undertakes a quest to regain his position.
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Jim Gaffigan Show volume 1
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Jim finds himself jailed and on trial for a crime he may or may not have committed.
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Jim Gaffigan Show volume 10
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Jeannie heads out of town with the kids and Jim navigates New York City alone for the weekend.
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Jim Gaffigan Show volume 3
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Jim stops to pick up a Bible for Jeannie on the way to do stand up. Jim is now stuck carrying around a massive Bible and the paparazzi snap a photograph. The photo creates a media frenzy about Jim's faith.
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Jim Gaffigan Show volume 11
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Jim's brother visits New York and makes a life altering decision. Jim must decide if he should support his brother or follow his heart.
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Jim Gaffigan Show volume 12
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During a scary storm, Jim consoles his children by telling them a story from his own childhood and in the process learns an important lesson about his past.