Jim Gaffigan

We listened to about a half-hour of this. It felt much longer. My wife & I are both fans of Gaffigan’s stand-up, but this is not that. It’s like all the worst parts of his stand up, with none of the bits that actually make it work—timing, comedic structure, snarky asides, etc. It’s just a few lame jokes, strung together by even lamer setups. Let me be clear: I listened to a half-hour of this, and literally did not laugh once. Did not even chuckle. He normally has me gasping for air, and I hope this hasn’t ruined his comedy for me. But I’ll never even consider listening to one of his audiobooks again.… (more)

Road trip audiobook!

I love Jim Gaffigan's stand-up routines and this book borrows liberally from them and fills out its pages with fresh jokes and insights about junk food, restaurants, and holidays.

This 2014 book has some problematic references to indigenous people and a very dated reference to the dieting success of Subway spokesman Jared Fogle before, y'know, all the child porn and pedophilia.

After listening to the audiobook, I skimmed through the paper edition, but the main difference was the inclusion of many cute but unnecessary pictures of Gaffigan's wife and children.… (more)