Artist:Jim Gaffigan
Song:Bowling
Album:King Baby
Jim Gaffigan is a very successful stand up comic. He has done films and TV. But he always returns to performing comedy. He's been around for over twenty years. His comedy is observational and he's clean. And those two things may explain his longevity. He was born July 11, 1966 in Elgin, IL and he grew up in Chesterton, IN. His father was a banker. Gaffigan's main influence was Saturday Night Live and David Letterman who is an Indiana native. Gaffigan earned a finance degree at Georgetown. But he didn't like that work and he moved to New York in 1990. He worked in advertising during the day and took acting classes at night. He appeared in Blockbuster Video's Entertainment Squad commercials. A friend suggested he try stand up comedy. Gaffigan went to a seminar and started working clubs. After trying different styles, he became comfortable with observational comedy mostly based on his own life. His career took off after an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. After releasing four albums on a small label, he signed with Comedy Central in 2004. The way it works at Comedy Central is Gaffigan records an album and it is also taped for TV and DVD. Bowling is from Gaffigan's 2009 album King Baby. It's about how bowling is the lazy man's sport and very typical of Gaffigan's comedy. This is available on CD and DVD. He currently records for Comedy Dynamics. His recent videos can be seen on Netflix. Gaffigan has acted in films and TV. In films, he has done voice work and small roles. On TV he was a regular on the sitcom The Ellen Show starring Ellen Degeneres. He starred in the TV Land sitcom The Jim Gaffigan Show which was a reality fiction mix similar to The Garry Shandling Show. Gaffigan is sort of playing himself. After two successful seasons, Gaffigan pulled the plug to spend more time with his family. I expect he will continue doing stand up as he seems to really enjoy it. Here's Jim Gaffigan performing Bowling from the King Baby DVD.
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