A Standup AStar
by Rich on 5/2/24Beacon Theatre - New YorkA wonderful performance that drew from so many aspects of our culture, and highlighted the everyday absurdities that so many of us experience.
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Jim Gaffigan is a seven-time Grammy nominated comedian, actor, writer, producer, two-time New York Times best-selling author, three-time Emmy winning top touring performer, and multi-platinum-selling recording artist. He is known around the world for his unique brand of humor, which largely revolves around his observations on life. Tickets for his Barely Alive Tour, are currently available at JimGaffigan.com.
A top ten comedian according to Forbes' 2019 comedy list and top ten earning comedian in Pollstar's 2022 list, Jim released his 9th stand-up special, Comedy Monster, on Netflix December 2021 which was nominated for a Grammy. He was also recently awarded for being the first comedian to reach one billion streams on Pandora. Gaffigan will release his 10th comedy special, Dark Pale, this year, an unprecedented achievement for the comedian/actor.
Gaffigan can currently be seen as the lead in the well-reviewed Sci-Fi dramedy, Linoleum, and stars as Mr. Smee in Disney's Peter Pan and Wendy, opposite Jude Law and Yara Shahidi. He will also co-star Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, James Marsden, and Hugh Grant in Netflix's Unfrosted, and co-stars in Susie Searches which premiered at TIFF last year and will hit theaters July 28th. Gaffigan joined the cast of HBO Max's Full Circle, a limited series from Steve Soderbergh and Ed Solomon which follows an investigation into a botched kidnapping connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day NY. Full Circle will premiere July 13th.
Gaffigan was also recently heard in Disney/Pixar's highly anticipated animated film, Luca, opposite Jacob Tremblay and Maya Rudolph.
On the silver screen, his many credits include Three Kings, Super Troopers 1 & 2, and Chappaquiddick. 2019 was Gaffigan's biggest year to date with an astonishing eight films releasing, three which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival including Troop Zero with Viola Davis and Alison Janney, Them That Follow and Light From Light - with many festival goers and press calling Gaffigan the "King of Sundance."
Gaffigan also had two films recently in which he debuted as the lead. The comedic film Being Frank, and American Dreamer, a dark thriller which was the grand finale of 2019 for Jim and features him as a ride share driver who moonlights as a private driver for a drug dealer.
Gaffigan can also currently be seen opposite Ethan Hawke in IFC Films Tesla, as well as opposite Josh Hartnett in Saban Films' Most Wanted.
In addition to two seasons of the critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical The Jim Gaffigan Show, which he wrote and produced with his wife Jeannie, and his widely popular stand-up comedy specials, Gaffigan has guest starred on many television comedies and dramas, ranging from Portlandia and Bob's Burgers to the HBO cult hits Flight of the Concords to dramatic roles in Law & Order.
Gaffigan regularly does humorous commentaries on CBS Sunday Morning for which he has won 3 Emmys. In 2018 Jim served as master of ceremony at The Al Smith Memorial dinner. In 2015, Gaffigan had the great honor of performing for Pope Francis and over 1 million festival attendees at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia.
Gaffigan and his wife currently live in Manhattan with their five loud and expensive children.
A wonderful performance that drew from so many aspects of our culture, and highlighted the everyday absurdities that so many of us experience.
I found Jim Gaffigan to be hilarious - if you are a young (parent) through older adulthood this should hit some marks across stereotypical genders (not in a bad way at all, just factual). I am a middle aged married female with a tween and teen. My husband and I laughed throughout the show. He caters to a certain audience in this show (e.g. parents) but that is who he is and must be appreciated for his genuineness and ability to turn his every day into absolute humor that many of us can relate to and laugh at/with. Wish his show was longer!
Seen Jim many times, by far his best show & content! 2 hours of belly laughs.
Our family watched Jim Gaffigan specials together during COVID. We were so excited to see him live and he did not disappoint. Highly recommend!
Very funny set of all new material and he works clean without using profanity to help get laughs. Wish it was a little longer but I guess 60 minutes is all you get for comedians these days.
The opening act was very funny and the main act was as well. But 1:15 is way too short for the money. Three openers (at 15 minutes each) plus the main (at 60 minutes) would have been fine. Very disappointed considering the cost of a ticket.
Jim was terrific at telling his stories about life living as a member of the Gaffigan family. I’d love to be a fly on the wall in that home!
Jim Gaffigan has been a favorite of mine for many years. This show just reinforced why that is still true. All new material made for a very fun night. Ted Alexandro was also very entertaining.
Had a great time at tge Beacon Theater seeing Jim Gaffigan. Gaffigan is easily the funniest comic I have seen. I have seen quite a few before. The venue itself was clean and well run. Would go there to see Gaffigan again.
All new content. Loved Jim Gaffigan when I first saw him many years ago. Works clean and content relative. Last few shows I didnt think were as good. This show I thought proved Jim is definitely back. He is as good as ever.