Imagine 5 little kids in a two-bedroom New York City apartment. It almost sounds like the first line to a joke, but to father and comedian Jim Gaffigan, it's reality. Anthony Mason reports.
How would 100 people not like this video? He's adorable. And the fact he's a clean family man living under his means? He's also an example many people in the world today could admire. Plus and plus. Win and win!
No one understands how much I love this man!!! Like, oh my gosh he's amazing. And I LOVE that he's "clean". I am 16 and curse but i try not to watch bad stuff and videos where people curse and say "dirty" things. That's the reason I love him so much. Because I can talk to my mom about him and tell her his jokes, because he's funny.
I love him........ My parents had six kids and we grew up in a tiny two bedroom house. That was many years ago, we had a blast. Now he's doing it and people think it's weird. Nope, not weird, it's inspiring and loving. Look how little his kids are and they are so well behaved. It's because he keeps them close and tight to him.............. Rock on.
Father of five...open to more. Wow! He's never going to have a disappointing Father's Day. Someone will always come through with something, if only more material for the act.
What isn't to love about Jim Gaffigan? Wish my Dad (Catholic father of six) had had the honor and sense of love and responsibility this guy has. Long live Gaffganistan!
I really like him. He's always funny yet doesn't have jokes about the typical things that comics talk about like trashing women or bitching about their wife or girlfriend or mocking any specific stereotype. The best kind of comics are the ones that make jokes about stuff that most people can relate to yet never have to put anyone else down to get a laugh.
I am happy that you do not use swear words, It makes you worth watching where the others are not. Thank You for your clean humor. I have been sending your clips to a little girl who has been in the hospital for a month and a week now. I think that laughter is important to healing. Keep up the good work.
I just noticed Jim Gaffigan and I didn't even realize that he was "clean". Truly hysterical, this guy can bring you to tears laughing. I still don't really understand living in such a small apartment though, he's gotta be making pretty good money at this point in his career.
Hurts to hear him say that being considered "clean" is meh. And then comparing himself to other clean comedians of the past, Bill Cosby, etc. Here's the difference, Cosby grew up in a clean era. Jim Gaffigan is a light in a vast dark world of comedy. He should not feel anything less than absolutely charming. Keep it real Jim, and thank you for keeping it clean. Intelligent people don't need to swear to be funny.
I understand not wanting to be pigeonholed for something not directly related to his material. And there are numerous stand ups today whose topics aren't dirty in themselves but splatter their routines with adult language to seem more "honest" or "real." A strength of Gaffigan's material is its descriptiveness, and F words et al visualize nothing, so why bother?
I'm not a prude, but it's refreshing listening to a comedian that's not just rehashing the material of every other bottom-of-the-barrel comedian out there (going to the bar, club, sexual exploits, how wasted/high they got etc. etc. etc.)
Manda Kwinshi in another interview they asked him why he does “clean” comedy, and he said “because Jesus tells me to”. So I think he’s more proud of being clean than he let’s on in this one 😁
MR. Gaffigan. YOU STEAL HEARTS WITH YOUR COMEDY. Your sweet funny and people like you. Enjoy every minute rhar you can with your babies . Before you know it it they will have grown and all youll have is the memories you make today.
Jim Gaffigan is the funniest comedian out there right now, and it was good to see one of TV's best storytellers, Anthony Mason, give him well deserved exposure. Awesome segment!
I love Jim's comedy because it's "clean", whatever that means. Is a kind of act that I can share with my kids and they love it! Thanks Jim. In this time and age having something to laugh about is really liberating.
There is something incredibly positively American about Jim Gaffigan. He is a comic who subverts, not only everyday life, but the world of stand-up comedy itself. Gaffigan is clean. Like a clearly played arpeggio on an acoustic guitar.
This was great, and Jim is clean and hilarious. Yes, he has five children, so what? I wish the world was populated with people more like the children being raised in his home than some of outrageously insensitive commenters below.
Hey! I'm below, and I HEARD that! Actually I read it. I'm offended, but, since we're on a thread in Gaffganistan, I'll let it go.😒.….................still miffed.
***** actually, I got my start on Comedy Central. Check out the stand-up I posted a couple of days ago and I give the story on that. It was after I shot a video for Tosh.0 that I thought maybe I should do stand-up. So I watched every comedy special on Netflix, wrote out my own hour long special, then started doing open mics. So I kind of went about it backwards. But the reality is that making highly opinionated videos on UA-cam got me to open up. Before than I was pretty afraid to talk even to friends.
It takes much higher intelligence to create satire without dumbing down the audience with the distraction of being nasty. Jim is hilarious….LOVE HIM (and the family).
I really like this guy....both his humor and his humanity. He says things that make me burst out in laughter. He does not find it necessary to lace his routines with F-words, C-words, etc. I could take children and my grandmother to one of his performances and everyone would laugh. Comparing him to Bill Cosby and Bob Newhart is spot on. I wish him and his family nothing but success and happiness.
I loved this guy's standup. It's a unique experience these days to be able to laugh your ass off with your whole family and not feel awkward because of inappropriate comedic material that seems to be a given and not an exception for any comic that is worth watching. Now that I know a little bit more about him and his family, I find him inspirational and I'm proud to be a fan. Jim, keep up the good work and god bless!
I do not see anything wrong with that....if you r poor it’s ok?....but if you have more money is wrong?...they r gonna grow closer....not tv in every room...no iPads...better conversations
That is why I watch you is because you are “clean”. Cursing are just filler words for people who have nothing better to say. I have recommended you to many people because you are the alternative to all the filth out there.
The cost of raising so many kids, mayne theyresaving for college, too. Perhaps theyre also being wise, knowing that you never know when a career in the arts/entertainment may decline
@@melissasaint3283 - What bothers me is why everyone in the entertainment industry doesn't understand this. You're not going to be on top forever, save that money. Who needs a sixteen bedroom house and four Lamborghini's?
I think it's much more difficult to be funny when your performance is clean, which is the reason I particularly enjoy and admire his work - not to mention, this also usually means that you need to get pretty creative. Crude humor on the other hand tends to be elementary to me, and taking an example like the "that's what she said" joke, has much more potential for stringing together ideas for jokes that don't require much thinking at all. That's not to say you can't have elaborate jokes in a crude act (this much is obvious), but on the whole it's very "easy" by comparison.
1:52 Jeannie putting a shirt on Michael: "This is like Superman. It's Ferrari." As a Dad, I relate to this so much! But I always cave and get the shirt my kid wants instead. :)
How would 100 people not like this video? He's adorable. And the fact he's a clean family man living under his means? He's also an example many people in the world today could admire. Plus and plus. Win and win!
He's wonderfully funny, yet wholly down-to-earth. That's a rare achievement for anyone in the spot light!
He is by far one of the best EVER!!! And I’ve always been one of his biggest fans!!!!
This guy is my favorite comedian, very humble.
Keep it clean Jim. That's the sign of true genius! Love ya!
Jim Gaffigan and Brian Regan are both endlessly humorous. I have spent many happy hours listening to both of them. Both are brilliant.
No one understands how much I love this man!!! Like, oh my gosh he's amazing. And I LOVE that he's "clean". I am 16 and curse but i try not to watch bad stuff and videos where people curse and say "dirty" things. That's the reason I love him so much. Because I can talk to my mom about him and tell her his jokes, because he's funny.
If you like clean comedy as much as I do try dry bar comedy you'll love it it's funny
Aww
I love him........ My parents had six kids and we grew up in a tiny two bedroom house. That was many years ago, we had a blast. Now he's doing it and people think it's weird. Nope, not weird, it's inspiring and loving. Look how little his kids are and they are so well behaved. It's because he keeps them close and tight to him.............. Rock on.
Did your parents have a net worth of 25 million? What is weird is how they didn't air the answer to the question.
Father of five...open to more. Wow! He's never going to have a disappointing Father's Day. Someone will always come through with something, if only more material for the act.
I love his stand up! I can listen to it with kids in the same room.
I really wish there was alot more of this type of comedians!
What isn't to love about Jim Gaffigan? Wish my Dad (Catholic father of six) had had the honor and sense of love and responsibility this guy has. Long live Gaffganistan!
I really like him. He's always funny yet doesn't have jokes about the typical things that comics talk about like trashing women or bitching about their wife or girlfriend or mocking any specific stereotype. The best kind of comics are the ones that make jokes about stuff that most people can relate to yet never have to put anyone else down to get a laugh.
Lucky Smith! Jim is one of my favs! ..... He always gets
an A in comedy .... for his wife writing his best stuff! ......
Patrice Marie lll
True!
I am happy that you do not use swear words, It makes you worth watching where the others are not. Thank You for your clean humor. I have been sending your clips to a little girl who has been in the hospital for a month and a week now. I think that laughter is important to healing. Keep up the good work.
I just noticed Jim Gaffigan and I didn't even realize that he was "clean". Truly hysterical, this guy can bring you to tears laughing. I still don't really understand living in such a small apartment though, he's gotta be making pretty good money at this point in his career.
His shows on Netflix have gotten me thru my cancer!,every time I'm feeling down I watch one of his 5 shows and it makes me feel better.
god bless Gaffganistan
Hurts to hear him say that being considered "clean" is meh. And then comparing himself to other clean comedians of the past, Bill Cosby, etc. Here's the difference, Cosby grew up in a clean era. Jim Gaffigan is a light in a vast dark world of comedy. He should not feel anything less than absolutely charming. Keep it real Jim, and thank you for keeping it clean. Intelligent people don't need to swear to be funny.
Wonder what he thinks of Bill Cosby now. Knowing JG, he's probably feeling compassion.
I understand not wanting to be pigeonholed for something not directly related to his material. And there are numerous stand ups today whose topics aren't dirty in themselves but splatter their routines with adult language to seem more "honest" or "real." A strength of Gaffigan's material is its descriptiveness, and F words et al visualize nothing, so why bother?
I'm not a prude, but it's refreshing listening to a comedian that's not just rehashing the material of every other bottom-of-the-barrel comedian out there (going to the bar, club, sexual exploits, how wasted/high they got etc. etc. etc.)
Manda Kwinshi in another interview they asked him why he does “clean” comedy, and he said “because Jesus tells me to”. So I think he’s more proud of being clean than he let’s on in this one 😁
Amy, please, that remark was said tongue in cheek.
Watching you and your family brings a light into my life I laugh and smile every time I watch
I love him. He shouldn’t”t feel bad about being clean.
One me and my 12yr old Daughter's favorite comedians. We Love his stand-up and look forward to seeing him when he comes to Atlanta in 2014
MR. Gaffigan. YOU STEAL HEARTS WITH YOUR COMEDY. Your sweet funny and people like you. Enjoy every minute rhar you can with your babies . Before you know it it they will have grown and all youll have is the memories you make today.
"I want to raise my own nationality: Gaffghanistan." Hilarious.
I would move to Gafghanistan in a heartbeat.
For the food.
The food would be bland lol
In a land of bacon
I love it that your clean with your act. Don't ever fear of that sir.
I love Jim talking about his family it makes me smile:-)
He's an awesome comic. He's hilarious and he's watchable for the whole family. I get SOO sick of all the sex jokes all the time.
Yes, loud and vulgar is not funny.
He's a comedian that when I first heard him, I couldn't stop!
I LOVE this guy and his family. Children are a gift and a treasure, you are well blessed my friend!
Yes!!
Yes, he and Jeanne are indeed blessed. I'm ready for Gaffganistan!
Jim Gaffigan is the funniest comedian out there right now, and it was good to see one of TV's best storytellers, Anthony Mason, give him well deserved exposure. Awesome segment!
I love Jim's comedy because it's "clean", whatever that means. Is a kind of act that I can share with my kids and they love it! Thanks Jim. In this time and age having something to laugh about is really liberating.
Jim Gaffigan - you are NOT icky! You make me laugh like no other! Thank you that you are not offensive!
Super-dad Jim!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🥲🥲
I with ya buddy.
Love this guy!
My 8 yr old likes the "cake" bit. So funny. We laugh so hard together. Great moment for me. Dad.
There is something incredibly positively American about Jim Gaffigan. He is a comic who subverts, not only everyday life, but the world of stand-up comedy itself. Gaffigan is clean. Like a clearly played arpeggio on an acoustic guitar.
What an awesome person. A real, American hero.
When he wears his hair longer, all I'm reminded of is Phillip Seymore Hoffman.
Love Jim's humor.. just all around for everyone. My first time that l become a fan was BACON IS MAGIC. THANKS JIM.
Awesome! He’s from Chesterton, IN. I’m 6 miles South in Valparaiso. Had no idea. Small town guy, simple, no put ons, crude words…refreshing!
One of the funniest men in the history of the world! Love the Jim Man!
I love how he said "There's no goalie." What a great way to put that.
Gafigannistan? Priceless
This was great, and Jim is clean and hilarious. Yes, he has five children, so what? I wish the world was populated with people more like the children being raised in his home than some of outrageously insensitive commenters below.
Yes!
I agree - times are different now. To be clean is now unusual.
Hey! I'm below, and I HEARD that! Actually I read it. I'm offended, but, since we're on a thread in Gaffganistan, I'll let it go.😒.….................still miffed.
I love him! Their family is an encouragement to me, such a down to earth and funny family! :)
It's now clear why he stuck with the small apartment. Needed the material for his new TV series.
***** yeah, well I do perform on stage so if you think it's that easy then have at it.
***** actually, I got my start on Comedy Central. Check out the stand-up I posted a couple of days ago and I give the story on that. It was after I shot a video for Tosh.0 that I thought maybe I should do stand-up. So I watched every comedy special on Netflix, wrote out my own hour long special, then started doing open mics. So I kind of went about it backwards. But the reality is that making highly opinionated videos on UA-cam got me to open up. Before than I was pretty afraid to talk even to friends.
JAIMIE KIGHT next
The most serious interview of gaffian ever
I enjoy the fact that Jim is a clean comedian. I enjoy his acts.
It takes much higher intelligence to create
satire without dumbing down the audience with the distraction of being nasty.
Jim is hilarious….LOVE HIM (and the family).
Beautiful family. Great job MoM and DaD
I'm glad he's a clean comic no dirty comic in the whole world could be funnier than him. He's just real and actually funny :-)
I WOULD GIVE THIS GUY 50 THUMBS UP IF I COULD!!!
Thank you Mighty Warrior for being an Angel!
Glad to hear no politics at all
I'M THE DUMBO --- GENIUS
I really like this guy....both his humor and his humanity. He says things that make me burst out in laughter. He does not find it necessary to lace his routines with F-words, C-words, etc. I could take children and my grandmother to one of his performances and everyone would laugh. Comparing him to Bill Cosby and Bob Newhart is spot on. I wish him and his family nothing but success and happiness.
this guy is one of the funniest comedians aroound
I love his humor, but why haven't I ever heard of him? He should be on prime time TV.
Great guy! I love his family, too.
lovely family and a great father.
You and Sebastian are the best!
beautiful family!!
I absolutely love Jim Gaffigan, as a comedian and a person.
I loved this guy's standup. It's a unique experience these days to be able to laugh your ass off with your whole family and not feel awkward because of inappropriate comedic material that seems to be a given and not an exception for any comic that is worth watching. Now that I know a little bit more about him and his family, I find him inspirational and I'm proud to be a fan. Jim, keep up the good work and god bless!
So cool dude.
Keep it clean unlike everyone else.
I'd say he's a smart comic. Clean is icing on the cake.
Funny, good-looking, hot wife, cute kids, New York City apartment - I'd gladly be his nanny!
had my babies at home…best decision ever! they survived and are now 17 & 19…so glad you share this in your comedy routine!
I still can't believe they all live in a 2BR but god bless them.
taralish~ doubt that
A 2BR in Manhattan. That is a big pad in that ´hood.
I do not see anything wrong with that....if you r poor it’s ok?....but if you have more money is wrong?...they r gonna grow closer....not tv in every room...no iPads...better conversations
@@dianacassinelli9467 And they learn the importance of sharing.
They said "in a fifth floor walk-up!"
"clean" comedy is pure genius Jim is my favorite stand up right along with Brian Regan.
always picks me up. Total enjoyment
ABSOLUTELY Love this guy!
Nothing more to say, He's hilarious!!!!! And I love him!
That is why I watch you is because you are “clean”. Cursing are just filler words for people who have nothing better to say. I have recommended you to many people because you are the alternative to all the filth out there.
He’s so good I can’t imagine people thinking “I could do it better”
I would love to meet his wife, she seems inspiring and positive to me; I need to know how to be like that!
Love, love, love Jim Gaffigan!
I appear to be running from behind. Typical comment 7 years ago! 😂
I thought he was joking when in his act he said he lived in a two bedroom apartment.
Me too! One would think he has the money to live in a big house!
@@HeriEystberg - Perhaps he just loves New York City
@@donmiller2908 He MUST love New York City!
The cost of raising so many kids, mayne theyresaving for college, too. Perhaps theyre also being wise, knowing that you never know when a career in the arts/entertainment may decline
@@melissasaint3283 - What bothers me is why everyone in the entertainment industry doesn't understand this. You're not going to be on top forever, save that money. Who needs a sixteen bedroom house and four Lamborghini's?
One of the best. Beautiful family.
Love the big family... Keep going... The Lord says that you are born of HIS decision and not of man's... Each child He knows in the womb.. Awsome
I ADORE YOU!!! May God keep you safe and endless blessings to your family!! thank you for always putting a huge smile on my heart before Meditation!!!
Some comedians resort to vulgarity to try to get laughs. This guy is just a truly funny comedian. He’s got talent.
I think it's much more difficult to be funny when your performance is clean, which is the reason I particularly enjoy and admire his work - not to mention, this also usually means that you need to get pretty creative. Crude humor on the other hand tends to be elementary to me, and taking an example like the "that's what she said" joke, has much more potential for stringing together ideas for jokes that don't require much thinking at all. That's not to say you can't have elaborate jokes in a crude act (this much is obvious), but on the whole it's very "easy" by comparison.
Great segment! ❤️♾️❤️
Patrick looks exactly like dad
"The only thing missing is a suicide note." Ha!
I am glad he moved to a bigger apartment. He and his wife are awesome people.
I love this guy even more now!
Living in a small space makes a family closer🍭
Ha ha! "My wife is a Shiite Catholic."
That had me CRYING!!
Anyone else notice the poll in the closing adds up to 94%?
I'm not joking this man is hilarious 😂 I just wish he would start a cooking show
Called "Let's Get Cookin" 😋
Good point Maria, the world needs more people.
The kids are growing up so fast!!!!
1:52 Jeannie putting a shirt on Michael: "This is like Superman. It's Ferrari."
As a Dad, I relate to this so much! But I always cave and get the shirt my kid wants instead. :)
Dude, you're awesome. Keep on!
Great comedian. Love the kids!
I would visit Gaffganistan in a heartbeat
Mr G! I love you soo much your so fun!
I hope someone is passing all these comments on to JG. He didn't get to be one of the most popular comedians by accident. Keep it clean, JG!
On to Gaffganistan...
I love Jim. To me he's the funniest comedian.