Jim Gaffigan
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Jim Gaffigan

JIM GAFFIGAN is a Grammy nominated Comedian, New York Times Best Selling author, top touring performer, and multi-platinum selling father of five. In May of 2013, Jim's first book 'Dad is Fat' was released by Crown Publishing debuting on the New York Times bestsellers list at #5 and remained in the top 20 for 17 weeks. His second book Food: A Love Story will be released on October 21, 2014 under the same imprint. His fourth hour-long special "Obsessed" premiered on Comedy Central on April 27th, 2014 becoming the most-watched stand-up special since April 2013. The album, by the same title, debuted at #11 on the Billboard Top 200, and charted #1 on iTunes giving Gaffigan four albums in the Top 10 Comedy Albums on iTunes. At the 2014 American Comedy Awards he was awarded Best Concert Comedian. Gaffigan lives in New York City with his wife Jeannie and their five children.

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Best Sellers

    • Dad Is Fat

    • By: Jim Gaffigan
    • Narrated by: Jim Gaffigan
    • Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 7,386
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 6,619
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 6,584

    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....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Good for Gaffigan fans - better for expecting dads

    • By Sean on 05-17-13

    Regular price: $22.40

    Free with 30-day Trial

    • Food: A Love Story

    • By: Jim Gaffigan
    • Narrated by: Jim Gaffigan
    • Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,072
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,718
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 2,703

    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....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Funny, but read more like a series of jokes

    • By Adam Shields on 10-24-14

    Regular price: $24.50

    Free with 30-day Trial

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