I think comedians get too much credit or too much criticism for the style of comedy they do, and they generally do the style of comedy that works for them. [...] There's no kind of shrewd calculation going into the type of standup we all do. It's like David Cross is supposed to be doing the David Cross' type of standup.
Jim GaffiganI was able to make the jump to theaters without having a TV show. My passion for getting a TV show just plummeted. It was like I had already achieved what I wanted to achieve.
Jim GaffiganMy kids are so dramatically different, but it's not like I would trade one in or like there's one I would pick over the other ones. I know that sounds like I'm bullshitting. I also have five of them so I barely know them.
Jim GaffiganIt's good to be back in New York. I have lived here ten years. I'm originally from Indiana. I know what most of you are thinking: Indiana: Mafia. But the fact of the matter is where I grew up there was something very similar to the Mafia: 4-H.
Jim GaffiganWe are all a little weird. And we like to think that there is always someone weirder. I mean, I am sure some of you are looking at me and thinking, โWell, at least I am not as weird as you,โ and I am thinking, โWell, at least I am not as weird as the people in the loony bin,โ and the people in the loony bin are thinking, โWell, at least I am an orangeโ.
Jim Gaffigan