Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!
SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction
pointyfilippa The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.
Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
R. Silver I really enjoy Jim Gaffigan's stand-up, probably even more so than most people. I've watched every episode of the the Jim Gaffigan Show so far though (midway through season 2 now), and with each episode I'm eking closer to dropping it.There's a few laughs here and there, but all in all, during 95% of the episode I don't even laugh. It's more of a drama about a comedian than an actual comedy. It's very self-deprecating of Jim, sometimes harshly and unbearably so. I know it's a TV show and it's ironic and for fun, but the jokes (against Jim) are so real and harsh sometimes that you literally feel bad for him - and wonder if this is even hurting his image!At least if there was a captivating plot line, it could work as a drama. But it still follows the silly, whimsical story line that a comedy would - save for the laughs. If there were some good ing characters at least, it could work. But none of the other characters are funny either. Adam Goldberg is boring, dull, unfunny, and same with everyone else. The only other character I kind of like is Michael Ian Black (who I think is BRILLIANT in Another Period), but even in this show, he's not truly "funny". Jim is the only person on the show you can rely on for laughs, and there aren't really much at that. So, it's not funny as a comedy. It's not interesting as a drama. I don't know what it is, but either way, it's just not holding my interest so I think I'll drop it.
TLMitch This show is positively putrid. There is nothing, and I mean nothing, even remotely funny in this show. I saw two episodes and no one can accuse me of actually laughing. The premise of the show is that Jim is a comedian who likes to eat. He didn't have to put a lot of thought into that, since that is his real life, and for some reason, he thinks his life is a lot funnier than the rest of us. All you see in the show is him avoiding any kind of real work and eating. That's it. He took the worse aspects of bad comedies from the late 90's and early 2000's and mush them all into one spectacularly horrible show. Stupid and lazy man? Everybody Loves Raymond. Lazy and fat man? The King of Queens. Fat and obnoxious man? According to Jim. It's nauseating. On top of that he manages to get a hot wife, which seems totally unrealistic, but is a myth that television keeps trying to make Americans believe. The only realistic part of the show is that the family is crammed into a small apartment. Since they live in NYC, it is not always feasible to live in a comfortable space, and I applaud the show for being honest about that. Everything else pretty much sucks. You see actors like Michael Ian Black, Ashley Williams, and Adam Goldberg and they look like it is painful having to deliver these stupid lines and pretend that the show is good. You can tell they are embarrassed, and I am embarrassed for them.
Dave C I feel the need to dispel the review by the individual who gave this a 1/10 and stated that Jim Gaffigan is awful and that no other comedians have the heart to tell him so. Well, here is a list of comedians who have appeared/will be appearing in Jim's show: Fred Armisen, Janeane Garafalo, Dave Attell, Hannibal Burress, Robert Smigel, Adam Goldberg, Michael Ian Black, and also includes appearances by Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart, Keith Olberman, Jimmy Fallon, etc. The bottom line - don't make silly statements that you can't effectively back up because as evidenced by this stellar cast, Gaffigan has more than enough backing and within the comedy and television world. If you don't care for his comedy, that's a 'you' thing.
nickbrockdorff I have never really been a Jim Gaffigan fan. Sure, he's funny, but far from one of my favorite stand ups.As such, I am greatly surprised by how good this show is - in my view, one of the best comedies headed by a stand up comedian in years.The chemistry with Ashley Williams is believable and balanced, she is not just a prop, but in fact very funny herself.... I especially enjoyed seeing her come to life in Episode 4, rather than just playing the boring "frustrated" housewife.Michael Ian Black is awesome as the snarly homo friend, and Adam Goldberg is finally in a role where he get's a bit of depth, rather than just being the token angry a..hole, which usually get's old really fast in his previous work.All in all, this show is well written, well acted and well produced, and highly recommended to anyone who also like current shows like You're the worst (which I put this show on par with) and Married (which I rank slightly below The Jim Gaffigan Show).
