Jim Gaffigan
As a dad, you are the Vice President of the executive branch of parenting. It doesn't matter what your personality is like, you will always be Al Gore to your wife's Bill Clinton. She feels the pain and you are the annoying nerd telling them to turn off the lights.Collection: Parenting
Manhattan's probably one of the bluest parts in the country, and Indiana's definitely one of the redder states. I have sympathy for both sides.Collection: Sympathy
I'm a big eater. I mean, a lot of my stand-up is about food, and you write about what you know, and that's the only thing I know. I don't know anything else.Collection: Food
I'm from Indiana. I know what you're thinking, Indiana... Mafia. But in Indiana it's not like New York where everyone's like, 'We're from New York and we're the best' or 'We're from Texas and we like things big' it's more like 'We're from Indiana and we're gonna move.'Collection: Best
You know what it's like having five kids? Imagine you're drowning. And someone hands you a baby.
I try to only eat animals that are vegan. I'm probably the opposite of a vegan.
When people look and decide they have nothing in common with me - I'm 43, balding, blond, whatever - there's something absolutely invigorating about winning them over. Even if it's eight people from Sweden who don't understand what I'm talking about.
I just want to be known as funny.
I initially signed up for Twitter just to do jokes I wasn't going to do in my stand-up routine.
There's something about being a parent that has, I think, made me a better comedian.
My whole comic persona is that of a guy who explores the id: I romanticize gluttony, I romanticize laziness, and people identify with that.
I worked on 'USA Today' as a topic for while. I tried to do something on hand chairs, chairs that look like hands. I really tried. But some topics are not truly universal.
Ever read a book that changed your life? Me neither.
Babies should be classified as an antidepressant. It's pretty hard to be in a bad mood around a 5-month-old baby.
I don't know, I find that honestly, the stand-up thing in some ways is a little bit of a cliche to carry around, because people don't consider stand-ups really actors.
There's something that's really fun about the challenge of making the mundane funny, too, I think.
Comics write to their point of view. If you're an exceedingly irreverent comedian, you've got to see where that point of view fits or produces the most funny.
I'm a comedian, which is the opposite of a lifestyle that equips you to be a parent.
I'm closer to Bob Newhart than Rodney Dangerfield.
No one goes into standup to make money. The frustration and rejection are just too much.
I'm an eccentric, silly, observational guy, but I'm not gonna frighten off social conservatives.
All I want to do is be a good dad, but I'm pretty bad at it.
Most single guys I know think fatherhood is terrifying.
Why would a lazy guy become a parent of five? Then again, why would creative people who inherently don't like change and criticism become writers, actors, or comedians? There's something about this process. I joke about it: My kids have made me a better person, and I only need, like, 34 more of them to be a really good guy.
I always imagine that if I met Dr. Seuss, he would be very similar to Crispin Glover.
I was the youngest of six kids, so yeah, feeding myself was important, but it's not like I was obsessed with food growing up.
Steakhouses sort of have this old-school nature to them; they're like museums full of good food. It's fun hearing the waiter share his expertise on the different cuts of beef and how they're going to cut up your baked potato.
Comedians kind of write what comes to them. You can give yourself little assignments, but it's what inspires you.
I've always wanted to be an actor. I've never planned on the acting and the stand-up feeding each other; they've always been separate desires.
I would say some of the food I talk about that I really enjoy, like cake and bacon, I eat a lot less than I portray in my act. But that stuff that I dislike, it's pretty sincere.
You wanna know how good bacon is? To improve other food, they wrap it in bacon.Collection: Know How
Whenever you correct someone's grammar just remember that nobody likes you.Collection: Comedian
The hardest part of the day is all the stuff after I open my eyes in the morning.Collection: Morning
My wife always asks me why I don't make the bed. And I respond with the same reason why I don't tie my shoes after I take them off.Collection: Shoes
The Pearly Gates. Am I the only one who finds it odd that Heaven has gates? What kind of neighborhood is Heaven in?Collection: Heaven
If camping is so great, why are the bugs always trying to get in your house?Collection: Always Trying
Kale is a superfood and it’s special power is tasting bad.Collection: Kale
Pie can't compete with cake. Put candles in a cake, it's a birthday cake. Put candles in a pie, someone's drunk in the kitchen.Collection: Funny
I was looking at a bottle of water; they have nutritional facts printed on the side. You know, I'm no chemist, but I have a rough idea what's in water.Collection: Funny
No matter how you feel about your extended family or family gatherings you will be attending. This is because now the ultimate reason for attending family gatherings is for your children to have the time of their lives with their cousins. Little kids love their cousins. I’m not being cute or exaggerating here. Cousins are like celebrities for little kids. If little kids had a People magazine, cousins would be on the cover. Cousins are the barometers of how fun a family get-together will be. “Are the cousins going to be there? Fun!Collection: Cute
We 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, “Well, at least I am not as weird as you,” and I am thinking, “Well, at least I am not as weird as the people in the loony bin,” and the people in the loony bin are thinking, “Well, at least I am an orange”.Collection: Mean
Thanksgiving. It's like we didn't even try to come up with a tradition. The tradition is, we overeat. 'Hey, how about at Thanksgiving we just eat a lot?' 'But we do that every day!' 'Oh. What if we eat a lot with people that annoy the hell out of us?'Collection: Thanksgiving
But truly, women are amazing. Think about it this way: a woman can grow a baby inside her body. Then a woman can deliver the baby through her body. Then, by some miracle, a woman can feed a baby with her body. When you compare that to the male’s contribution to life, it’s kind of embarrassing, really.Collection: Funny
There should be a children's song: 'If you're happy and you know it, keep it to yourself and let your dad sleep'.Collection: Fathers Day
Don't get caught up in other people's expectations. Don't take anything for granted, either.Collection: People
I saw this college team bowling championship. Each team had their own coach. What kind of strategy advice is a bowling coach giving? "You know what? This time Timmy, I want you to knock down all the pins." "You sure?" "Trust me. Just do it son!"Collection: Funny
For me, it's always a little sad getting out of bed. Every morning after I get up, I always gaze longingly at my bed and lament, 'You were wonderful last night. I didn't want it to end. I can't wait to see you again.Collection: Morning
Anyone know if the shuttles to Hell will have Wifi? Asking for a friend.Collection: Asking
The only advantage to wearing glasses is that you can do that dramatic removal.Collection: Funny
My favorite vegetable is the marshmallow.Collection: Vegetables