Dad is Fat
by:
Jim Gaffigan (author)
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—everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to toddlers’ communication skills...
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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—everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to toddlers’ communication skills (“they always sound like they have traveled by horseback for hours to deliver important news”), to the eating habits of four year olds (“there is no difference between a four year old eating a taco and throwing a taco on the floor”). Reminiscent of Bill Cosby’s Fatherhood, Dad is Fat is sharply observed, explosively funny, and a cry for help from a man who has realized he and his wife are outnumbered in their own home.
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Format: papier
ISBN:
9780385349055
Publish date: 7 maja 2013
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
I knew of Jim Gaffigan from his stand up specials on Comedy Central, so when I was looking for a short audiobook to fill in a prompt from the Pop Sugar challenge, I went with a known name. Gaffigan reads his own book, and his delivery is just as good here as it is in his stand up. I don't think I wo...
It seems like all my favorite comedians have become Dads. Not too surprising for men of a certain age, although stand-up comedy is hardly a family friendly profession. The acts of Patton Oswalt and Brian Posehn, which were once nothing but nerd material about Star Wars and comic books, are now loade...
It's been years -- almost decades since I last read a book by a stand-up comedian. I used to love them -- you get their act, usually expanded -- if not, at least more of it then you got to see on TV in Idaho. If you were familiar enough with the comedian, it was almost automatic to hear their voic...