Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny

Used to love Jim. Saw him live years ago and laughed until I cried. This special was just bad - like depressingly bad and so negative about his family life and his marriage. In the past he would joke about family life but this time there was such a harsh mean edge. His religious stuff also crossed over into insulting territory vs the funny ironic jokes of the past. I'm not a very religious person myself but I would have thought Jim was an atheist by the sound of this special. Totally different vibe than he used to have - even swore a bunch which just seemed almost forced. If you're new to Gaffigan you may like it, just wasn't what I was expecting nor did I think this new angle was funny. On a production note, the constant laugh track was distracting. There were times when it was obviously real laughter but often it seemed piped in.