Mortal men might be ashamed at their pudginess, laziness, and gastronomical obsession, but not Jim Gaffigan. Instead, Gaffigan uses these characteristics as punchlines that have surely earned him hundreds of dollars as he travels the country to affirm the masses how grand of a pig he is, and how they splendid considerable are too. Current off his widely successful Beyond the Pale DVD, released in 2006, Jim Gaffigan has decided to once again grace us with his shockingly pale presence in his newest DVD, King Baby.
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Filmed during a stint in Austin, Texas, King Baby is perhaps best venerable as a pedagogical tool. In it we learn the wonders of meat, the absurdities of camping, and the sheer genius of the escalator and snooze bar. Of course, this is not all as there are many other topics discussed to both gladden the heart and tell the mind.
Most known for his “Hot Pockets” bit, Gaffigan spends most of his time on stage talking about food in ways both memorable and ethereal. After spending a minute over an hour at the feet of this master of burlesque, the student will no doubt desire to adorn all food with bacon (or at least the most magical acquire of bacon: the bits of bacon), only achieving perfection if done while lounging on the couch and watching television at the same time.
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In addition to the main feature, this disc also contains many insightful extras. These include Comedy Central commercials for both the Beyond the Pale and King Baby specials, interviews with the baron of jest himself, PSAs for “Our Massive Planet,” and three “Pale Force” intriguing shorts.
If anyone can create jokes about bacon, being inactive, playing bowling and hot pockets for long period of time and originate people laugh, Jim Gaffigan can definitely get it happen!
With the success of Gaffigan’s Comedy Central DVD “Beyond the Pale”, Gaffigan returns with “King Baby”. From the starting menu of the DVD featuring two young kids pigging out on BBQ ribs, you know that you’re going to be in for a fun time.
Filmed in Austin which capped off his sold-out 2008 stand-up tour, Gaffigan is on fire as his routine consists of going out bowling, being inactive, going camping, his bedroom, ketchup, waffle house and of course, being known for his comedy routine about bacon and remarkable, mighty more.
Featuring 30 minutes of extra footage not peruse in the “Comedy Central” special, Gaffigan’s comedy at best is comedy that doesn’t have to gather explicit. He literally talks about everyday things that people believe about and makes it humorous. From getting a disease by putting your finger in the holes of a bowling ball to losing a remote while your laying down and of course, America’s appreciate for bacon. These jokes are comic because people have experienced them and immediately know what he’s talking about.
His comedic delivery is mild and constant and at times even poking fun at himself and using a high or an effeminate scream when criticizing his acquire jokes. So, overall, “King Baby” was an delectable live performance by Gaffigan but despite the 70-minute runtime, you realize how mighty special features are packed on this DVD. And there are a lot!
VIDEO & AUDIO:
“King Baby” is featured in widescreen. Narrate quality is respectable with advantageous angles from the front, side and towards the audience and above the audience. Excellent editing and overall, easy to glance. No dizzying camera angle switching.
As for the audio, audio is presented in English Stereo and English 5.1 Surround. Audio is definite and you hear both Gaffigan and the audience quite clearly.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
As delicious as the 70-minute comedy performance for Gaffigan, section of the enjoyment of this DVD is watching the many hilarious special features included. This DVD is packed with special features! “King Baby” comes with the following Special Features:
* Featurette: Pale Force - As seen on the “Conan O’Brien” comes “Pale Force”. Featuring three episodes of bright shorts that are about four minutes long. “Pale Force” features the shirtless superhero duo Jim Gaffigan and Conan O’Brien who are known for their pale white skin and shooting lasers from their nipples. In “Sidekick”, Conan is complaining about becoming Jim’s sidekick and him doing all the work but Jim getting all the credit. In “Land of the Robots”, Jim is fixing a robot which Conan accidentally turns on and thus being sent to an station where only robots reside. In the third short titled “Pale Christmas”, Conan celebrates Christmas Day and the series becomes a hilarious musical about being pale.
* Featurette: Our Massive Planet - A total of four featurettes about a tiny to three minutes long. “Our Massive Planet” features interviews with a Professor Turgeon who talks about the wild but has never been outside of the US and his knowledge is based on what he learned from the Internet. “Credentials” are about a guy being interviewed about the wild but has no factual experience to talk about the wild. “Primates 2 is about primates being stuck indoor and using MySpace and enjoying the popcorn snacks poppycock. “Zebra” features an interview with Prof. Turgeon who has footage of the wild but what is view of his travels in Africa, the footage is from the zoo. In “Dogs”, Prof. Turgeon talks about how to near a dog.
* Featurette: XM/Sirius Interview - A 26-minute featurette from “Unmasked - Live from Comix” on XM/Sirus. Gaffigan is introduced about his comedy career and answering questions from the audience.
* Featurette: Never Aired British Interview - A British interview introducing Jim Gaffigan to UK audiences and about his “Sexy Tour”. Gaffigan talking about letting his sexiness out and how he became a comedian. A featurette that is nearly seven minutes long.
* Featurette: Atlanta: Meet and Greet On Interrogate - A approach 10-minute featurette about Gaffigan’s comedy tour and his discontinuance in Atlanta. Meeting with the fans and talking about his experience in Atlanta.
* Featurette: The Sexy Tour — Friday Night Stand Up - Features nine hilarious “Friday Night Stand Up” commercial segments with Gaffigan promoting a tour because he feels he is very sexy but yet everyone around him thinks he’s unsexy.
* Featurette: The Beyond the Pale Tour - Friday Night Stand Up - Features eleven hilarious “Friday Night Stand Up” commercial segments promoting Gaffigan’s “The Beyond the Pale Tour”. Each segment is about a 30-seconds to a microscopic long.
JUDGMENT CALL:
“KING BABY” is another toothsome comedy performance from Jim Gaffigan. Compared to many comedians featured on Comedy Central DVD’s that would win into the sex and tumble a bit of profanity in their routine, Gaffigan’s comedy is not risque or profane. It’s straight up comedy about subjects that everyday people often wonder about and it’s fair the method it’s delivered is how hilarious it can be.
I can type an example of his jokes on this review and realize, by typing it…it won’t be silly. It’s all about Gaffigan’s delivery of the jokes, one after the other and he can go on five minutes about bacon and people will serene be laughing. His demeanor is peaceful and when he says he’s a indolent guy or talks about definite foods, you kind of gain he’s not BS’ing and that his comedy is section of the draw he really perceives things.
That is the upside to his comedic performance, the downside is that some jokes may go a bit too long for some people. Some may wonder how long can Gaffigan joke about bacon and the fact that he’s talking about bacon or ketchup, some may score his comedy a bit too profitable. No hardcore sex jokes, no making fun of people in the audience, it’s straightforward comedy about things in life that are daily occurrences but Gaffigan knows how to acquire those things and develop it comical.
And as mentioned, 70-minutes of concert performance is tremendous but Gaffigan fans will truly be cheerful to know that there are a suitable number of special features included on the DVD. If there was anything that I could of hoped for is that like a few other Comedy Central DVD’s, some arrive with a CD of the real live performance. That would have been icy to listen to some Gaffigan on a long commute and I hope they contemplate it for his next comedy DVD release.
All in all, Gaffigan’s style of comedy may not be for everyone. For those who are wanting comedy with profanity and jokes about ethnicities or sex, this is not one of those comedy DVD’s. But if you are wanting to scrutinize a comedian who can originate jokes out of topics such as bowling, laziness, ketchup, garbage bags, pillows, deodorant, bacon and more… Gaffigan knows how to converse. Definitely check “King Baby” out!
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