Comedy Tour

Jim Gaffigan’s The Sexy Tour

Venue: Alabama Theatre

Where: Birmingham, Alabama

When: September 19, 2008

Reviewed By: Jill Pinheiro (Birmingham, Alabama Correspondent – USA)

Jim Gaffigan is a stand-up comedian and actor, with credits that include a special on Comedy Central, commercial spots for Sierra Mist, and a role on the TBS sitcom My Boys, among many others. His latest CD and DVD are entitled Beyond the Pale.

Give Jim Gaffigan some credit…the comedian knows what his audience wants. Minutes into his set at the historic Alabama Theatre in downtown Birmingham, he paused and said, in his characteristic falsetto “alter ego” voice, “When is he going to talk about Hot Pockets?”

The crowd roared.

It’s one of his most famous bits, the rant on the frozen meal (snack?) ‘Hot Pockets’, and he typically ends each bit of commentary on the products’ endless varieties with the sing-song lyric from its commercials. This night, though, the audience had to wait for this bit, as it was only delivered in his encore. Not only was it worth the wait, but the material in between was spot-on.

He is best at taking a couple of topics and sticking with them…on this night, that included bowling and bacon. Lots of bacon!  Gaffigan absolutely delivered at every turn, commenting on how tan everyone must think he was after his creepy “Beyond the Pale” CD cover photo.

He was relaxed in front of the audience, clearly at home, never faltering for a line…but, that said, the crowd gave great feedback, music to a comedian’s ears. All told, Gaffigan gave a great show, consistent with anything you’ve ever seen or heard from him…he had the audience from the very first word.

Jim Gaffigan is currently on his comedy tour “The Sexy Tour”. You can request that Jim come to your town on his tour at: www.jimgaffigan.com