Jim Gaffigan
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Have you been in New York a long time? I've been here for 35 years. I've done some time in, you know, when I was on a show, I would be in LA for six months or six weeks. I did pilot season. Oh, yeah. Every year.
Have you been in New York a long time? I've been here for 35 years. I've done some time in, you know, when I was on a show, I would be in LA for six months or six weeks. I did pilot season. Oh, yeah. Every year.
I don't have anything against Los Angeles. I mean, I'm not a fan of sunlight, but I'm very much, too much show business is not good for my mental health. That's what I like about New York, that you have friends that are not in the business and you can kind of separate yourself from it, if that makes sense.
I don't have anything against Los Angeles. I mean, I'm not a fan of sunlight, but I'm very much, too much show business is not good for my mental health. That's what I like about New York, that you have friends that are not in the business and you can kind of separate yourself from it, if that makes sense.
I don't have anything against Los Angeles. I mean, I'm not a fan of sunlight, but I'm very much, too much show business is not good for my mental health. That's what I like about New York, that you have friends that are not in the business and you can kind of separate yourself from it, if that makes sense.
Yeah. Yeah, I feel like I've definitely... I think my career might be completely different if I lived in LA. I mean, it is 99% of the business. Right. But it's also, I don't want to sound like the person, you know, like there's a, you know, like, I'm not like Sam Shepard said, I'm on a farm in Virginia. Right. You can fax me only. You know what I mean? It's like, I wish I could be that guy.
Yeah. Yeah, I feel like I've definitely... I think my career might be completely different if I lived in LA. I mean, it is 99% of the business. Right. But it's also, I don't want to sound like the person, you know, like there's a, you know, like, I'm not like Sam Shepard said, I'm on a farm in Virginia. Right. You can fax me only. You know what I mean? It's like, I wish I could be that guy.
Yeah. Yeah, I feel like I've definitely... I think my career might be completely different if I lived in LA. I mean, it is 99% of the business. Right. But it's also, I don't want to sound like the person, you know, like there's a, you know, like, I'm not like Sam Shepard said, I'm on a farm in Virginia. Right. You can fax me only. You know what I mean? It's like, I wish I could be that guy.
I mean, I definitely care. I'm definitely the guy who's, you know, works really, I'm the guy who does his homework. You know what I mean? I'm not like, I don't even know, I don't even know my agent's name.
I mean, I definitely care. I'm definitely the guy who's, you know, works really, I'm the guy who does his homework. You know what I mean? I'm not like, I don't even know, I don't even know my agent's name.
I mean, I definitely care. I'm definitely the guy who's, you know, works really, I'm the guy who does his homework. You know what I mean? I'm not like, I don't even know, I don't even know my agent's name.
It was a little bit of both, but it was... I would say, yeah, stand-up was something I always did, but I always wanted to act. But there's such fantastic actors in New York.
It was a little bit of both, but it was... I would say, yeah, stand-up was something I always did, but I always wanted to act. But there's such fantastic actors in New York.
It was a little bit of both, but it was... I would say, yeah, stand-up was something I always did, but I always wanted to act. But there's such fantastic actors in New York.
The first time, I was so... You know, there's such an audacity necessary to go into this business, right? And also with stand-up, to go on stage, that... I waited until someone dared me. I had a fear of public speaking, so I took an improv class. This was way before UCB existed. And in the improv class, someone was like, there's a stand-up seminar. This is in 1990, 1991.
The first time, I was so... You know, there's such an audacity necessary to go into this business, right? And also with stand-up, to go on stage, that... I waited until someone dared me. I had a fear of public speaking, so I took an improv class. This was way before UCB existed. And in the improv class, someone was like, there's a stand-up seminar. This is in 1990, 1991.
The first time, I was so... You know, there's such an audacity necessary to go into this business, right? And also with stand-up, to go on stage, that... I waited until someone dared me. I had a fear of public speaking, so I took an improv class. This was way before UCB existed. And in the improv class, someone was like, there's a stand-up seminar. This is in 1990, 1991.