Jim Gaffigan: “I’m Too Lazy” - Full Special

In this classic Comedy Central Presents special, Jim Gaffigan talks about being from Indiana, his own laziness, manatees and more.
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Original airdate: July 12, 2000
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These half-hour specials showcased some of the best up-and-coming comedians of the moment. The show was a pivotal stepping stone for many of today’s stand-up stars, including Dave Chappelle, Patton Oswalt, Amy Schumer, Jim Gaffigan, Kevin Hart, Zach Galifianakis, Dane Cook, Bill Burr, Wanda Sykes and Maria Bamford.
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[@dougi1967]

I was supposed to clean my garage out this morning buuuuuut, here I am watching Gaffigan talking about laziness, lol.

[@tammeyj1958]

I'm watching him while laying in bed.

[@michellec6119]

I listen while I’m doing the dishes.

[@runoz2839]

laziness well spent 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@ImNotaRussianBot]

You can do both. But on headphones.

[@maryloomis8075]

God bless this guy...having a little anxiety today and I'm forgetting about it. I guess laughter IS the best medicine!

[@juketv9452]

Same here , bless you 💜

[@JimReynolds-dd4fn]

Jim Gaffigan is in a very rare club within the comedy community: He makes people laugh, and he does it without ever relying on vulgarity, or gross images in his act. Jim's talent is observational comedy at its best. Shine on, Jimmy! 🤩

[@bellbrass]

He killed it here. He's still killing it. One of the best ever.

[@GalactusOG]

Legend of clean comedy.

[@ModeMan101]

He wasn't 100% clean back then, I remember his non-TV standup shows in the early 2000s used to have a handful of F-bombs in them, but I think he realized the material was just as good without them.

[@gmar7836]

Well there’s Seinfeld

[@life_withl]

Agreed…. Clean standup (agreed also w/ Seinfeld) but Jim just cracks me up… both great.

[@rockstar.mindset]

22 years later and this is still funny.

[@davidwest5506]

He looks so healthy, "said in the Gaffigan whisper "

[@pocahon8460]

U got it!

[@HPLovethrash]

My favorite joke of his is still the one about being at church praying but really thinking about "... did I go to Wendy's twice yesterday?"

[@TVSTGProductions]

Peace be with you, and an extra piece for you

[@cbabick]

Same here!

[@Glenfunnyman]

Many years ago, I was lucky enough to work with Jim Gaffigan at the Manchester Comedy Festival at the Buzz Club. What a masterclass. I still smile at his mayonnaise material twenty odd years later.

[@stigtuneback1966]

seem like a down to earth guy , decent .

[@robertheck1255]

9

[@mytwocents7303]

Are his eyes brown?

[@drinkinslim]

I'm not sure, but they *are* round.@@mytwocents7303

[@charlenemack7040]

I predict Jim gets married and has five kids

[@jennifercamille16]

😉

[@pattyandersen5516]

Good call.

[@starrynight2218]

Psychic!

[@charlenemack7040]

@@starrynight2218🔮 😆

[@stoke777]

He also seems to have more hair now than he had then.

[@G-Fi-High]

Watching his career trajectory in reverse is amazing, because his genius was right there at the very start. Everyone is all about Chapelle, Burr and CK, which they should be, but this guy has put his time in and produces

[@zaoria123]

Hot Pockets!

[@willfreese]

This young Gaffigan kid shows a lot of promise.

[@janestarr4403]

I used my vacation time to get a neccerary operation. When the hospitality cart came around, I bought a post card with the picture of the hospital. I wrote, "Having a great time. Wish you were here. The veil is great, but the food is lousy." and sent it to where I worked. It was on the bulletin board when I returned.

[@zacharyb7952]

"Anybody here The Pope?" That had me dying. Such perfect delivery.

[@johnmills247]

There he is! The leader of all the Catholics!

[@zaoria123]

I love how casually he kills.

[@amygalvin1799]

His comedy holds up even years later!😆

[@zizinnnn]

22 years later and he still looks...translucent

[@MelancholicFools]

That’s the worst word to use

[@barbkurka325]

LOL

[@belelokai3328]

He looks older the younger he is.

[@belelokai3328]

At age 5 he had an 80 year old face.

[@belelokai3328]

At age 80 he will look 5 years old.

[@toastedjoe1013]

When my doctor tells me to lose weight, I just tell him I have a layer of blubber to keep me warm in the ocean.

[@runoz2839]

When he whispers is what gets me... Lol 😆😂😆😂😆😂

[@phyllisnunn2061]

Yes!!

[@runoz2839]

Ty!!! 🙌👋🤗🙏

[@DouglasNicholson-ff6ep]

His alter ego!

[@runoz2839]

@@DouglasNicholson-ff6ep LOVE IT 🤣... Jim is just hilarious....

[@Metal.mike89]

That mayonnaise bit had me dying at work

[@markw305]

This was my first Gaffigan experience, so happy to run across it again!

[@JohnSmith-qn3ob]

Jim Gaffigan use to look like Ed Begley Jr. Now he looks like Philip Seymour Hoffman.

[@williamgreen5998]

There's something about him to make you want to give a big old hug

[@angeltosome]

Been a fan ever since I saw this special 20 years ago. That’ll grab you by the horn.

[@michellec6119]

What horn? Lol

[@Emily-pi8xe]

I remember staying up way past my bedtime to watch Comedy Central Presents and this one was a favorite ❤

[@yasseford]

I forgot all about these but that corny jazz and those graphics brought me back to my childhood.

[@joecardigan]

I remember using the "Lifetime Television for Women" joke and cracking up all my 5th grade classmates lol

[@oscarzarraga8107]

Do you know what year was this from?

[@larrygrebler5054]

@@oscarzarraga8107 The credits say 2000.

[@brittany9233]

Sneaking into the family room after everyone went to bed just to binge standup comedy, and I remember this one so fondly.

[@gfdrthjigvtyhnhyg]

No comedian on the planet could get a laugh from the line "This city has big buildings I like food bye" like this man.

[@man-observing-world]

One of my favorites, he makes comedy fun, not just funny.

[@nicolevahai5982]

Good way of describing him... his lighthearted, riiculous, and silly.

[@Samuel-ku1qb]

I think he’s become my favourite purely cause even though I won’t always laugh out loud all the time I enjoy listening to his stories to the point where I know like 3 of his specials by heart😂

[@jarrodbear3032]

​@@Samuel-ku1qbq L

[@jackiechun5817]

2 decades have passed😳...good times man🥲

[@GTOGregory]

He's so uniquely funny! 😂

[@janepetruska4909]

Gaffigan before the kids -- priceless! 😂

[@normanjohnson5921]

I swear I met him when he was still a commercial writer in Chicago back in the early 2000's. Even though he did this special he wasn't famous yet.

[@felixxtcat]

This has inspired me to earn more money and buy more hair. Thanks Jim!

[@jacobgoldenofficial4321]

"Smoke pot and become a lawyer 😂

[@chorradynoth5902]

185, i love it smoke pot become a lawyers,Lol🤞✌✌

[@ashdstee]

U know ur good when people are clapping after EVERY joke, geez lol

[@doctordreyer]

This was filmed before the hot pocket was even invented.

[@croatiansensation6062]

Great comedy delivered with such poise and tact that he makes it seems effortless. Cannot believe this was 23 years ago too! My how time flies.....non-linearly :O)

[@jeffreyrothenberg346]

23 yrs ago.......sounds like today.....great

[@GalactusOG]

"something smells like smoke in here!" LOL i hate that person. 😎💨

[@brightfamebobby]

Oh shoot full special KZbin ???? Jim back ? I'm here for it

[@JaxStar5]

He grew some hair! 🤪 One of the best intelligent comedians ever! & Clean

[@DonTheMoron716]

He's too funny 🤣! Everyone can relate to his comedy.

[@Zipperneck.]

I didn’t laugh once.

[@DonTheMoron716]

@@Zipperneck. Okay. Sorry? Ha ha! Not sorry.

[@mellowwbeats7918]

@@Zipperneck. brother nobody asked you to admit you don’t have a sense of humor 🤣

[@kathleenboyd3001]

@@mellowwbeats7918 lol

[@Bone89]

@@mellowwbeats7918 that’s ur brother? Don’t take this wrong, but did ur mother enjoy hallucinogens? Zipper neck and Mellow Beats. Both great names but very unique. She had to be trippin balls to come up with Zipperneck.

[@claudym4640]

I love to see a man who doesn’t drink! I’m a woman who doesn’t drink and I can totally relate to ppl’s reactions when you say “I don’t drink”. They look at you like you’re a weirdo 😂

[@Jacam781]

I know what you mean - I actually love to see someone who doesn't use mayo

[@CoreniaBug]

This guy has me rolling lol 🤣

[@jamesconnolly1201]

Jim also became a good funny actor on shows and movies. 😁😁😁😁

[@IBrakeforUFOs]

I remember seeing this when I was 12. Never had cable and was at a hotel. Never forgot the “heat” joke. Forgettable joke, but I ended up being a huge fan decades later. I’d typically forget that joke and ever seeing it, but I think my destiny was to love Jim Gaffigan haha.

[@johnnations5932]

It's cool, that the "heat joke" turned you into.. a fan! 🤓🤣

[@sniperslim]

oh man that soundtrack is so nostalgic! haven’t heard it in years!

[@virginiaserr2047]

He the 🐐 of comedy. Always funny. Has the talent to make anything hilarious, god love him. Doesn't have to swear so all the family can go see him. Thank you Jim 💕

[@BrianFedirko]

Wow, Lol! I can't believe how funny he was and still is.... I burst out laughing a number of times which seems rare to my in my older years. Jim is just a delight, and I hope we have him around for years to come. 😀👍🐰☮

[@reggiethecommenter9137]

1:56 It’s weird to hear single Jim Gaffigan. So much of his act since this special is about his wife and kids.

[@Take-the-Ticket]

Agreed Mr. Commenter. Do you think it was love at first sight? I like to think it was.

[@reggiethecommenter9137]

@@Take-the-TicketFor him, definitely. For her……

[@MasonSanchez.]

My favorite joke ever from him is the one about the manatee!! Such a classic!!😂😂😂😂😂❤

[@bobgoldie8886]

Brilliant, clean humor all the way through. Jim Gaffigan is a treasure!

[@elflingskittensaunders6934]

I'm addicted to mayonnaise 🥺

[@emiliadavis8247]

So funny about the bottled water and Mexican food!

[@Julie-ik8xe]

The world before 911 and cell phones. The best times gone forever.

[@davetod9169]

That's what they use to say when they replaced the horse and buggy with cars and airplanes.u loser.

[@Cat-mz9fm]

"It just so happen you live in the ocean cuz you aint got no job."😂😂😂 This was the first time i ever saw Jim Gaffigan. Been a fan ever since.

[@tommunyon2874]

I did find it startling when I returned to the Continental U.S. from Guam and I saw all the bottled water on the beverage aisle in the supermarket. All these decades later the trend still continues.

[@Tracey..H]

He’s so dang funny. That delivery…😅

[@zoeh1964]

No comedian can beat his rate of laughs per minute

[@TVSTGProductions]

Dangerfield

[@coltonknowles1314]

Mitch Hedberg is up there for sure

[@RememberTheLord]

He’s the best comedian ever, I can honestly never get enough!!!

[@jdsartre9520]

can you get enough dishonestly?

[@theohuioiesin6519]

Really? 😂

[@ponohawelu4608]

Glad I'm not the only one that feels that way!

[@chuckgriffith4539]

Hot Pockets! Yeah Jim's got a great outlook and delivery that to me rivals the greats like Seinfeld..Carlin..Chappell. ..Murphy..Pryor..Burns..Burle..Marx..Willians..etc..

[@weedermann]

He's skilled...but HARDLY the "best comedian ever".

[@ModestDogDGK]

"You live in the ocean cuzyou aint got no job!"

[@emb5091]

Wow, Jim is so skinny in the thumbnail that I didn't recognize him!

[@Samuel-ku1qb]

Man looks like he grew up at an elderly home, and today he looks like he visits his grandma every other month.

[@OspreyVision]

It's impressive he's so funny without being crude or using profanity.....

[@NoloPrime]

What's crazy is that not 1 female comedian is funny without being crude.

[@CoreniaBug]

He's pretty amazing, and funny 😂

[@callielee733]

@@NoloPrime lol

[@DrewHop325]

You might be a red neck if.

[@RayRayJr.]

Great memories! He's still killing it to this day too.

[@paulhopkins4977]

Thanks for all the laughs ❤😂

[@runzoni]

Jim Gaffigan is 92% sexier after his marriage to Jeannie.💚💚💚

[@dimestorephilosopher3308]

Man this was a long time ago. 2000? That wasn't that long ago. Oh crap. 2000 was a long time ago.

[@taramiller3236]

Back when everyone was afraid of computers crashing everywhere 🤓

[@mikelarson878]

This special was a formative experience for me. So glad it's on here.

[@cindearbuckle6074]

Need my Jim laugh tonite 😊

[@therollband1290]

This guy is the greatest 😂

[@johndeev]

Funny how the hair on the top middle came back after all these years. 😂

[@lai6551]

It’s the beard comb over

[@kevinmoore9655]

One of the few shows where I am laughing embarrassedly out loud, most of the way through it.

[@jamesconnolly1201]

This was so FUNNY ,This made me a fan. Only a small percentage bought water and it exploded. And everyone drank bottled water. Celebrities, Musicians. And the PHONES WERE NEW.🗾🗾🗾🗾🗾🗾🗾 Japan 😀😀😀😀.I used to Love these ....'97 '98, '99 '2000

[@ferrm1992]

Jim Gaffigan is one of the only comedians that doesn’t rely on bad words and also while he cartoonishly exaggerates (no matter how dumb he may sound) can be profound and make the audience resonate lmao he’s a deadpan genius

[@Initwithlove]

Such a great set! Thanks Jim. We all listen to you over and over and over because you are so funny.❤

[@QuantumMind88]

Very true

[@user-co8fd8tb6n]

I can listen to him any time, just great So talented and funny

[@amyfriedlander7850]

What can I say? He's really, really good.

[@mmyerspa]

Lol OK I'm watching this because I can't find my TV remote. But I *CAN* cast KZbin from my phone. Before that, hubby was watching the same channel for hours because he couldn't find the remote.

[@guycarrwuzright7189]

Jim’s the man!

[@judyfelder4916]

He really nails it!

[@hicks727]

"if we give the alien a cold" best line

[@davidgori4500]

"Are you addicted to mayonnaise"?

[@audreycotten1638]

Maybe he’ll do another 20 minutes on horses…😝😂

[@Samuel-ku1qb]

I think why I gravitate to Jim is purely because he has a baseline for his comedy which is “fat” but he’s so varied in the rest of his acts that I never feel like I’m listening to the same thing twice and that alone is incredibly skilled to curate!

[@Drewski217]

it's weird to see him this thin! But this is such a classic special - '6 kids, catholic' gets me everytime lol

[@FesterWerks]

I saw him on Dr. Katz with the manatee bit, then this special. I was hooked.

[@GS-uy4xo]

Hey- We can still enjoy humor without offending everyone - bring some more of this back!

[@richneu2327]

I know what you mean

[@joewhitfield5561]

You mean not getting offended at everything

[@kathoward1049]

The most talented comedian still alive!

[@hockey321smash]

Nope Jim Breuer is the best family oriented comedian; by a long shot!!!

[@88happiness]

In Japanese, dolphin 🐬 is written as sea pig and an alternative way of saying (not writing) canned tuna is sea chicken.

[@tedgoulet7875]

Does it mention when this was taped? must be a long time ago, he's married with several kids, and I believe has a beard now LOL

[@johnmills247]

I remember seeing this with my mom years ago on a Friday night and I've been a huge fan ever since.

[@the_track_enthusiast]

Legendary

[@craige.4665]

Jim Laugh again 🤌🏼

[@anth3pratt964]

This dude funny as hell. I need more

[@QuantumMind88]

Between Jim Gaffigan and Brian Regan, that's just about all I need.

[@richardkane9714]

Best comedian ever

[@kurtzierleingarcia9259]

Wow! A classic!

[@sabinkenobi]

The Comedy Central Presents of this era were pure gold. Please do Adam Ferrara next!

[@___David___Savian]

22 years later he still looks like he spends most of his savings on Sun Screen.

[@asdw3d]

Best comic ever!! 😂

[@masterroshi1701]

I think this guy could be famous one day