Dad Is Fat
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Dad Is Fat
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Narrated by:
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Jim Gaffigan
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By:
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Jim Gaffigan
About this listen
Though he grew up in a large Irish-Catholic family, Jim was satisfied with the nomadic, nocturnal life of a standup comedian, and was content to be "that weird uncle who lives in an apartment by himself in New York that everyone in the family speculates about." But all that changed when he married and found out his wife, Jeannie "is someone who gets pregnant looking at babies."
Five kids later, the comedian whose riffs on everything from Hot Pockets to Jesus have scored millions of hits on YouTube, started to tweet about the mistakes and victories of his life as a dad. Those tweets struck such a chord that he soon passed the million followers mark. But it turns out 140 characters are not enough to express all the joys and horrors of life with five kids, so he's now sharing it all in Dad Is Fat.
From new parents to empty nesters to Jim's twenty-something fans, everyone will recognize their own families in these hilarious takes on everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to growing up in a big family ("I always assumed my father had six children so he could have a sufficient lawn crew") to changing diapers in the middle of the night ("like The Hurt Locker but much more dangerous") to bedtime (aka "Negotiating with Terrorists").
Dad is Fat is sharply observed, explosively funny, and a cry for help from a man who has realized he and his wife are outnumbered in their own home.
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What did you like most about Dad Is Fat?
Jim Gaffigan is a real funny comedian and this book is no let down. If you are a parent, you'll thinks it hilarious, if your not a parent you will too! Its one of the funniest things I have read in a long timeWhat did you like best about this story?
Its more of an autobiographical look at Jim, his wife and his 5 kids life in and around there 2 bedroom apartment in New York. This doesn't do this justice as its a real laughWhich scene did you most enjoy?
So many cool things, like covering his big screen TV before his wife has their first home birth child, kids birthday parties, play dates, taking kids on holidays and parenting being a cult!Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Oh it made me laugh and laugh. One of those books that, if you are listening with headphones in public, will make you laugh out load and scare people!Dad is Fat and Inspired!
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If you could sum up Dad Is Fat in three words, what would they be?
Funny parenting book.Would you be willing to try another book from Jim Gaffigan? Why or why not?
Probably, He makes me laugh.Which character – as performed by Jim Gaffigan – was your favourite?
Jim... It's a book about himself.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
5 kids catholic.Any additional comments?
It's fun to listen to, many laughs. Though I thought he ran out of good material toward the end.Laughed out loud quite a bit
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