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		CBS picks up new sitcom from Jim Gaffigan, which will be based on the comedian's life. HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT POCKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET (deadline.com)		63
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DanZero		2012-09-15 12:04:49 PM

Jamdug!		2012-09-15 12:16:11 PM

He is gravely overrated.

AdolfOliverPanties		2012-09-15 12:24:05 PM

What the fark is a hoot pockeet?

/subby picked wrong letters to repeat
//lets all laugh at subby

ybishop		2012-09-15 02:38:53 PM

Diarrhea pocket!!

kroonermanblack		2012-09-15 02:40:29 PM

Jamdug!: He is gravely overrated.

Ya, this.

I've listened to the 'hot pocket' stand up thing. It never struck me as funny, just annoying and stupid.

whither_apophis		2012-09-15 02:41:45 PM

I thought the "lets give stand up comedians sit-coms" trend died with George Lopez

redmond24		2012-09-15 02:54:52 PM

whither_apophis: I thought the "lets give stand up comedians sit-coms" trend died with George Lopez

George Lopez I believe was relatively successful and is in syndication so he's getting a good amount of money from it.

Also: Louie.

Im_Gumby		2012-09-15 02:58:38 PM

Mom! More Hot Pockets!

SilentStrider		2012-09-15 03:03:27 PM

I like Gaffigan, so I might give it a shot.

And I have not had a hot pocket since the first time I heard that routine.

RivenSilver		2012-09-15 03:04:34 PM

my least favorite comedian, I hate his farking face and his voice and most importantly, his food/lazy man related content.

The Why Not Guy		2012-09-15 03:07:10 PM

I like his stand up but this seems like a weak premise for a weekly show.

dmac1964		2012-09-15 03:26:40 PM

Funny comic and interesting premise. His tweets are classic too!

oukewldave		2012-09-15 03:30:16 PM

Excuse me, are you saying meow?

BigSnatch		2012-09-15 03:31:02 PM

People dislike Gaffigan? His jokes must hit too close to home for farkers...

StinkyFiddlewinks		2012-09-15 03:34:50 PM

BigSnatch: People dislike Gaffigan? His jokes must hit too close to home for farkers...

His jokes don't hit anything.

mercator_psi		2012-09-15 03:54:34 PM

BigSnatch: People dislike Gaffigan? His jokes must hit too close to home for farkers...

Farkers love to hate anything and everything. If Gaffigan gave every Farker a free Slurpee, I'd wager that about 50% would complain that it was too cold.

To the haters:

Gaffigan is funny. If you don't find him funny, I could take the high road and say that humor is subjective and you are entitled to your opinion. However, this being Fark, I'm more inclined to say that you need to go back to watching Dane Cook and Larry the Bigot Guy and leave the funny to the people who can enjoy it, and STFU.

Superjoe		2012-09-15 04:09:24 PM

StinkyFiddlewinks: BigSnatch: People dislike Gaffigan? His jokes must hit too close to home for farkers...

His jokes don't hit anything.

I think we found out who works for HOOOT POOOOCK-EEEEETS!

/or Spanish branch CALIENTEEE POOOCK-EEEETS!

Leishu		2012-09-15 04:09:28 PM

I hate sitcoms, but I might actually watch this.

StinkyFiddlewinks		2012-09-15 04:11:18 PM

WhackingDay		2012-09-15 04:16:11 PM

Oh.. my, this thread isn't funny at all

ThatBillmanGuy		2012-09-15 04:20:12 PM

I would totally watch this... If it wasn't on CBS, cause that means stupid annoying laugh track hitting me over the head with "hey, that was funny just now. So laugh."

farkityfarker		2012-09-15 04:25:09 PM

I like Jim Gaffigan, but sitcoms with too many kids in them are rarely watchable and this ones gonna have 5.

Rose McGowan Loveslave		2012-09-15 04:38:13 PM

Mr. Universe his newer standup is pretty good. I liked it and Lol'ed

good_2_go		2012-09-15 04:39:12 PM

"...centers on a guy who lives with his wife and five kids in a NY 2-bedroom apartment."

I guess he isn't kidding when he says is wife is a Shi'ite Catholic.

downstairs		2012-09-15 05:13:33 PM

I love Jim Gaffigan, but I think this is just going to be a low-rate, more censored "Louie". Yeah, he has a wife and kids... but it just reeks of CBS trying to have their own "Louie". Not gonna work.

RickN99		2012-09-15 05:14:08 PM

I still laugh at his image of Moses parting the Red Sea and going 'Ta-da!'.

Nana's Vibrator		2012-09-15 05:15:22 PM

I feel a Louis CK vibe coming from the CBS boardroom. Looking forward to Jim Nance and Phil Simms advertising this show between every play in the 4th quarter of their NFL games

Gaffigan is still worth a watch...but WTF was he doing on My Boys?

Nana's Vibrator		2012-09-15 05:16:45 PM

downstairs: I love Jim Gaffigan, but I think this is just going to be a low-rate, more censored "Louie". Yeah, he has a wife and kids... but it just reeks of CBS trying to have their own "Louie". Not gonna work.

bah, ya beat me to the Louis punch

Keywork99		2012-09-15 05:18:57 PM

For those who don't get the headline - Hot Pockets

I watched one of his standup specials. It was... alright, I guess. Honestly, I don't remember laughing all that much at it outside of this bit.

For more current comics, I prefer Aziz Ansari and Louis C.K.

divgradcurl		2012-09-15 05:42:07 PM

that's good for the big fella

alechemist		2012-09-15 05:48:49 PM

so cbs is giving him a second chance at a sitcom. hope it last longer than welcome to New York.

Sgt Oddball		2012-09-15 06:04:17 PM

WhackingDay: Oh.. my, this thread isn't funny at all

I read that in his Annoyed Audience Member voice.

/love the guy's stuff
//Bibbidi bobbidi BACON!

EmmaLou		2012-09-15 06:19:49 PM

Keywork99: For those who don't get the headline - Hot Pockets

I watched one of his standup specials. It was... alright, I guess. Honestly, I don't remember laughing all that much at it outside of this bit.

For more current comics, I prefer Aziz Ansari and Louis C.K.

Aziz Ansari is not funny. He's not even entertaining. He's annoying.

I thought the hot pockets thing was funny the first few times, but it's annoying now that i have a coworker who quotes from it all the damned time.

fatalvenom		2012-09-15 06:27:30 PM

I want HBO to have a sitcom following the life of Jim Norton.

Imagine the awkwardness when Jim picks up some girl and finds out she's swinging meat, and then he has sex with it anyhow.

UNAUTHORIZED FINGER		2012-09-15 06:36:00 PM

When does Dave Attell get his own show?

TheirThey'reNow		2012-09-15 06:43:44 PM

Wow. I'm surprised how polarized this thread is on Gaffigan. It's almost Norm McDonald levels of love/hate.

Comsamvimes		2012-09-15 07:10:07 PM

"Really? You're going to rely on my acting skills?"

/I like his stuff

StoPPeRmobile		2012-09-15 07:16:13 PM

redmond24: Also: Louie.

I'll wait for you!

This Face Left Blank		2012-09-15 07:42:53 PM

mercator_psi: BigSnatch: People dislike Gaffigan? His jokes must hit too close to home for farkers...

Farkers love to hate anything and everything. If Gaffigan gave every Farker a free Slurpee, I'd wager that about 50% would complain that it was too cold.

To the haters:

Gaffigan is funny. If you don't find him funny, I could take the high road and say that humor is subjective and you are entitled to your opinion. However, this being Fark, I'm more inclined to say that you need to go back to watching Dane Cook and Larry the Bigot Guy and leave the funny to the people who can enjoy it, and STFU.

I dislike all of those guys. Humor is subjective, and as much as I'd LIKE another reason to laugh, Gaffigan doesn't do it for me.

I like Louis CK, Mitch Hedberg, and Tim Minchin. Shame about Mitch. Greg Graldo was pretty good too.

MrCheeks		2012-09-15 07:47:40 PM

WhackingDay: Oh.. my, this thread isn't funny at all

_{This guy talks about Fark threads a lot. Doesn't he talk about anything else?}

Shrinkwrap		2012-09-15 07:48:46 PM

Whar bill burr TV whar

4NSpy		2012-09-15 07:49:01 PM

UNAUTHORIZED FINGER: When does Dave Attell get his own show?

I like Insomniac.

Doesn't he have a show now where he and a guest watch some old porno?

KrispyKritter		2012-09-15 08:11:30 PM

mercator_psi: BigSnatch: People dislike Gaffigan? His jokes must hit too close to home for farkers...

Farkers love to hate anything and everything. If Gaffigan gave every Farker a free Slurpee, I'd wager that about 50% would complain that it was too cold.

To the haters:

Gaffigan is funny. If you don't find him funny, I could take the high road and say that humor is subjective and you are entitled to your opinion. However, this being Fark, I'm more inclined to say that you need to go back to watching Dane Cook and Larry the Bigot Guy and leave the funny to the people who can enjoy it, and STFU.

bwahahaha!!! i love you.

sad truth: the show will be decent and as soon as folks start watching it the gottdam network will start moving it here, there and everywhere until the fans can no longer find it, the ratings go in the shiatter and JG is back working the clubs and doing a comedy central special every 2 years.

people that do network programming have college diplomas from excellent schools. amazingly they are the biggest morans in the entertainment industry.

Faps_in_the_kitchen		2012-09-15 09:30:10 PM

4NSpy: UNAUTHORIZED FINGER: When does Dave Attell get his own show?

I like Insomniac.

Doesn't he have a show now where he and a guest watch some old porno?

Dave's Old Porn. On Showtime.

Archimedes' Principal		2012-09-15 10:15:57 PM

Given CBS' recent record of renewing so-so sit-coms, I predict a long and happy future for this show.

/ Prediction.......it'll still blow.

ThatBillmanGuy		2012-09-15 10:32:57 PM

Shrinkwrap: Whar bill burr TV whar

This! Though, he has been on Breaking Bad a couple of times already...

Keywork99		2012-09-15 11:41:06 PM

EmmaLou: Aziz Ansari is not funny. He's not even entertaining. He's annoying.

Nope.

Link

MaoTenDoo		2012-09-15 11:58:10 PM

Pale Force FTW.

chewy milk		2012-09-16 02:34:31 AM

I just want to take this opportunity to say that mitch hedburg is not funny.

/he's not!
//neither is bill hicks for that matter
///Fark-approved opinions suck

StoPPeRmobile		2012-09-16 09:36:34 AM

chewy milk: I just want to take this opportunity to say that mitch hedburg is not funny.

/he's not!
//neither is bill hicks for that matter
///Fark-approved opinions suck
FTFY

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