{"id":2375732,"date":"2024-12-02T21:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T02:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-gaffigan-preps-for-2025-tour-after-tamping-down-jokes-at-al-smith-dinner-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T21:25:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T02:25:55","slug":"jim-gaffigan-preps-for-2025-tour-after-tamping-down-jokes-at-al-smith-dinner-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-gaffigan-preps-for-2025-tour-after-tamping-down-jokes-at-al-smith-dinner-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Gaffigan preps for 2025 tour after tamping down jokes at Al Smith dinner &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjim-gaffigan-preps-for-2025-tour-after-tamping-down-jokes-at-al-smith-dinner-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2375732&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Comedian Jim Gaffigan recently discussed his experience \u200cat the Al Smith\u200d Dinner, an\u2064 annual fundraising \u2063event for Catholic charities in \u2064New York City, during an appearance on \u2064&#8221;The View.&#8221; He revealed that he altered his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-sea-change-colbert-rips-biden-over-saudi-trip-and-age-fallon-now-too\/\" title=\"Late Night Sea Change: Colbert Rips Biden over Saudi Trip -- And Age - Fallon Now Too?\">political jokes<\/a> on the spot while performing for a \u2063crowd \u200cthat included politicians and billionaires. This year&#8217;s dinner featured high-profile figures\u2062 such as \u200bformer President \u200dDonald Trump, who was roasted during \u2063the event, while Vice President Kamala\u200b Harris chose\u200c to send a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-jon-voight-urges-us-to-put-aside-our-differences\/\" title=\"Actor\u00a0Jon Voight Urges US to &#039;Put Aside Our Differences&#039;\">video message<\/a> instead of attending in person. Gaffigan&#8217;s performance at \u200cthis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-a-caucasian-woman-microsoft-event-highlights-the-future-of-woke-capitalism\/\" title=\"&#039;I&#039;m a Caucasian Woman:&#039; Microsoft Event Highlights the Future of Woke Capitalism\">event highlights<\/a> the unique challenges and dynamics of crafting humor in such a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-was-awarded-1-million-for-defending-science-and-speaking-truth-to-power-why\/\" title=\"Fauci Was Awarded  Million For \u2018Defending Science\u2019 And \u2018Speaking Truth To Power.\u2019 Why?\">politically charged environment<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jim Gaffigan preps for 2025 tour after tamping down jokes at Al Smith dinner<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1900277\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-gaffigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jim Gaffigan\">Jim Gaffigan<\/a> revealed on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/the-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jim Gaffigan\">The View<\/a> <\/em>on Monday that he revised his political jokes on the fly while at the annual Al Smith Dinner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>During his interview on <em>The View<\/em>, Gaffigan quipped about performing standup comedy for &ldquo;politicians and billionaires&rdquo; in October at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">annual white-tie fundraising event<\/a> for Catholic charities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New York City\">New York City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2713198&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=fc2c1736c1d4d69df111ebfe7f9d72d2\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The event earlier this fall, which is known for its roasting of fellow high-profile attendees, included then-Republican presidential nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, while Vice President Kamala Harris opted to submit a video message to play at the dinner. Former presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> also attended the dinner with his wife Cheryl Hines.<\/p>\n<p>Gaffigan shared that despite his brutal roasting of both political sides, he did hold back some jokes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s such a weird room,&rdquo; Gaffigan said of the dinner. &ldquo;I knew it was a no-win situation. You&rsquo;re going to anger people on the right and the people on the left. It was an interesting thing. Trump was there, and I had to adjust.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had, like, an RFK Jr. joke, and I saw that, like, Cheryl Hines was there,&rdquo; he said, explaining his standup methodology that night. &ldquo;And I was, like, &lsquo;I don&rsquo;t want to do that joke.&rsquo; You know?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During the weeks leading up to the dinner, the media had hyped allegations that a <em>New York<\/em> magazine writer, Olivia Nuzzi, had engaged in a &ldquo;personal&rdquo; texting relationship with Kennedy. However, an RFK Jr. spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/19\/media\/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-relationship-new-york-magazine\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"squashed any rumors\">squashed any rumors<\/a> of a relationship, saying that Kennedy had &ldquo;only met Olivia Nuzzi once in his life for an interview she requested.&rdquo; Gaffigan&rsquo;s planned jokes were likely related to the rumors, and his sensitivity to Hines in the room probably made him change course.<\/p>\n<p>Gaffigan added how he scrapped a Trump joke, &ldquo;I was adjusting because there&rsquo;s material you come up with that makes perfect sense, but in the setting, you&rsquo;re, like, &lsquo;I don&rsquo;t know if I want to do an assassination joke.&rsquo; That might be a little &mdash; yeah. It&rsquo;s like, his wife is sitting there. That might be a little strange.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2713202&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=b9883ef2b36646b6a8f6ac84e644c797\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fellow comedian Whoopi Goldberg nodded and responded, &ldquo;Yeah, it&rsquo;s called reading the room.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 15, 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh was accused of an assassination attempt on Trump at a golf course in Florida, but it was stopped by the Secret Service, making it the second assassination attempt on the former president in months.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gaffigan appeared on the ABC show on Monday to promote his latest Hulu comedy show, The Skinny. In 2025, he will team up with comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld for a 10-area tour across the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>During the election, Gaffigan played Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz on <em>Saturday Night Live,<\/em> portraying the governor as an affable, awkward, and high-energy Midwesterner. The comedian said on <em>The View<\/em> that he appreciated the chance to perform on the show which he considers the Harvard of comedy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1900277\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1900277\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim Gaffigan adjusts jokes for 2025 tour after Al Smith Dinner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2375733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Jim-Gaffigan.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46026,41709,7958,43281],"class_list":["post-2375732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2025-tour","tag-al-smith-dinner","tag-comedy","tag-jim-gaffigan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Jim-Gaffigan.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375732"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375736,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375732\/revisions\/2375736"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}