Jim Gaffigan Attempts to Read the Room in the PMT Studio

On today’s Pardon My Take, comedian Jim Gaffigan joined the show for a mid-week meeting. He spoke with Mr. Cat and Mr. Commenter about his new movie “Troop Zero,” being a comedian for multiple decades, and playing football with Jim Schwartz. But the most impressive part about this interview was how spot-on he was when reading the room. Neither Mr. Cat, Mr. Commenter, Hank, Liam, nor myself have ever met Jim Gaffigan before his appearance in studio, yet he seemed to know pretty much everything about the five of us.

Mr. Cat: You’ve perfected the, don’t take this the wrong way, the disheveled comedian look, where it’s kind of cool.

Jim Gaffigan: Well, no one is cooler than me.

Mr. Cat: Well yeah, but you basically come out of a nightclub, nightclub look. I don’t know if that is something that you have to be a comedian to get it or maybe it’s the dad thing.

Jim Gaffigan: I think it’s just being a slob. And by the way, I look around this room and you guys are slobs.

Mr. Cat: Yeah, you’re welcome here. We clearly do not care about how we look. I mean, I look like shit right now.

Mr. Commenter: I make no effort to look presentable.

Jim Gaffigan: By the way, you guys are going to look worse as you get older, so enjoy the beauty you have, and by the way, you don’t have any.

Mr. Commenter: How is that possible?

Jim Gaffigan: As you get older, really disgusting men turn uglier and uglier.

Mr. Cat: How old do you think we are?

Jim Gaffigan: You [Mr. Cat] are probably 32. You [Mr. Commenter] are a hard 28.

Mr. Cat: Oh wow, that was nice.

Mr. Commenter: It’s the beard, it’s the shitty beard.

Jim Gaffigan: These guys [pointing to Hank, Liam, and I], 22, he was an athlete for a little [Liam].

Mr. Cat: Oh, yes he was. He’s got his picture in Applebee’s in Worcester.

Jim Gaffigan: [pointing to me] He’s the facts guy. He’s not an athlete, but his dad is wealthy.

Mr. Cat: Nailed that.

Jim Gaffigan: So he, [Hank], maybe played hockey, he looks like he’s some kind of New England or Canadian.

Mr. Cat: Okay, you were close. We’re both 34.

Jim Gaffigan: So, how long have you been married?

Mr. Cat: About four years now.

Jim Gaffigan: And the sunglasses indoors, that’s because you’re like Jim McMahon?

Mr. Commenter: No, I’m dealing with a cornea issue. Some of us can’t afford a fancy dental and eye insurance like you do, since you’re in the movies.

Well, that was pretty crazy. Very close on Mr. Cat’s age, I could see Mr. Commenter being tough to judge based off the sunglasses (hope the cornea issue gets fixed soon!), Liam does give off the athletic vibe, and I guess the beard gives off a hockey vibe for Hank? As for me, well, I am the facts guy. It’s definitely the glasses.

Anyways, this was an awesome interview and Jim Gaffigan was great. Definitely have to check out his new movie and he is touring throughout the US and Canada as well.