Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape

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Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape

Released Jul 13, 2018

1h 10m

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Stand-Up

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Comic Jim Gaffigan proves that laughter is the best medicine when he talks about a family medical crisis and other topics during his hilarious stand-up routine.

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Erik Abriss

New York Magazine/Vulture

While Gaffigan does release the vulnerability valve, he never resorts to melodrama, opting instead to use his trademark self-deprecating jokes to both suture his emotional wounds.

Dec 14, 2018

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Dennis Perkins

AV Club

Noble Ape shows how Gaffigan's onstage persona can weather all storms and come out still getting the same laughs.

Rated: B

Jul 13, 2018

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Gaffigan's a regular guy holding up a mirror to our everyday world, and turning those reflections into laughs and bigger laughs - and sometimes best of all, smiles of recognition.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 13, 2018

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Graham Techler

Paste Magazine

Noble Ape feels, and I don't mean this as a reference to Gaffigan's food material, like a full meal. Or at least, several different small, meatier courses.

Dec 14, 2018

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Betty Jo Tucker

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Refreshing to see a show like this. It's one I'm glad I did not miss. So thankful for the laughs galore. But now I'm left wanting lots more!

Jul 13, 2018

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Sherilyn Connelly

SF Weekly

Jim Gaffigan has a reputation for not swearing, and while cussing can be pretty darn hilarious, he manages to be very funny without it - and, more importantly, without punching down.

Jul 12, 2018

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S R

I enjoy his comedy. He's certainly witty and I think a good person. He is also pretty clean for a comedian. Saw on Hulu.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/17/24

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Audience Member

Some think his genius ends with the ho-hum, if hooky, Joe Six-Pack humor of his Hot Pockets bit. God, no. Jim, at his best, is, the very best in stand-up. In fact, I've got my whole family hooked. This one's fine, but dims next to "Beyond the Pale" and "Mr. Universe." When he's really "on," like Carlin, he's a master of observational, confessional and plain nutty comedy. His forte, of course, is his talent, like Jonathan Winters, in employing dozens of wacky characters in his act. (To be avoided, though: his recent "The Pale Tourist.")

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Tremendous. Gaffigan continues to find humor in new topics. Highly recommend!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Not my favourite of his, but some solid laughs.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/16/19

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Audience Member

Where is the media analysis of this xenophobic and homophobic nonsense? There's about five minutes "devoted" to his wife's medical condition and it feels very tacked on. Most of the jokes are formulaic and it feels like the laughter is canned. It doesn't feel like a live performance and the special ends abruptly. The xenophobic stuff is pretty predictable. The homophobic material was really curious. I guest what the media calls "clean" is a 1950s definition not a modern inclusive definition. All in all, it was just boring.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Synopsis

Comic Jim Gaffigan proves that laughter is the best medicine when he talks about a family medical crisis and other topics during his hilarious stand-up routine.

Director: Jeannie Gaffigan
Screenwriter: Jim Gaffigan, Jeannie Gaffigan
Distributor: Comedy Dynamics
Production Co: Comedy Dynamics
Genre: Comedy, Stand-Up
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 13, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 19, 2018
Runtime: 1h 10m

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