10 Things We Learned From Jim Gaffigan's Reddit AMA
3. Writing Clean Jokes
980627If it's a struggle to write only clean jokes...
"This clean/dirty thing is ridiculous. It really matters if something is funny or not. Giving someone credit for clean or dirty material is absurd - if it's funny it's funny, if it's not it's not."
Does his Catholic faith have anything to do with his choice to not include curse words in his comedy bits?
"The episode on jimgaffigan.com was actually inspired by a series of events that happened after Dad is Fat was published. I kind of outed myself as Catholic and then there was an article in the Washington Post identifying me as the leader of a new Evangelist movement. It was pretty hysterical."