I have watched every Jim Gaffigan special on Netflix. This special had its funny moments, but there were various spots where Gaffigan was not connecting, and the jokes were just observations. Not funny or unfunny, just nothing.

The pandemic jokes were stale. Gaffigan also hit being overweight and his food obsessions. He does that in every comedy special. He usually has some new spin on those topics, to make it fresh and funny. This time, it sounded really tired.

I can only say that there are some Gaffigan specials that I have seen many times (like Quality Time which is fast paced & awesome), because they are really funny. I tried watching Comedy Monster a second time, and I had to give up. Not very funny.

Try being funny without any dipping into the words you can't say on radio (I.e. I'm old). Bet you can't. Furthermore, like me, I'll bet you can even be funny when you try at all. Well, don't take the comedy of Jim Gaffigan for granted. There's a lot coming together when he hits the stage and begins an act that is almost singular today as most all comics on his level are down and dirty.

If you've watched Gaffigan you know what to expect. He'll poke fun mostly at himself and current trends and happenings. There's a lot folks can relate to on an assortment of levels and he often connects with several in the same couple of sentences. And it's the clasic whiney and exasperated Gaffigan delivery that nails it bringing home the bacon. Funny insights are one thing but it's the "sincerely poignant" delivery that kills.

You may think this deserves a five at best. You're welcome to that belief. But you'd be wrong because this is a comic's comic. He's a singular type who doesn't have to get excessively angry or even questionably dirty. He's just damn funny and that's that.

I'm not a huge fan of the guy but I gave it a shot randomly. I liked it. It was very relatable and focused a lot on current events such as COVID. I laughed plenty. It didn't blow me away but I didn't expect it to. I think having low expectations probably helped. Still, I can't fault the guy for that. I enjoyed myself and it was short so even if you didn't, you don't lose much. Good overall effort for the hot pocket guy.