Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan

Comedian Jim Gaffigan: Dad Is Fat

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 15, 2013

Stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan examines all the joys and horrors of life with his five young children and talks about his comedy career. His new book, Dad Is Fat, is reminiscent of Bill Cosby’s Fatherhood, and is a humorous cry for help from a man who has realized he and his wife are outnumbered in their own home.

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