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Gaffigan hilarious in "King Baby"

Jim Gaffigan: King Baby, 9pm Sunday, Comedy Central 

Jim Gaffigan's humor isn't what you'd call edgy. In fact, he's so quiet and low-key that when you hear yourself suddenly laugh out loud, it's a little startling.

Gaffigan's major themes (food and laziness) are highly relatable and non-offensive (no cursing, and no sex, race, or politics), but that doesn't mean it's not funny. I was actually surprised by how much I really loved his new King Baby special. Sure, he talks a lot about bacon, but just when you're thinking "Okay, enough with the bacon," he mocks himself for that very thing. 

And the mocking -- which sounds like a running commentary of his show from an easily shocked old lady -- is actually one of his funniest bits of shtick. After a series of jokes, you might hear that disapproving, high-pitched whisper: "That's just wrong." "He has ruined camping for me." "Did he just tell another bacon joke?" "He looks like a Mormon." 

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