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Jim Gaffigan took the oxygen out of the room throughout whereas presenting an award on the Golden Globes — and it is as a result of he considerably referenced Jeffrey Epstein-esque materials.
The longtime standup was readily available Sunday at hand out the award for Finest Efficiency in Stand-Up Comedy on Tv — a complete new class that the GG are beginning to embrace … and whereas acknowledging how wild that growth was, JG made a jaw-dropping joke.
He was speaking about how loopy it’s he is even in showbiz, saying … “I’m from a small town in Indiana, I’m not a pedophile.” A handful of individuals laughed, but it surely was principally lifeless silent.
Jim went on to rhetorically ask if “pedophile” was a brand new class there, however famous he was comfortable to be presenting an award for comics with massive specials … arguing it was overdue.
Finally, he introduced the winner as Ricky Gervais for his new Netflix present — however the man did not present up, so Jim accepted on his behalf. The entire bit was very dry and sarcastic, in typical Jim vogue, however his crack felt like just a little too quickly for the ritzy crowd.
That mentioned, some folks did seem to snort … together with Taylor Swift, who apparently discovered a few of what Jim needed to say humorous, particularly towards the top his very transient set.
Contemplating there’s loads of big names popping out with these Epstein list drops — ya gotta determine folks wished to keep away from that subject altogether. As a substitute, Jim dove proper in. 😅
