# Wow! Jim Gaffigan went and got himself a potty mouth. (Rages against Trump and his supporters **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 29, 2020, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301 "2020-08-29T08:50:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/21 "2020-08-29T16:29:12Z")
I’m not a fan, and I don’t care what he thinks. He’s a mildly entertaining low-to-middle level person in show business, and he has an opinion. So does everyone else. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/22 "2020-08-29T16:38:11Z")
I don’t think Jim Gaffigan is funny at all, but I just became a big fan of his. ---
**Author:** ![Randolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/23 "2020-08-29T21:56:30Z")
_There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man._ ---
**Author:** ![Apodder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apodder/32/17727_2.png) [@Apodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apodder)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/24 "2020-08-30T00:58:15Z")
Excellent use for a Patrick Rothfuss quote! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Conrad\_Shadowdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@Dr.Conrad\_Shadowdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Conrad_Shadowdale)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/25 "2020-08-31T22:57:25Z")
I like Gaffigan, always have. He just reached a breaking point, it seems, and it came out. He may lose a fan or two, but that’s fine. I like lots of comics, of all types - if they are funny. Gaffigan is. Personally, I think Carlin is funny but didn’t agree with his politics. I don’t agree with Pryor or Eddie Murphy’s personal choices but they slay me. Don’t get me started on Paul Reubens. I like Gaffigan, even if he and I might not feel the same way about politics. I like him even if he doesn’t like me. Gosh, I hope takes my money. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/26 "2020-09-01T00:48:47Z")
The most often place I’ve seen/heard Jim Gaffigan lately is on CBS Sunday Morning (geez, I feel like I’m getting old, it’s a show my parents always watched). If he gets that “elderly” crowd, that’s a big chunk of active voters. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/27 "2020-09-01T00:57:12Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > The most often place I’ve seen/heard Jim Gaffigan lately is on CBS Sunday Morning… He’s been on CBS Sunday Morning every week (I think) for months—but not this last weekend. I hope he’s not being punished for this Twitter rant. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/28 "2020-09-01T01:04:41Z")
He’s so mainstream, he did stand-up for the Pope. (BTW, I was amused when he said someplace that he lived in a fifth-floor walkup, with his wife and five children under the age of five.) ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/29 "2020-09-01T01:55:22Z")
But it’s the Left who has “cancel culture”, I thought… ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/30 "2020-09-01T07:13:57Z")
I was pretty much gobsmacked when I read that thread. He’s always been on my Mount Rushmore of folks you wouldn’t expect to lose their shit (along with Mr. Rogers, Ellen Degeneres, and Bob Ross). ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/31 "2020-09-01T09:34:10Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I was pretty much gobsmacked when I read that thread. He’s always been on my Mount Rushmore of folks you wouldn’t expect to lose their shit (along with Mr. Rogers, Ellen Degeneres, and Bob Ross). Did you miss all the bad stuff on DeGeneres? She’s generally always had a reputation for being an asshole behind the scenes, but she’s been getting torn a new one for how she treats people right now, to the point that some countries even stopped airing her show. Here’s just the top article I found on the storm that’s brewing right now: > **[A timeline of the allegations against Ellen DeGeneres and her producers](https://ew.com/tv/timeline-allegations-ellen-degeneres-producers/)** > > Ellen DeGeneres and producers on her eponymous talk show have been accused of fostering a toxic work environment. Here's a timeline of the allegations. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/32 "2020-09-01T16:57:31Z")
Okay, how about Perry Como, then? ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/33 "2020-09-01T17:06:16Z")
You mean “Mr. Soul?” ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/34 "2020-09-01T17:16:21Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Make America Madigan! > > (I know: too little, too late.) People in Illinois definitely need less Madigan. Mike Madigan is the Mitch McConnell of Illinois. More accurately, since Mike has been in charge longer, Mitch McConnell is the Mike Madigan of the US Congress. [/hijack] I can appreciate Jim Gaffigan. So many comedians are all “F-this” and kinky sex and how much can we shock people. Writing a funny routine without using the shock is difficult. He obviously has the vocabulary, and chooses not to use it. Until now. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/35 "2020-09-02T00:38:43Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Okay, how about Perry Como, then? Used to burn down orphanages for kicks. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/36 "2020-09-02T22:10:11Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > > [@kaylasdad99](#): > > > > 0kay, how about Perry Como, then? > > Used to burn down orphanages for kicks. But he was always VERY laid-back when he did… ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/37 "2020-09-03T13:09:31Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > > [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > > > Make America Madigan! > > > > > (I know: too little, too late.) > > People in Illinois definitely need less Madigan. Mike Madigan is the Mitch McConnell of Illinois. More accurately, since Mike has been in charge longer, Mitch McConnell is the Mike Madigan of the US Congress. [/hijack] I think burpo was referencing comedian Kathleen Madigan, who was name-checked in an earlier post. Or maybe you’re just joking and I’m getting whooshed… ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/38 "2020-09-03T21:10:47Z")
No, I tend to rant about Mike Madigan. He’s the reason that Illinois is in dire financial straits. I’m a Democrat, and I want the bastard out. ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Sponge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dark_sponge/32/121_2.png) [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/39 "2020-09-03T21:17:15Z")
A little surprising coming from him. He’s a funny comic but someone pointed out his patented ‘punchline microphone shake’ to me and now I can’t not see it. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301/40 "2020-09-03T21:17:41Z")
^^ **Dr. Winston** needed to vent and I got no problem with that. Thanks, **solost** , for having my back. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-jim-gaffigan-went-and-got-himself-a-potty-mouth-rages-against-trump-and-his-supporters/919301.md?page=3)