Jim Gaffigan initially felt confident that his wife Jeannie would be able to handle brain surgery. No, I would summarize it by saying that sometimes you need like a big reminder to realize how grateful you are to be alive, and for your life.
"Well, I was at a pediatric visit for my kids," Jeannie said.
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"That would be hard to totally conclude," Dr. Bederson replied. He then transformed those experiences into stand-up sets of all-new material specific to each place he visited.
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'"And in what felt like moments, Jeannie and I found ourselves in the office of Dr. Joshua Bederson, head of neurosurgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.
"I mean, I don't think I was like, 'Game over.'
"This instantly became clear this was a very high-stakes situation for you," said Dr. Bederson.
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[Frankly, it seems like she's kind of showing off now.]
Last year, comedy writer and mother of five Jeannie Gaffigan (and wife of comedian Jim Gaffigan) was taking her children to the doctor when she unexpectedly became the patient.
Jim Gaffigan Noble Ape ℗ 2018 Comedy Dynamics Released on: 2018-07-13 … “Do you know what I mean?”“The doctor said, ‘This is very concerning,’ and I saw fear in his face,” Jim recalls. His comedy routines often include him doing the voice of a supposed audience member commenting on his performance.
Over the past couple years, I've had the opportunity to do humorous commentaries here on "Today I'd like to talk about that woman, that special woman who has horrible taste in men.My wife Jeannie is a force of nature.
Something just happened where I just was, like, 'Okay, let's figure out how to get this outta my head. 4
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In his all new NOBLE APE stand up special, Jim Gaffigan gets personal as he discusses the medical crisis that befell his wife.
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Stream ad-free with Amazon Music Unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Jeannie and Jim Gaffigan with Dr Joshua Bederson and an MRI of Jeannie's tumor.