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The Real Family Guy: Why Gaffigan Just Quit TV

The Real Family Guy: Why Gaffigan Just Quit TV

They call it his “dad brand.” True, Jim Gaffigan makes a living cracking jokes about marriage and parenting (and Hot Pockets). But earlier this year, Gaffigan proved his dad image isn’t just for TV cameras. He and his wife, Jeannie, put the kibosh on a third season of TV Land’s The Jim Gaffigan Show.

He explained why: “[The show] was empowering, exhilarating and exhausting. As many of you know, all the episodes this season were written by Jeannie and me. However the time commitment to make the quality of show we wanted was taking us away from our most important project, our five children.”

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