Comedian Jim Gaffigan Rakes In $30 Million By Ditching Netflix And Betting On Himself

ripping a lukewarm Heineken, Jim Gaffigan hunches his six-foot-one frame over a peeling table in the green room of the An Grianán Theatre in Letterkenny, Ireland. Summer nights are never terribly hot in these parts, but this one is warm enough to need some air conditioning, which the theater almost never uses. It’s hardly a glamorous moment. But then again, glamour isn’t really his thing.

Fortunately for him, he is funny. Just ask the more than 300,000 people in 15 countries who’ve paid an average of $56 to see his latest routine. For the 53-year-old father of five, it’s been a grueling schedule: more than 75 cities in the past year, including whistle-stops like Letterkenny, a northern community of 20,000 that was once lauded as the Republic’s “tidiest town.”

“In the entertainment industry, every house is made of ice and it’s melting,” Gaffigan says. “So you’d better be building a new house.” Gaffigan’s been building. In 2016, he agreed to partner with Netflix, the industry’s dominant force and home to original specials from all but one of the comedians on’ ranking.

Gaffigan’s shot proved to be short-lived, but six years later he scored a second chance and headlined a Comedy Central special called. This time it paid dividends, landing him his first theater show a month later. The butts were now coming to the seats, and while his rise was live, in person, with microphone in hand, his breakout was digital.

These “woke”, feminazi, or hyper leftist comedians would not be able to,survive on there own like a Gaffigan does.

RantyAmyCurtis Just heard him on Joe Rogan. He’s not just a brilliant comic, he’s also a very self aware humble dude. Good for him.

netflix is done

...and he put that paycheck right in his... 🎶 Hot🔥Pocket🎶.

How much would he rake in if he was actually funny?

What a joker.

andrewschulz you next in line g!!!

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