EMMY AWARD WINNING COMEDIAN
JIM GAFFIGAN RETURNS TO VANCOUVER WITH DARK PALE TOUR
Sunday, January 15, 2023
UBC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Tickets on sale Friday, October 14 at 10 AM
MONTREAL (OCTOBER 11, 2022) – Just For Laughs is excited to announce the return of comedian, actor, writer and author Jim Gaffigan to Vancouver with his new show Dark Pale Tour. The six-time Grammy nominated comedian will be at the UBC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre on Sunday, January 15 at 7:30 PM and tickets go on-sale Friday, October 14 at 10 AM.
About Jim Gaffigan
Jim Gaffigan is a six-time Grammy nominated comedian, actor, writer, producer, two-time New York Times best-selling author, three-time Emmy winning top touring performer, and multi-platinum-selling recording artist. He is known around the world for his unique brand of humor, which largely revolves around his observations on life.
A top ten comedian according to Forbes’ 2019 comedy list, Jim released his 8th stand-up special, The Pale Tourist, on Amazon. He was also recently awarded for being the first comedian to reach one billion streams on Pandora. His 9th stand-up special, Comedy Monster, premiered on Netflix last December.
Up next, Gaffigan will be seen as the lead in the Sci-Fi dramedy, Linoleum, and will star as Mr. Smee in Disney’s Peter Pan and Wendy, opposite Jude Law and Yara Shahidi. He will also co-star Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, James Marsden, and Hugh Grant in Netflix’s Unfrosted, and co-stars in the independent film Susie Searches which premiered at TIFF this year. HBO Max recently announced Gaffigan joined the cast of Full Circle, a limited series from Steve Soderbergh and Ed Solomon which follows an investigation into a botched kidnapping connecting multiple characters and cultures in present day NY. Gaffigan was also recently heard in Disney/Pixar’s highly anticipated film, Luca, opposite Jacob Tremblay and Maya Rudolph.
Gaffigan and his wife currently live in Manhattan with their five loud and expensive children.