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For stand-up comedians that go onstage and get to write and perform and direct, and do all these things, the allure of a television show is still there but if it doesn't offer a level of creative fulfillment, it's oddly unappealing.

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Jim Gaffigan
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: July 7
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