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Jim Gaffigan Brings The Laughs Again

Segment Jim Gaffigan opens up about performing for the Pope, his creative partnership with his wife, and the real-life events that informed his album Noble Ape.
Host Ophira Eisenberg chats with comedian Jim Gaffigan on Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

How has comedian and actor Jim Gaffigan's relationship with his wife Jeannie evolved over their 15 years of marriage? "I've become more and more frightened of her," Gaffigan deadpanned to Ophira Eisenberg, host of NPR's Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York. "I was very resistant to [collaborating], but now it's full-on codependency."

The husband and wife creative duo have worked together for their entire career — from

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