Jim Gaffigan
Author
Language
English
Description
"What are my qualifications to write this book? None really. So why should you read it? Here's why: I'm a little fat. If a thin guy were to write about a love of food and eating I'd highly recommend that you do not read his book." Bacon. McDonalds. Cinnabon. Hot Pockets. Kale. Stand-up comedian and author Jim Gaffigan has made his career rhapsodizing over the most treasured dishes of the American diet ("choking on bacon is like getting murdered by...
2) Dad is fat
Author
Language
English
Description
"In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who's best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald's, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children--everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to toddlers' communication skills ("they always sound like they have traveled by horseback for hours to deliver important news"), to the eating habits of four year olds ("there is no difference...
4) Noble ape
Author
Publisher
Comedy Dynamics
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In his all new stand up special album, Jim Gaffigan gets personal as he discusses the medical crisis that befell his wife and family this year, which almost led to his retirement.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In 2017, Jeannie's life came to a crashing halt when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor. As the mother of 5 kids-6 if you include her husband-sat in the neurosurgery department in star-covered sweats too whimsical for the seriousness of the situation, all she could think was "Am I going to die?" Thankfully, Jeannie and her family were able to survive their time of crisis, and now she is sharing her deeply personal journey through...
6) Mr. Universe
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Jim Gaffigan performs live stand-up comedy. He answers such questions as why whales are fat; the effect of hotel rooms on behavior; fast food; etc.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The unhippest guy in the room is going to crack you up. Jim Gaffigan is the nice guy next door- with more than a hint of the devil in him. A regular of The Ellen Show and That '70s Show, the versatile actor shows his unique style of humor.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An animated film inspired by the Playmobil brand toys. When her younger brother vanishes into the colorful and animated world of Playmobil, Marla is compelled to abandon her organized and structured life to rescue him. Finding herself on an amazing and unpredictable escapade within this new world, Marla begins to see the potential of which she had never dreamed.
10) Experimenter
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The true life story of controversial psychologist Stanley Milgram, whose legendary experiment tested ordinary people's willingness to obey orders from an authority figure, even if they felt what they were doing was wrong. This led Milgram's whirring mind, to delve into a parade of human behavior inquiries, including the Six Degrees Of Separation theory.
11) Drunk parents
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Two parents attempt to hide their ever increasing financial difficulties from their daughter and social circle through elaborate neighborhood schemes.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Erin's wry wit and unfiltered frankness charms newly single Garrett over beer, bar trivia, and breakfast the next morning. Their chemistry sparks a full-fledged summer fling, but neither expects it to last once Erin heads home to San Francisco and Garrett stays behind for his job in New York City. But when six weeks of romping through the city inadvertently become meaningful, neither is sure they want it to end.
14) Luca
Publisher
Disney/Pixar
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set in a seaside town on the Italian Riviera, a young boy experiences an unforgettable summer. Luca shares his amazing adventures with his newfound friend Alberto, but their fun is threatened by a deeply held secret: they're sea monsters from another world just below the water's surface.
15) Being Frank
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A regular father's family life is turned upside down when his son learns he has another family.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sometimes what's in your head isn't as crazy as you think ... that's certainly true for Craig, a stressed-out teenager who checks himself into a mental health clinic for some time out. What he finds instead is an unlikely mentor, a potential new romance and an opportunity to begin anew. Charming, witty and smart, it's a coming-of-age story that's kind of a funny story.
17) Tesla
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Brilliant, visionary Nikola Tesla fights an uphill battle to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition, then faces thornier challenges with his new system for worldwide wireless energy. The film tracks Tesla's uneasy interactions with his fellow inventor Thomas Edison and his patron George Westinghouse. Another thread traces Tesla's sidewinding courtship of financial titan J.P. Morgan, whose daughter Anne takes a more than casual interest...
18) Chappaquiddick
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on historical events, this suspenseful thriller examines the infamous 1969 death of Mary Jo Kopechne, who drowned after Senator Ted Kennedy drove off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, and the moral and legal complexities that play out over the following week.
19) Away we go
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Burt and Verona are a loving couple. Burt has always wanted to marry Verona, but Verona resists, not seeing the point of the institution. Regardless, they are having a baby together and question their potential parenting abilities. They decide to move closer to Burt's parents so they can share the experience with the baby's grandparents. In Verona's sixth month, she and Burt learn that his parents are moving to Belgium the month before the baby is...
Publisher
Distributed by Vivendi Visual Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A character driven piece tells the story of several New Yorkers - an oddball office shrink, a cluelessly competitive pastry chef, and a flirtatious security guard - reveal their eccentric private stories.