Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe

Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe (2012) is a stand-up special you can watch online on iFILM, filmed live in Washington, D.C. For 77 minutes, Gaffigan works through McDonald's, Disney World, overweight whales, and the general condition of being a lazy person who knows better.

His technique is self-deprecation built with architectural precision: the jokes about junk food and parental guilt sound confessional until you notice how tightly they're engineered. Clean comedy with no reliance on shock value is a harder act than most comedians will admit — Mr. Universe is the one that proved Gaffigan could fill rooms without it. Stream Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe online on iFILM.