JIM GAFFIGAN ADDS THIRD PERFORMANCE TO FORT WORTH STOCKSHOW & RODEO AUDITORIUM ENTERTAINMENT SERIES – The Gilmer Mirror

Tickets go on sale Friday, November 15 at 10:00 a.m

(FORT WORTH, TEXAS, November 14, 2024) – Due to overwhelming fan demand, three-time Emmy Award-winning comedian Jim Gaffigan is adding a third show to kick off the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Auditorium Entertainment Series when he brings his Everything is wonderful! tour, featuring all-new material, to the Will Rogers Auditorium on Thursday, January 30, Friday, January 31 AND now Saturday, February 1, 2025.

Tickets go on sale Friday, November 15 at 10 on Ticketmaster.com. A ticket to the performance includes admission to the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo grounds (rodeo performances require a separate ticket). Go to www.fwssr.com for information on the Auditorium Entertainment Series and all about the “Stock Show”.

Jim Gaffigan is a seven-time Grammy-nominated comedian, actor, writer, producer, two-time New York Times best-selling author, three-time Emmy-winning headlining artist and multi-platinum selling recording artist. He is known worldwide for his unique brand of humor which largely revolves around his observations on life. His 11^th special, The Skinny, premieres November 22 on Hulu^n.d as the streamer’s first-ever original stand-up special for their new comedy vertical. He can also currently be seen on Saturday Night Live as Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz during the show’s 50th season.^th anniversary season.

Gaffigan is a top ten comedian according to Forbes latest comedy list and top ten earning comedian in Pollstar. He released his 10th^th comedy special, Dark Pale, last year on Amazon Prime Video, an unprecedented achievement for the comedian/actor. Dark Pale was met with critical fanfare with The New York Times calling it “his best yet.”

Last fall, Gaffigan headlined Jerry Seinfeld for a sold-out multi-city arena tour and in May 2024 sold out two shows at The Hollywood Bowl during the Netflix Is Joke Festival. Gaffigan and Seinfeld recently announced their second tour together, with tickets currently available at JimGaffigan.com.

In 2021, Gaffigan released his 9th^th special, Comedy Monster, on Netflix, which was nominated for a Grammy Award. He was also recently awarded for being the first comedian to reach one billion streams on Pandora.

Gaffigan can currently be seen opposite co-stars Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, James Marsden and Hugh Grant in Netflix’s Unfrosted, which debuted as the #1 movie worldwide on Netflix in May. He can also currently be seen starring in the critically acclaimed and certified fresh Sci-Fi drama, Linoleum, which was named one of Vulture.com‘s top movie of 2023 and is currently streaming on Hulu after a theatrical release.

Gaffigan starred as Mr. Smee in Disney’s Peter Pan and Wendy opposite Jude Law and Yara Shahidi. Gaffigan, who also recently premiered, joined the cast of HBO Max’s Full Circle, a limited series from Steven Soderbergh and Ed Solomon that follows an investigation into a botched kidnapping that connects multiple characters and cultures in present-day NY.

On screen, his many credits include Three Kings, Super Troopers 1 & 2 and Chappaquiddick. 2019 was Gaffigan’s biggest film year to date, with an astonishing eight films released, three of which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, including Troop Zero with Viola Davis and Alison Janney, Them That Follow and Light From Light – with many festival-goers and press calling Gaffigan ” The King of Sundance”. Gaffigan was also recently heard in Disney/Pixar’s highly anticipated animated film, Luca, opposite Jacob Tremblay and Maya Rudolph.

Gaffigan had two films recently in which he debuted as the lead. The comedy film Being Frank, and American Dreamer, a dark thriller that features him as an employee of a ride-sharing app posing as a private driver for a drug dealer. Gaffigan can also currently be seen opposite Ethan Hawke in IFC Films’ Tesla, as well as opposite Josh Hartnett in Saban Films’ Most Wanted.

In addition to two seasons of the critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical The Jim Gaffigan Show, which he wrote and produced with his wife Jeannie, Gaffigan has guest-starred on many television comedies and dramas, from Portlandia and Bob’s Burgers to the HBO cult hits Flight of the Concords to dramatic roles in Law & Order.

Gaffigan regularly does humorous commentary on CBS Sunday Morning, for which he has won 3 Emmys. In 2018, Jim served as Master of Ceremonies at the Al Smith Memorial Dinner. In 2015, Gaffigan had the great honor of performing for Pope Francis and over 1 million festival attendees at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia.

Gaffigan and his wife currently live in Manhattan with their five loud and expensive children.

For more dates and info go to: www.jimgaffigan.com.

The Auditorium Entertainment Series is produced by The Forth Worth Stock Show & Rodeo in association with Live Nation.

About the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is set to “Hustle and Show” in 2025 as it welcomes more than 13,000 youth from across Texas competing for more than $7 million in scholarships and auction receipts, and more than 1.2 million visitors from all over the world. Experience tempting food, shopping, livestock shows, live music, carnival midway, equestrian competitions, petting zoo and more with a rodeo in the famous Dickies Arena to cap off a great experience. Make plans today by visiting www.fwssr.com then get ready for a legendary good time at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo – January 17th through February 8th.