This was the second entry in Jim Gaffigan's 'Pale Tourist' comedy special, making it perhaps the shortest series on record. That's probably something Jim could make fun of all by itself. Performing before a local Spanish crowd, the audience here was a little more subdued than the one he did before a Canadian audience. Gaffigan attempted to circumvent the language barrier with extensive references to local words and customs, with humorous observations on siestas, flamenco dances and paella. Things seemed to get a little uncomfortable with mentions of Spanish holiday customs like 'caganer' and 'caga tio', which I won't try to explain here; you'll just have to watch the special. The running of the bulls in Pamplona got its own particular emphasis, prompting Jim to utter his funniest observation in my summary line above. You have to credit Gaffigan with the ability to come up with these humorous observations for each unique show, seeing as how the cultures of Canada and Spain are so different.
Review of Jim Gaffigan: Spanish American
