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JEANNIE GAFFIGAN: There was an actual incident that inspired it.
And so somebody picked up on that at theWashington Post.
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JIM:Michelle Boorsteindid an article.
And Jim was like, Oh no, people are going to think Im crazy!
which is so not what we do.
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We dont take political sides; we dont push an agenda.
Thats not our style of comedy.
JIM:I think its still a little bit of a fear of mine.
In the end, Im a comedian and I just want to be judged as funny or not.
I dont want another adjective before funny.
Its an ongoing thing.
In the entertainment industry, you really dont have control over how people perceive you.
I was still known as the food comic.
It was more my insecurity.
There was a series of things that did happen.
The Bible Story was a reaction to dismantle those fears.
JIM:A really important element was the commentary on the tabloid nature of how we consume information now.
We wanted to kind of weave that in and how real journalists get drawn into this.
and hes like, Yeah, but people are going to think Im stupid.
Thats my private business, what I believe.
There are messages in it saying were not saying that Jim doesnt believe in God.
It doesnt allow him to proceed with making observations about things that everybody can relate to.
Not kind of picking a side.
So rather than people having a civil disagreement, it just gets out of control immediately.
But we definitely made a point of, were not picking a side.
This is a commentary on how our society deals with cultural discussions.
Because the truth of the matter is itisin Jims psyche.
This reaction did not happen to Jim.
But this is Jims fear.
JIM:Yeah, what if it was a dream?
We felt like we had to ground everyone in reality before we had a zombie in it.
We had to get there.
The Bible Story is a little taste of where this is going.
I feel like The Bible Story was a way that we could really make the splash.
It has to be these episodes that
JEANNIE:They have a little bit more to them.
The Bible Story really informs how were doing our new season.
The entire first season ofThe Jim Gaffigan Showis now streaming on Hulu.
Watch The Bible Story below.
