Comedian Jim Gaffigan Says He Keeps His ‘Fat Clothes,’ Jokes That They’re ‘Haunting’ Him After 50-Lb. Weight Loss

Mar. 15, 2025

Jim Gaffigan at the Garden of Laughs Comedy Benefit held at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on March 27, 2024 in New York City.Photo:John Nacion/Variety via Getty

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Jim Gaffiganis trying to adjust to his recent weight loss.

In an interview withMen’s Health, published Nov. 19, the comedian, 58, discussed his weight loss journey and new stand-up special,The Skinny. He explained why he mentioned in the Hulu special that since dropping 50 lbs., he’s still inclined to keep his “fat clothes.”

“Maybe I’m a pack rat, but I’m like, ‘I can’t get rid of that.’ And then there is something about the haunting,” he told the outlet. “They’re like, ‘You’re going to wear me again.’ ”

In his special, Gaffigan quipped, “I’m trying to enjoy being thin because I know I’m going to be fat again.This is not sustainable.” The star said he’s gone down two pant sizes so far, and pointed out that many of his jokes were often centered around his weight.

“People used to always say, ‘If you lost weight, you’d lose your whole act,’ ” he said. “It’s so strange, because in some ways, we’re not the funny big guy, are we? That’s the role that I’m supposed to play. But also in some ways, that may be the avenue of our warmth.”

“Most of our lives we’ve been told, ‘Just control your appetite. Just stop being a f—— pig.’The reality is, we can’t. Maybe our brains are a little wonky or whatever. I think that in some ways, the appetite suppressants are this justification for people who have compulsive eating, that they’re not weak—that some of it can be fixed,” he said.

Jim Gaffigan before and after 50-lb. weight loss.Nicholas Hunt/Getty; Kristina Bumphrey/Getty

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“Growing vegetables makes you more interested in consuming those vegetables, which makes you healthier, which makes you kind of look at what you’re consuming, which makes fast food look like the crap that it is,” Gaffigan told the outlet.

The Skinnypremieres Nov. 22 on Hulu.

source: people.com