“I talk kinda slow, especially for the Northeast, so it was a way to beat (would-be hecklers) to the punch.”

— Jim Gaffigan

Explaining his use of "inner voice" speech during his stand-up routines — interview in Michael Corcoran (February 18, 2007) "When studios need a doofus, Jim Gaffigan is their main man", Austin American-Statesman, p. J01.

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