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Jim Gaffigan Cast as Grover Cleveland in The Gilded Age; Nate Bargatze Tops Billboard Comedy Boxscore

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Daily Comedy News covers casting announcements with Jim Gaffigan joining The Gilded Age as President Grover Cleveland, Billboard comedy boxscore rankings with Nate Bargatze on top, and commentary on the White House Correspondents Dinner host selection. The episode includes interviews with Chelsea Handler on comedy's purpose and Jim Brewer on his creative process, plus festival announcements and media criticism.

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Jim Gaffigan's Grover Cleveland role and a January comedy boxscore frame a steady look at clean, observational standup.

Jim Gaffigan is placed in a neatly drawn stretch of pop culture and standup chatter: he appears as Grover Cleveland in Season 4 of HBO's The Gilded Age, where the president heads to New York to win over the elite.

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For Jim Gaffigan's clean storyteller routine, a Gilded Age casting surprise, and the January comedy boxscore, press play.

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