Jim Gaffigan reveals his weight loss journey with Mounjaro tackling food addiction and societal stigma while balancing comedy parenting and new ventures

Jim Gaffigan exclusively told Us Weekly about using the weight loss drug Mounjaro and why food addiction gets "less sympathy"

Jim Gaffigan has always used his weight and love for eating as a punchline in his comedy, even going so far to title his 2013 memoir Dad Is Fat. But the 58-year-old recently lost a significant amount of weight with the anti-diabetic medication Mounjaro, and is now opening up about his weight loss journey.

Fans who watched Jim Gaffigan play Tim Walz on Saturday Night Live throughout election season might have noticed something different about the comedian—his noticeably slimmer frame. In a recent interview with Us Weekly,

Susan McGowan took two doses of tirzepatide, sold under the brand name Mounjaro, before she died on 4 September