The Gist

Bob Saget Doesn’t Think He’s That Raunchy

And he doesn’t like guardrails on comedy. 

Bob Saget at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on March 28 in New York City.

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Bob Saget has long been known as the cuddly, sitcom dad with a surprisingly raunchy side. The comedian talks about the two shows that launched his career and the very first jokes he wrote as a teenager. Bob Saget’s comedy special is Zero to Sixty.

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