Jim Gaffigan took the oxygen out of the room throughout whereas presenting an award on the Golden Globes — and it is as a result of he considerably referenced Jeffrey Epstein-esque materials.

The longtime standup was readily available Sunday handy out the award for Greatest Efficiency in Stand-Up Comedy on Tv — a complete new class that the GG are beginning to embody … and whereas acknowledging how wild that growth was, JG made a jaw-dropping joke.

He was speaking about how loopy it’s he is even in showbiz, saying … “I am from a small city in Indiana, I am not a pedophile.” A handful of individuals laughed, however it was largely useless silent.

Jim went on to rhetorically ask if “pedophile” was a brand new class there, however famous he was completely satisfied to be presenting an award for comics with huge specials … arguing it was overdue.

Finally, he introduced the winner as Ricky Gervais for his new Netflix present — however the man did not present up, so Jim accepted on his behalf. The entire bit was very dry and sarcastic, in typical Jim vogue, however his crack felt like a bit of too quickly for the ritzy crowd.

That mentioned, some folks did seem to chuckle … together with Taylor Swift, who apparently discovered a few of what Jim needed to say humorous, particularly towards the top his very temporary set.

Contemplating there’s plenty of huge names popping out with these Epstein listing drops — ya gotta determine folks wished to keep away from that subject altogether. As an alternative, Jim dove proper in.