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Grievances were a major through-line of theSuper Troopersreunion panel atVulture Festival 2022.
Specifically, who Broken Lizards Kevin Heffernan had beef with.
Heffernan even butted heads with his fellow troupe member Steve Lemme when the first met.
In fairness, Lemme had stolen Heffernans winter coat when blackout drunk.
But the man he described as his nemesis may surprise you: Jim Hot Pockets Gaffigan.
Heffernan went up against Gaffigan for commercial after commercial, and it never went Heffernans way.
I would not get it, he lamented, years later.
And I see the commercial come on, and Jim Gaffigan would get the fucking commercial every time.
He was theRolling Rock guy, he was theSaturn guy.
Heffernan went so far as to call Gaffigan his nemesis at the time.
The rest of Broken Lizard, however, had no beef-igan.
Gaffigan later auditioned for a role inSuper Troopers a driver whos pulled and starts playing the The Cat Game.
Im likeThis is my chance.
Im gonna fucking shoot this guy down,Heffernan recalled.
And these guys love him.
Paul Soter said meeting Jim Gaffigan was like meeting a funnier Kevin Heffernan, adding We love this guy.
Despite Heffernans objections, Gaffigan got the part.
And meow you know the rest of the story.
