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kitinnitik  ·  4333 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Jerry seinfeld on joke design process

Really interesting. I honestly don´t like his stand up stuff, but love Seinfeld. If you´re interested here´s a great video of Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Ricky Gervais, and Louis Ck talking about comedy. It´s really good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYuaycrkh9g





StephenBuckley  ·  4332 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This is way better than the original Seinfeld video. I do a lot of comedy, improv, sketch and stand-up, and this video is great information about how to develop more and more pieces.

ou812dot  ·  4333 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That video is great, thanks for posting the link.

Rank_Penguin  ·  4333 days ago  ·  link  ·  

May I ask what about the stand-up of Jerry Seinfeld do you not like?

kitinnitik  ·  4333 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah sure. I honestly think it´s probably the way he delivers his jokes, for me it´s pretty simple. To contrast, I love Louis CKs style, I love that we can feel his "pain" and misery. His jokes are also a bit old school for me, which are in no way bad, just not really as entertaining. I´m also more into dark comedy. Like I said I love Seinfeld, I think it´s the best sitcom ever, however his stand up for me it´s meh.

solid3joe  ·  4333 days ago  ·  link  ·  

While i personally enjoy his standup, it can sometimes feel outdated as he is one of the kimgs of "and whats the deal with airline food" jokes, which are somewhat old hat and uninspiring for many.