Sunday, January 21, 2018

Jerry Before Seinfeld - 9 stars out of 10

Jerry Before Seinfeld - 9 stars out of 10

"Jerry Before Seinfeld" is a look back on Jerry Seinfeld’s rise to international acclaim.  This hour-long special is filmed on the stage where Seinfeld launched his career in the 70’s, “The Comic Strip.”  He seamlessly mixes stories from his childhood with classic comedy sketches to take us on a journey full of laughs.  A few highlights include men’s obsession with tools, the intelligence of dogs, and the sock trying to escape from the dryer.  Fans of Seinfeld’s comedic style will love this while people who don’t understand his stating-the-obvious humor still won’t understand.  He is in classic form for every joke from start to finish.  “Jerry Before Seinfeld” is mostly family appropriate and a great homage to Seinfeld's tv show and routines that helped to put stand-up on the map.

[Pictured: The most interesting part of this special arrives when Seinfeld unloads his folder with every joke that he used from 1975 to "this morning"]