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Seinfeld's special is amazing so far, I'm only half way through

The GOAT of minutiae

Imagine how cool it would be if he churns out a special every year from here

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05-09-2020 , 07:08 PM

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Seinfeld on the special >>>>>>>>>> Seinfeld on his show

Larry David must've really been holding the true GOAT back!

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05-10-2020 , 05:54 PM

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I just watched Seinfeld's special and though it was good but not great. The one thing I kept thinking about was how much his pacing, timing and delivery reminded me SO much of Carlin. Almost to the point that it felt like he ripped off Carlin's act.

I also just found out Joe Rogan is married to Robert Schimmel's daughter.

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05-10-2020 , 08:05 PM

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Two classic Schimmel bits-

"How does a blind man know when he's done wiping his ass?"

"Sex shops sell something called Mr Big cream, claim that you wipe it on your dick it makes it bigger. Wouldn't it make your hand bigger too?"

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05-11-2020 , 03:39 AM

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I'm an admitted Seinfeld hater so take this for what it's worth.

At this point it feels like Seinfeld has become a parody of himself. Made it about halfway through before I got tired of hearing his trademark cadence that mostly delivered mediocre jokes. There were 1 or 2 times he got a laugh out of me, but not enough to keep me going to the end.

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05-11-2020 , 05:21 AM

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I’m a big Seinfeld fan, but the new stand up special was just ok. In fact the 1st half of it wasn’t very good but the 2nd half was funny.

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05-11-2020 , 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Umcle Diddler

I'm an admitted Seinfeld hater so take this for what it's worth.

Why do you hate Seinfeld?

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05-11-2020 , 01:21 PM

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Maybe Uncle Diddler is jealous that Seinfeld was banging a high school kid when Seinfeld was in his late 30s and a couple years into one of the most successful shows ever.

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05-11-2020 , 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Crazy Joe Davola

Why do you hate Seinfeld?

What's the deal with hating Seinfeld!?!?

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05-11-2020 , 02:06 PM

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05-11-2020 , 02:16 PM

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A+ vid.

Perfect placement.

Posting excellence.

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05-11-2020 , 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by johnzimbo

The punchline to my all time favorite Schimmel bit-

Spoiler:

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05-12-2020 , 10:33 PM

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Normand's special was great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDolNU89SXI

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05-12-2020 , 11:02 PM

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Yeah, more laughs per minute than just about anybody. Hilarious

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05-13-2020 , 02:45 AM

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Thanks I'll have to check that out

Yeah Seinfeld was entertaining but I think I got caught up in the fact it was a new Seinfeld special and I'm a big fan, was still good just not great

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05-13-2020 , 02:49 PM

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Mark Normand special was great.

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05-13-2020 , 03:53 PM

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Mark Normand special was ok, maybe a little unimpressed since I've heard most of these jokes in some form or fashion over time since I listen to everything he puts out.

He strikes me as the type of comedian that is constantly funny, he doesn't need a setup to make a joke.
That type is more suited to podcasts and interviews, they throw away more material than many comics can come up with in a year.

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05-13-2020 , 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin

Seinfeld on the special >>>>>>>>>> Seinfeld on his show

Larry David must've really been holding the true GOAT back!

i have the total opposite viewpoint
i don't even find his standup remotely amusing
thought the show was excellent, but like curb a lot better than think David was the real genius behind seinfeld

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05-13-2020 , 05:04 PM

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Seinfeld gets pretty torn apart in the first review I saw. Will still give it a shot even though I'm not much of a fan either.

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05-13-2020 , 07:25 PM

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i have the total opposite viewpoint
i don't even find his standup remotely amusing
thought the show was excellent, but like curb a lot better than think David was the real genius behind seinfeld

I was being facetious about Larry David holding him back.

My favorite character on Seinfeld was George hands down and I remember hearing Larry David say that he largely based George on himself.