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I've seen his act. It's just so much fluff

tomcam 4y ago
Try writing one that bad and report back with a YouTube link to your performance. EDIT: answers below prove I am an ignorant doofus
- Guest9081239812 4y ago
  It's a Seinfeld reference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3kTYCLSgsg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3kTYCLSgsg
  - tomcam 4y ago
    I hate myself
    - shmde 4y ago
      Are you sure you are a fan and not a fanboy ?
- labrador 4y ago
  I suspect you aren't as much of a Seinfeld fan as you think you are when you didn't recognize that line from the show.
  - tomcam 4y ago
    Damn me! And I’m a huge Seinfeld fan but definitely didn’t see all of “Seinfeld”
    - labrador 4y ago
      You have to watch it all and then move on to Curb Your Enthusiasm by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David. I prefer his harder edge comedy.
      - shafyy 4y ago
        I also prefer the humor of Curb. I have watched Curb before I've watched Seinfeld, and I could definitely recognize Larry David's writing in Seinfeld. So great.
      - tomcam 4y ago
        Ahem. Getting on it right away.
ipaddr 4y ago
At what stage? An act isn't a single performance and developing a routine means a different set each night nevermind the different routine has used throughout his career. It's like someone saying to a programmer. I know your work I saw one commit.
- shafyy 4y ago
  (Not OP) It's a line from Seinfeld (the TV show). Yes, this is not Reddit, but it's funny!
lqet 4y ago
I think Sally Weaver's new show could be for you. Finally a show about something!
unmole 4y ago
Are you a cashier?
manmal 4y ago
He called his show the “show about nothing”, and Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee would pretty much also qualify for that title. It’s all 100% fluff. (I love his stuff for exactly that quality)
- ClassyJacket 4y ago
  I'm pretty sure this is a misconception. He never called Seinfeld a show about nothing. That was the show that his character and George pitched to the TV execs in Seinfeld.
  - hunterb123 4y ago
    Yeah but the entire episode was meta and breaking the 4th wall. He even references scenes that they do in Seinfeld when pitching it. And I wouldn't call it fluff, its observational humor and his style is to do 95% detailed setup and a quick punchline connecting it altogether.
- latexr 4y ago
  > He called his show the “show about nothing” He most certainly did not, he specifically called it the opposite (see point 4): https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/10-facts-about-nothing-from-jerry-seinfelds-ama-chat-171274/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/10-facts-a... Calling it “about nothing” is a meme with no basis in reality. That misconception even came from an episode which is about pitching a show. Seinfeld episodes are so clearly about something; they hit you on the head with the theme right at the start of each episode.
  - manmal 4y ago
    I admit I meant this slightly tongue in cheek. I think „nothing“ works well as a description in terms of „no agenda“ and maybe „no philosophy“ (not sure about the latter, maybe it just escaped me; cynicism?).

Try writing one that bad and report back with a YouTube link to your performance. EDIT: answers below prove I am an ignorant doofus

Guest9081239812 4y ago
It's a Seinfeld reference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3kTYCLSgsg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3kTYCLSgsg
- tomcam 4y ago
  I hate myself
  - shmde 4y ago
    Are you sure you are a fan and not a fanboy ?
labrador 4y ago
I suspect you aren't as much of a Seinfeld fan as you think you are when you didn't recognize that line from the show.
- tomcam 4y ago
  Damn me! And I’m a huge Seinfeld fan but definitely didn’t see all of “Seinfeld”
  - labrador 4y ago
    You have to watch it all and then move on to Curb Your Enthusiasm by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David. I prefer his harder edge comedy.
    - shafyy 4y ago
      I also prefer the humor of Curb. I have watched Curb before I've watched Seinfeld, and I could definitely recognize Larry David's writing in Seinfeld. So great.
    - tomcam 4y ago
      Ahem. Getting on it right away.

ipaddr 4y ago

At what stage? An act isn't a single performance and developing a routine means a different set each night nevermind the different routine has used throughout his career. It's like someone saying to a programmer. I know your work I saw one commit.

shafyy 4y ago
(Not OP) It's a line from Seinfeld (the TV show). Yes, this is not Reddit, but it's funny!

lqet 4y ago

I think Sally Weaver's new show could be for you. Finally a show about something!

unmole 4y ago

Are you a cashier?

manmal 4y ago

He called his show the “show about nothing”, and Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee would pretty much also qualify for that title. It’s all 100% fluff. (I love his stuff for exactly that quality)

ClassyJacket 4y ago
I'm pretty sure this is a misconception. He never called Seinfeld a show about nothing. That was the show that his character and George pitched to the TV execs in Seinfeld.
- hunterb123 4y ago
  Yeah but the entire episode was meta and breaking the 4th wall. He even references scenes that they do in Seinfeld when pitching it. And I wouldn't call it fluff, its observational humor and his style is to do 95% detailed setup and a quick punchline connecting it altogether.
latexr 4y ago
> He called his show the “show about nothing” He most certainly did not, he specifically called it the opposite (see point 4): https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/10-facts-about-nothing-from-jerry-seinfelds-ama-chat-171274/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/10-facts-a... Calling it “about nothing” is a meme with no basis in reality. That misconception even came from an episode which is about pitching a show. Seinfeld episodes are so clearly about something; they hit you on the head with the theme right at the start of each episode.
- manmal 4y ago
  I admit I meant this slightly tongue in cheek. I think „nothing“ works well as a description in terms of „no agenda“ and maybe „no philosophy“ (not sure about the latter, maybe it just escaped me; cynicism?).