What's The Deal With Jerry Seinfeld?
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Jerry Seinfeld is one of the world's most iconic comedians. From stand-up star to sitcom sensation, Seinfeld's sharp wit and relatable humour changed the face of comedy forever. From his teenage girlfriend Shoshanna Lonstein, to his record-breaking sitcom success, explore the highs and lows of Seinfeld's career, and discover the reasons behind his controversial decision to leave the limelight at the height of his fame. We uncover the influences that shaped his upbringing, as well as the controversies that have manipulated his reputation. Brace yourself for an unfiltered look into the life and legacy of the one and only, Jerry Seinfeld.
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0:00 - Who is Jerry Seinfeld?
1:39 - Jerry's upbringing
2:21 - First attempts at comedy
3:37 - First TV appearance
4:05 - Failing on TV
4:42 - "Greatest moment of my life"
5:33 - Thanks to Surfshark
6:33 - Hello Larry David
7:08 - We'd like to work with you
7:38 - How do we make a TV show?
8:14 - Worst reviews in history
8:55 - Let's do it anyway
9:57 - A stellar cast
10:33 - Work work work
11:23 - No time for a wife
12:26 - But I like this 17 year old
13:11 - Shoshanna Lonstein
16:06 - On top of the world
17:35 - Fancy $110 million?
17:52 - Jerry Seinfeld is quitting
18:11 - OK, but why now?
19:23 - I met a new girl
20:12 - Back to stand-up
20:54 - Life after Seinfeld?
21:12 - Whiz through the years
22:31 - An undeniable career
23:09 - What's the deal with Jerry Seinfeld?
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Jerry was completely right about ending the show.
Dragging a show's length because "its popular" will drastically diminish its quality, reputation and legacy.
That also backs up his statement about money not being the end goal. (even though he was already rich when he said it)
Beyond that, what I find brilliant is that it stayed totally in the 90s, which in my opinion makes it a comedic time capsule
@@Quaker763 partially in the 80s too!
I find season 2 to 7 were the close of it's comedic quailty and I tend not to skip anything during them. 8 and 9 have some good episodes, but some of them were went beyond the ridiculous and I skip most of them during rewatches.
Unlike Riverdale
That's not why he ended the show, Larry David left after season 7 and you can see the immediate decline. He shut it down because they couldn't keep the quality up with Larry gone.
I never agreed with the saying "If your job is what you love, you'll never have to work a day in your life" but "the blessing in life is finding a torture you're comfortable with" is so much more accurate and I love it
For me, and for many others, the first saying is still good and applicable, though I must agree that technically, it makes very little sense, in a few ways (one can work and love doing it, or just love working). The most substantial problem is that even in spirit, as an absolute saying, it doesn't work for all. But it's good to note that for many, it does express the spirit of the same important idea as the latter quote. I personally empathize far less with the latter quote, as I virtually never identify the things I love doing as torture, even very figuratively. But I do understand that sentiment and perspective. Perhaps I'm in the camp that's just happier with difficulty and challenge than those tortured souls in the Seinfeld camp.
What if it's both?
That's just edgy af
@@l0sts0ul89 realising life is unfair and the best you can do is trying to make peace with it is edgy? bro your name is edgier than that
@@joebeefhash3455I sincerely doubt he'd call what he does effortless. In fact, I've only ever heard him talk about literally working every waking moment.
The most impressive thing about Jerry’s huge success is that he did it all without being funny
I have a confession. I have watched many Seinfeld stand up bits and i never laughed. It is really wierd for me that here is a comedian who has that level of respect and success and i did not get it all. It is good to know that i am not completely alone.
i totally agree, he is the most overrated comedian I know, i think Seinfeld was a success because it was well written, it was larry david who made it a success
I don't like him either, but his comedy style was the exact formula for standup success in the 80s. There was a time when the Seinfeld approach to comedy absolutely killed in bars and comedy clubs. He was lucky to land that sitcom before the standup drought of the 90s began.
Never found him the least bit funny but he certainly was/is very lucky. He strikes me as the Larry King of comedy or perhaps the Wolf Blitzer.
I thought it was me.....I've never ever laughed at anything he has said. I just do not get him. Sorry I tell a lie...I sort of laugh at how much of a legendary figure he seems to think he is.
And I'm only hearing about his relationship with a 17 year old now. It doesn't surprise me though. Something off, odd and very very thin skinned about him.
23:00 the clip with Jeselnik is INCREDIBLY MISLEADING!
He says he saw him at the Paladium and he was angry at the performance.
The part left out is that immediately after Jeselnik says that he says he saw Jerry again with a different crowd and a different set and loved it!
Exactly. Sounds like Jerry has different acts for different crowds so that he doesn’t get in as much trouble with people who may not like the jokes
American audiences laugh at anything
A show that stops too early will still be remembered fondly, but a show that goes on for too long will rarely be remembered fondly.
Lol nonsense
@@alwaysOPEN4business Good luck remembering a 212 season show fondly.
“Oh no, the 3000 episode show ended so early.”
@@rslongshot7453 lol, when you have to make a ridiculous comment to prove your point you don't really have a point at all. Oh and also. The Simpsons.
@@alwaysOPEN4business “the simpsons” oh yeah that show that’s gone on too long that people have been tired of for a while now good point
@@bcb5696 lol yeah no kidding the show is crap now. Is the Simpsons still remembered fondly? Yes, by millions including myself. That was the point, so yeah it is a good point, thanks.
This is the perfect balance between talking head, commentary, archive footage. Good control of production level too, just enough to complement the footage while not overdoing it. Truly great video, I look forward to more.
Well said.
I can't believe Jerry is 70 years old.
Can't believe Jerry is 70 years old
The fact Jerry's career was built on so much failure, but he still pushed through and succeeded by the end, is honestly so inspiring. Love this guy!
That NBC audience survey of the fist episode, get's a lot of criticism. But I bet the first episode really was bad. People should watch it.
That's actually hilarious :'D
Like he loved his 17 year old girlfriend
@@bornanagaming3329nobody would have said anything if she was 365 days older
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Exceptionally well made. I just watched a 2004 Documentary about the making of Star Wars last week. Watching your video of Seinfeld, it felt every bit as engaging, visually constructed, scripted, etc. The amount of time and effort put into this really shows, awesome stuff.
What's that documentary called?
@@blaquenguni9249 Empire of Dreams
Larry is the real comedic genius, he was the soul of Seinfeld
I believe that. Curb is great too
Seinfeld is pretty good himself. However, the show never would have worked without Larry David - he was the real writer. If we're talking comedic observations, they're about equal,; if we're talking stage performance, it's 75% Seinfeld; but if we're talking writing a script, it's 90% Larry.
I think that too. Jerry is funny but Larry brought the absurdity to the show and pushed it over the top.
I love Curb. It’s like Seinfeld after dark, lol.
he is, but Seinfeld reins him in. Larry's humor is too neurotic for mainstream
Yes. I see him laughing on roast at things no one else gets
Honestly, that last bit, says it all about most comedians. Its not about fame, money, or success; it is about that moment when the laughter starts. Its almost like a drug.
Mmmm professional drug addicts
I did a bit of stage acting in high school and that is definitely true. The applause is addictive.
Cringe
Yeah, well it’s the money too lol
@@ChewyThomson wow no one cares 😂
I’ve never been a fan of his stand up comedy. However, he did help make the funniest sitcom of all time and I have to give him props for that. More so, he’s a really smart businessman and a hard worker and that’s to be commended as well.
He's a funny person and very good at sarcasm, but I actually think his stand up is the weakest part of his comedic ability. I agree.
well you can thank Larry for the sitcom
I love his stand up. Saw him live a few years ago and absolutely loved every moment. 🤷🏻♂️
hiy standup is straight trash, and he is a deeply unfunny person. he exudes a visceral soullessness, some kind of cluster b personality disorder that he has learned to present exceptionally openly because apparently it gets read as deadpan or sarcasm.
"The first is being funny for your friends, which a lot of people are. Then there is a thing of being funny for people who have no idea who you are"
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i concur!!!
My first video of theirs. I'd have to agree!
Second that, story telling and editing are on point.
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I feel like the show was what it was because of Larry David. And also, in my opinion, Larry David was truly the one who left when he was at his peak. It completely changed tone after he left. It was not unfunny, but definitely went down a notch. Jerry, being the creator could see that more clearly.
Curb solidifies this take
Season 8 and 9 are ten times better than season 7. Season 7 is even jarring at times, people only remember the soup nazi, and forget that the rest of the episodes were some of the most mediocre of the show. Unpopular opinion: The show got BETTER when Larry left.
@@guillemedina7908 I liked that seasons 8 and 9 switched things up. It was a nice change of pace imo
@@guillemedina7908 That's the only episode I do remember because they pumped it ever since.. And Kramer Merv griffin set
@@guillemedina7908 I think Larry David is very funny but i'm watching season 9 now and i think it's 1 of the funniest seasons, 1 of the greatest seasons iMo
Seinfeld is a case study for ending shows on a high note. Not only did it preserve our respect and adoration for the show, but Netflix pays hundreds of millions of dollars to host it to this day because people just can't get enough of it
had to look up a proper documentary video that wasn’t too distracting and actually let the clips play out, also personal favorite of this is, your voice is very relaxing. i enjoyed the editing, old style ad, and the fact everything is documented properly is just chef’s kiss. subscribing
Jerry did the right thing with quitting Seinfeld after 9 seasons. There is a saying "when the party is at it best leave". Seinfeld Season 5 is my favourite season in a comedy show and i couldn't stop laughing my ass off. Seinfeld is a really brilliant written Comedy. Every character is funny Elaine, Kramer, George, Jerry himself. I love this show Jerry Seinfeld is the GOAT
There's another reason he did it.
Seinfeld was a perfectionist.
He and David were heading up the show for seven seasons and hired the writers.
The writes would write the episode, and then Jerry and Larry went through it with a fine tooth comb to make it as funny as it could be. This process took up most of the week.
When Larry David left, Jerry had to carry the show on his own. He had to read over the episode presented to him, make changes, do all the other stuff heading up the show, and act in it too.
Jerry reported got burnt out. He didn't have time to do stand up any more (which is why they abandoned the stand up routine at the start and end of episodes). As the show got more popular, it meant that Jerry had to do more. He needed a break.
If Larry David had stayed, Seinfeld could have done a tenth season, as it wouldn't be so much put on Jerry.
Besides, most shows have a limited life. You can keep the ball in the air for only so long. Better it go out on top, rather than like many shows where it drags on, cast members leave to be replaced by less funny ones, and it looks the shadow of itself. Shows like "Seinfeld", "Friends" and "Mash" remain popular, because they finished while still rating well.
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Banger video. Production value, editing, graphics - off the charts. Learned so much watching this.
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I still think it was creepy as hell he dated a 17 year old when he was 39
no
Non! This all wrong, because his last couple years had gotten stale, he wasn't that compelling in the first place, and he was way to neocon and centrist anyway.
I was never a Seinfeld Show fan but this doc was done very well --- KUDOS!
I've got this shy, quiet, awkward friend who I'd never guess would do it in a million years but he's getting into stand-up. When his brother first told me, I kept asking, "Stand-up? Justin? Are you sure? Did I hear you right?".. I mean, I guess a lot of the time, people like that make the best comedians. I remember, our group was the kind to always be unfazed but very often, he would just randomly say something that made us all pause and stare at him.. But I guess if he can channel that and get the timing down and everything, he could probably be pretty funny. He's been doing it for a while and I keep meaning to go see him sometime.
Did you see him?
Jerry Seinfeld dated an underaged high schooler when he was 38 years old.
Why don't you report him to the authorities?
See what happens.
@@voodoochile333 Pedo defender...
1738!
She wasn't underage, fake news
@@grantkeller4634he was 21 when she was born, you don’t find that kind of pathetic?
I saw Jerry at a small comedy club years before he had his show. He was hilarious. I don't think I ever laughed so much in my life. He is the real deal!
w0w talk about high praise
Is stand up comedy supposed to be funny? I never laugh at anything from stand up
@@TK-nc3outhat sounds more of an internal issue...
I heard he barely changed his set over the years. He might be funny once but if he repeats the same stuff over and over again, he became just a one trick pony
Nice try, Jerry.
0:38 Thanks for using our Ratings History table! Seinfeld truly became a cultural phenomenon - and to think it took until Season 5 to be the massive ratings hit that it is widely remembered as.
It's remarkable how much of the story you're able to tell without actually narrating. This is the most interesting form of commentary video I've yet to see here on youtube.
Random observation, but I love that you made the Surfshark ad in the same style of the clips before and after the ad so it wouldn't be jarring to jump from modern footage back late '70/early' 80s video.
This video feels like a masterclass in documentary editing, the pacing, commentary and footage is spectacular and well crafted. Congratulations man, that ending was superb.
Wow couldn't agree more
Yeh it's pretty brilliant.
Yeah very well done
Classic: “can we just take a moment to appreciate the effort put into this video?” Lol
Actually feels like a masterclass in paying some dude off Fiverr to 'Reuse video,' and yet still get monetized and bot style comments.
Less popular channels get demonetized for Reusing stuff all the time, even when it's not even copyrightable, and channels like this just stroll along with the impunity of Pfizer.
Videos on this channel are good, but when I see comments like this, oh, and those ads running, sorry. Barf.
I met Jerry Seinfeld in 1988 when I was 20 years old. I lived in Birmingham, AL which had a surprisingly good comedy club and the hotel I worked at hosted the headliners. I tried to make sure I was working and driving the hotel van every weekend I could in order to maybe get to drive them around some so I met a lot of comedians but Jerry was by far the most famous one.
I was supposed to be driving him to the club but he was running late and it was a 20 minute drive so I rang his room just to check in with him. He told me, "I'm the headliner. They can't start without me!" He was very much joking though and showed up shortly thereafter. I mean, he was right, but he was still making a joke.
On the way to the club he was very cordial and made me laugh the whole way. He and Bob "Gilligan" Denver were two of the nicest celebrities I ever met.
I respect that he knew to end the show while it was on a high. In this era of reboots and comebacks, too many shows/movies are run into the ground. I wish more shows and franchises knew when to just let go.
To go out on top of your game is a brave decision. Few do it (including rock bands) but to leave people wanting more is a great thing artistically.
He didn't, Larry David l who wrote all the jokes left so he knew he had no chance with the crap he actually wrote.
@@99Plastics Not just the jokes, but also the intricate, multifaceted plots that Larry was so masterful at seamlessly weaving together. There's no way that Jerry could match that level of creativity in a million years.
Hey, just wanted to say I was put onto your content by a fellow youtuber friend, and your editing made me realize my pacing was far too slow. Long story short, I've been applying a lot of your tricks (albeit not anything close to as good) and it's led to a significant increase in engagement, viewership, and sub count. It's wild how a combination of the little things can make for such a huge impact. Thanks!
My father introduced me to Jerry when I was 15 I saw the funniest episodes of Seinfeld and I grew up loving the series with my whole heart and I had the honor of seeing him on stage it was truly special. Jerry truly gave me the biggest laughs when I was down truly brilliant comedian.
If you were two years older and female his 40 year old self would have scooped you up as his gf 😂😂😂😂
This might be one of the best videos on the platform. I mean from the editing pacing and to the storytelling and voiceover. Absolutely incredible piece of content. You should be very proud of yourself!
So nice to hear. Thank you!
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@@DodfordYT please make more of these about all the great TV and music icons of the 80's and 90's --- we love this stuff !!
Your kidding
Watch video essays by “Then and Now.” They are superbly made videos.
Man, the editing and the production is so good that i even enjoyed the sponsor part
great video man. i love how its not just a biography of you reading off his whole life story line after line like some content creators do. you find all the right clips and blend them perfectly to tell the story for you, and it makes it 10x more entertaining / watchable. thanks homie, seinfeld is the GOAT
Seinfeld is really the only show from that era that I still sometimes watch because it was pure comedy, no serious dramatic or depressing moments, we have enough of those in real life we don't need them on screen too. Neuman was one of my favorite characters on there.
Entertainment is supposed to be fun, escapism,
You work hard all week, see the world going to crap on the news every night, have politics shoved down our throats etc.
It is good to watch fun TV, or a fun movie, switch off your thoughts and let it wash over you. It is relaxing.
Too many shows today have to have a "message", make you think. Everything seems required to justify its own existence to mealy-mouthed misery guts who are angry about anything.
Seinfeld being about nothing is what makes it work. It is fluff, but people want that sometimes. We don't want to be told what to do or what to think.
Yet, Seinfeld is also relatable. They talk about things we all xan relate to, day-to-day. We might still learn something about ourselves and the world, but it is subtle and natural, not beating you over the head with it.
Escapism is a lost art in today's entertainment. Today, you must "learn something", and a lot of it is negative and nasty, even woke,. In today's worjd, and the mental health problems around, funny entertainment helps de-stress and takes you away from problems, even for a short time. It sure beats using drugs and alcohol to cope.
@@dhenderson1810 Please see a therapist.
Same. I hate when things have a “message”, it’s so lame. And i hate super scripted stuff i can see coming a mile away. Weeds is a pretty good one that’s funny but it definitely has some drama lol i wish there were other shows like this. The only other thing i watch all of is Bob’s Burger’s lol and sometimes The Simpsons and Family Guy but that’s just bc i know the characters and that i might laugh a couple times. The New Adventures of Old Christine is really super funny without any of that other crap. I highly recommend that one for sure. I wish it was on Hulu lol
@@larsonfamilyhousethat’s fine and that’s your opinion but I feel those shows are needed when good but shows seem to forget what they are supposed to be wether a drama or a comedy and try to hard to be everything
Great video. And Jerry knew exactly what he was doing stopping Seinfeld after 9 seasons. The man is shrewd as can be.
you really nailed this vid! thanks for the quality :)
The media: omg look at him with this 18 year old girl, disgusting
Also the media: omg look at the bod on this 18 year old girl!
Like, pick a lane...
They are picking a lane. The lane is called profit, whatever sells they cover
My brother was driving for Uber in the Hamptons and spotted Jerry on the sidewalk, he pulled over and said hey do you mind if I get a picture of you? He responded, "thanks so much for asking, yes I DO mind!" And he kept walking. 😂😂 He's the GOAT
At least your brother asked, but he still is an a hole....your brother and Jerry.
Why on earth do you not have more subscribers? The production value of your content is beyond 99% of the content on this platform. I've only recently discovered your channel, but I feel very fortunate that I did so.
You can help him have more subscribers by sharing with friends
@@gilkruger oh, don't worry. I'm doing my part. I'm like a medieval town crier lol
@@bradley163 lollllll amazing
It's probably because there a thousands of channels like this these days. You need enough money for equipment, which rich kids tend to already have, and then you need to copy/paste a style of a video that's been done thousands of times and you're good to go.
@@Lawh lol someone as cynical and jaded as me
The thing about Seinfeld is he didn't steal other people's jokes or pretend someone else's point of view. He and David worked it until more people 'got it'.
Fantastic editing. Incredibly clear, and engaging. The editing of this video stands out so much. Very high quality. Keep up the good stuff
Jerry, Julia, Jason and Michael are all icons, legends of acting and comedy. What I love the most about them is their humanity, they are very simple people, who struggled and made mistakes through their lives, like we all do.
I don’t want to come off cynical but they’re far more contemptible than what I’d like to expect from the average person. I do agree that they accurately portray behaviours/thoughts that we’ve all had at one time or another.
@@suissetobacco They're pretty accurate for people living in NYC at the time. It was (and may still be, I don't live there now) a city of mostly young, mostly single people, with a high degree of variation in pay but universally high rent. Many people, men and women, looking to get laid. Plenty of "grown up children" who continue the lifestyle long after people their age have got married and moved out of town. One of the attractions for people - men and women - in their 30s and even 40s was that you could still hook up with people in their 20s - people were not picky if you looked good or had money. Many people hooked up with richer people just to eat decent for a few days/weeks, or sleep in a decent bed, go see some shows. Many people worked through any exotic fetishes they had - dating people of a different race or gender just to say they did it. Couples were coordinated "items" - your partner for the evening being a fashion accessory. Of course, people spent more time trying to hook up and failing than they did actually in a relationship, and all these elements are highly exaggerated on Seinfeld for comedic effect.
@@garrick3727 That’s interesting to hear, thank you.
I was partly addressing the fact that “and made mistakes through their lives, like we all do” can imply that this sort of behaviour is acceptable or normal. During a first watch, it was easy for me to skip over the fact all the characters were deeply flawed - I chalked it up to innocent quirks. Rewatching the series at a later time left me with a different impression: these people were shittier than I had thought and if it weren’t for them being fictitious I would lose hope in humanity if the people I knew behaved like this on a consistent basis (obviously I know that it’s a show and that normal behaviour doesn’t make for entertaining television, so there’s no real use in holding them to the same standards as real-life individuals). I still realized that I had dismissed what were serious character flaws to being innocent weaknesses, and I believe that some viewers miss that this a secondary thesis of the show. The creators wanted to show that people can be shitty in a slightly more subtle way than what was expected.
Micheal isn’t
@@suissetobacco The amorality of the main characters was definitely by design. They had a rule while writing that they called "no hugging no learning". Essentially none of the characters were allowed to grow or reconcile.
This was really a reaction to the formulaic nature expected of sitcoms where the comedy had to fit in with some overarching plot, or love story, or the characters "learning a lesson". You aren't meant to feel bad for the characters or be invested in the plot points of their lives, but simply laugh at their eccentricities and the situations they get themselves into.
This is where I think the brilliance of the show lies and why it was so popular. Personally I find that the lessons many contemporary sitcoms try to teach are so childishly obvious that it's insulting. They didn't shoehorn in all this other fluff into the writing and stripped the format to a more concentrated form of comedy.
They were the first to refuse to abandon he strict format set out for sitcoms, and they really busted down the door. I'm not even really a fan of the show and don't find Jerry's stand up funny but I've seen enough sitcoms from his era and before and it's easy to see how everything after Seinfeld was changed by it for the better.
As a video editor who’s done a variety of small scale projects over 20 years.. Video editing of any scale is a time sponge. Making highly engaging, watchable narratives likes your video on Seinfeld here.. you probably didn’t sleep for days. Well done . Looks like you found the torture you love. ✌🏼 Subscribed
Shoshana was a dime.
Man, just found your channel. Amazing! Feeling blessed and sooooo refreshed by your style choices on edits and even the ads. haha! Thanks for the amazing content
I clicked this and skipped through to see if it was gonna be a video of some guy’s face in his den talking about Seinfeld. Was pleasantly surprised with the great editing and all the clips spliced in. Great work.
Dude, with this production value, I wouldn't be surprised if streaming platforms had already contacted you to do a docuseries for them. Truly a banger, thank you for such a gem and here's to many more.
Pacing is too good. Theyd have to slow it way down and make more repetitive stuff for all the people putting it on the TV in the background.
Love ur username
I enjoyed the vid but for some reason I felt like it was written by an ai, I suppose due to the objectiveness of it mayhaps.
@@frailvoid5844 I feel objecivity made the video better for me. There's no lecturing, no morality, no justification, no bias. In fact there's hardly any praise, it's all just facts: There's no measuring of his quality as a comedian as much as an appreciation of his achievements.
I guess it's a nice pallete cleanser from the typical drama driven videos plaguing CZcams nowadays (be it harsh destructive criticism or mindless fawning).
Also, the editing was cracked.
I want to give an example of how big Seinfeld isn't. I live in Thailand. In 2016 i went out with 3 British people and a conversation came up that had a Seinfeld reference. So I mentioned it. One of the British girls, who was around 25, said 'excuse me. What's a Seinfeld'. Her British male friend interjected saying 'umm. I think it's an old American movie'. I couldn't reply. It was a epiphany realising whatever is popular in America doesn't mean jack to the rest of the world.
It was popular all over the world at the time Even remote countries that you wouldn’t even think had access to television recognized Michael Richards. He told the story on Comedians in Cars getting Coffee-- I forget where he was. Some remote village in Africa I think…. Really out in the middle of nowhere. And some guy who didn’t speak English said something in his native tongue then pointed at him and said “Kramer?!”
Just because these British folks, who were just born when the show went off the air, don’t know seinfeld references - doesn’t mean as a whole Seinfeld wasn’t big in Britain. He absolutely was. (Well the show was)
I mean come on. There’s those in their 20s in America who don’t get Seinfeld references, either.
Yes, of course, there’s always exceptions, and there’s some in the younger generations who stream it or watch it on syndication sure…. But as a whole, Seinfeldisms aren’t common with the twenty year olds in the States, either.
i´m from Portugal, i didn´t know the show existed until a few years back and only watch it this year and personally i don´t like, most topics still resist the time, but i dont find it funny the only thing that keep the show a little bit interesting is the character kramer.
Yep this is a fact it didn't hit in UK. It did air but was super late at night IIRC.
No, it's just because Seinfeld wasn't popular in the UK. Friends was massively popular there, but Seinfeld never caught on with British audiences the way Friends did, for some reason.
amazing vid. edits, transitions, all of it was just great to watch and im excited to see more of what you put out :)
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"We don't care about the 21 year age difference between our teenage daughter and the multi-millionaire she's dating."
Let's see how that plays out if he was an unemployed bum. Not that they would have been together if he was an unemployed bum, but you know what I mean.
Yeah, can’t argue with that, but I mean, apparently she was 18 by time they went on first actual date (there’s that at least), and at the end of the day, that’s two adults. One VERY inexperienced adult, but adult nonetheless. Obviously she was beautiful too, and maybe he was just enamored by the beauty, and her by his status and money. Kind of natural in that sense at least.
Not a great look, as he obviously found out, but kind of a *shrug* situation overall if you ask me
I mean, you wouldn't want your daughter to date an unemployed bum no matter what age he was, even if they were the exact same age, but yeah I'm sure being rich, smart, funny, decent looking, talented, and successful all helped with the parents.
I hate that there are ads but at least you make them interesting with the VHS styling. Nice job, Dodford.
even the advertisement bit was top quality, didn't even feel the need to skip it haha
Been following you for a while now and it still amazes me how talented you are. 10/10. I'm a video guy myself and applaud you so much!! Keep it up
your documentaries always make me feel a little better, thanks for putting all this effort into it
Such a concise, well researched, and brilliantly edited video essay - the choice of clips and archive footage is so purposeful and informative, and the way you assembled all of it, is outstanding. Fantastically enlightening and thoroughly entertaining; all of your videos are terrific but I think this is your best yet, from a creative and narrative standpoint. Bravo 🙌
My dude I only discovered your channel yesterday but good god. You are killing it. Criminally undersubscribed, the research and hard work that goes into your videos and production value that makes actual TV channels look cheap. Keep up the great work.
Bro your surfshark sponsor ad is literally GOATED.
I won't lie I was hesitant to watch this video because plenty of commentary channels focus solely on the bad creating this villain story. I appreciate how you have crafted this video to be unbiased. Subscribed🙌🏻
It's weird when they talk about him dating a younger girl while completely it's that hoe who allowed him to date her, she wanted to date him because he was rich and famous, if she wasn't such a hoe and a scum she wouldn't date him. It's funny when they focus on only men whilst completely forgetting these hoes decide to date these guys
Indeed. It was not headlined "The Dark Side of" or "things you didn't know about Jerry Seinfeld." The vid's presentation respected us. I wish vastly more youtubes would do that.
@@brianarbenz1329 Jerry needs to retire
@@KeeperOfSecrets-42069 He more or less has.
@@brianarbenz1329 not popping up every 5 mins to complain that people don’t think he’s funny anymore
What I love about Seinfeld is he just tells it as it is with absolute confidence and doesn’t feel the need to apologize or censor. He never really says anything too outrageous but it’s funny nonetheless. And Larry David played a huge part in making the show as successful as it was.
Terrific editing! Good job 👍
This is the first video I watched from you. It just showed up in my recommendations. I love it! Really well done man! Keep it up
Another great doc! 👏 Had to whack it on a TV even. As a fan of the show, it's an appreciative look into the life of the face of the show. As per usual, the edit is done very well. Also love the inclusion of the Bee Movie, regardless how small it was 😂 Looking forward towards the next doc!
I remember that HBO special Seinfeld did a few years after the show ended. I watched it with my uncle, I was like 15 at the time I think. It was pretty funny from what I remember, and leading up to it the tickets to actually see him live were I believe $70 apiece which was high as hell. Regardless, the show sold out and it turned out that he was only interested in finding out if the show would sell out at such that price and not in the actual cash, so upon coming to the show everyone who bought tickets were refunded their all of the money.
The wife and I still guffaw, chuckle, and scream and roar with laughter every time we watch these. And I am only 40. I hope the younger kids can get into it. It's true comedy. Just like Red Foxx, Norm McDonald, and even Tom Green.
The Clintons killed Norm MacDonald because he would always make jokes about how they killed people and they gave him an aggressive cancer.
Great video. Great editing, great production, you really have a talent.
And you've done it again. Another video which I get so immersed in that I forget about my own existence while watching. It's starting to become a routine of mine, coming here every month for half an hour. You're worth the time, Dod
Amazing! A bunch of interview clips edited together. So impressive! You’re pathetic.
to be honest i dont like the show and have never really liked his stand-up but i watched the video all the way through very engaging. Nice job
I saw him live and it was really something. Clean, witty, humor
Me: wondering if they're real
Shoshanna: They're real and they're spectacular
I started watching Seinfeld at like 8 years old and it shaped me an insane amount. I have this conflict in me between not caring for Jerry irl and still really loving the humor of the show. it's kind of sad how many comedians I have that same conflict with.
Why is it sad,? Good comedy develops out of real conflicts. It's ok to not care for Jerry at times as he behaves like a sociopath in the show and his stand up entries are horrible. And to that he is by far the bad apple regarding acting ability. Still I enjoy him in later seasons but it's fair game not to like him. I actually think that he contributed very little in terms of actual comedy writing.
well that just means you don't like Jerry Seinfeld but you love the mind behind the show Larry David. Larry is King!
@@coffee-lp8iv Yep Larry is king 🙏
whats wrong with him? How can anyone not like him?
@@coffee-lp8iv Exactly this. Jerry was just a puppet, and Larry was the one pulling his strings. Jerry isn't very talented on his own.
This is the first video of yours I've seen, it was in the recommends for me. I thoroughly enjoyed your narration, and execution. You've pulled me in to watch a 25 minute video on a comic ive bern so-so about.
I'm going to be 30 in May, and as I've gotten older, Seinfeld has grown on me more and more. I've truly come to understand, and appreciate his drive & style. He's _always_ known that his style is for older people.
I just found your channel my man and i've been binging your videos since these are all very well made and well researched. Love the content my man!
Absolutely galactic respect for Seinfeld - discovering him in my late teens (circa 2007-2010) was divine moment, "this is the one, where has he been?!" and Seinfeld the show is the absolute tonic that television needs. His decision to end it on a high-note after a solid 9 year run remains one of the greatest combined creative business decisions of all time, and the perfect accompaniment to the observation of zombie shows like The Simpsons that should have ended no later than 2004, if not 1998. Cheers, Dodford, for putting together this excellent piece that ties so much of Seinfeld together and brings the details to life.
So you're also into pedophilia as well
Amazing work! Your videos are so effortless to watch and I always come away with a new understanding. Thanks for your hard work!
Your editing and pacing is unreal. Absolutely deserving of blowing up!
It's saddening/disgusting how some of his co-stars and even this video brush over just how inappropriate and disgusting that relationship is/was.
It’s scary to me how so little people in this comment section seem to care either
Came here after watching your Adam Sandler video, and wow. Can’t help but feel like it’s somewhat of a lie when Jerry says, “you gotta be ruthless to be a comedian”
My respect for Adam skyrocketed after watching your Adam video, but even more so now after watching your jerry video.
Great production!
This was so engaging from start to finish. 24 mins went by in a flash. You have the recipe for great content. I’d love to see more.
Your videos are absolutely amazing they seem like documentaries to the editing, research, literally everything i love it.
Just discovered you, but hearing all about how great Seinfeld was got me thinking that people should be impressed withy oh. Brilliant profession video quality. Really loved it. My and my husband will be watching you regularly for sure.
great video mate, great editing
I love that little detail about how larry wrote jokes that actually got jerry a laugh 😂 quite a dream team lol
Your stuff is so good. I love that you don't churn out content and only publish videos when you have something great to share.
Loved the video, such a wonderful and happy vibe. Keep up the great work :)
This is like a Netflix documentary. When the video came on, I had to double-check to see if Netflix uploaded this lol. Your voice is perfect; the editing is perfect; the script is perfect; the sound quality is perfect. Fantastic job! This is the first video I've seen, but I'm already in love with your content. Keep it up!!
What a beautifully put together video. You're quickly becoming something of a youtube legend, Dod!
Great video, but you cut off the Anthony clip way too short at the end, he says it was the worst show he had ever seen, but then he saw him do a different crowd and it was way more his thing. it was a compliment to his adaptive nature.
When Seinfeld aired in the 90s I was too young to appreciate it. It was the 'boring grownups show' that followed The Simpsons and the signal for me to switch off the TV. All these years later I watched the whole series multiple times and it never fails to make me laugh. One of my absolute favorite shows and I have nothing but admiration and respect for Jerry Seinfeld.
search for the compilation of side by side review of all the cutaway-like scenes. I forget what they're called at the moment. Basically scenes where they mimic serious movies but in the show. The kramer being followed by the screaming woman on the street for stealing, was a real movie. The kramer mail episode where newman tells him he'll be picked up on a crisp autum day like today, was from 3 days of the condor. about 50% of the humor is contextually based on the culture and ideas and politics of the 80s and 90s, and siometimes back into the 60s or 70s. In 100 years no one will alugh at it the same way we cant read the humor in shakespeares works.
Anyway, you watch that compilation, its about 5 or 10 minutes long of scenes from the show and the comparison and you'll appreciate it even more.
Weird flex.. but Jerry was on a livestream taking questions.
I asked "what's the deeeal?!" and got a laugh/ answer from him.
Not many people can say they were able to ask Jerry himself. 💪
Great video! You should do follow up (director/editor commentary) videos about how you made this and the last couple of videos. WE WANT ALL THE SECRETS lol, great job dude!
Maybe not one of the funniest, but definitely one of the hardest working comedians
If he wasnt one of the funniest comedians around he wouldnt be one of the most successful comedians around.
@@sole__doubt Success != Quality
I personally haven't also understood what's the case with him. It feels like most of the people say he's the best because of the show... in which you can see the funniest things being Larry introduced, given Curb having very similar premises. It's kinda whatever, I just don't get it At All.
@@noahsakko1778 Success doesn’t mean quality. Look at any of these mumble rappers, or twerking thots releasing basic format trash and are all insanely successful.
@@aleksisuuronen5969 The last 2 seasons of Seinfeld had no Larry and were still a great show.
I love his show comedians in cars getting coffee. That may not be the correct title but you know what I mean. My favorite episode was when he had Michael Richards. I always respected Seinfeld for sticking up for Michael Richards. Kramer is not a bad guy. He's just not a great stand up and was having a bad day and wanted to hurt the people in the audience that were giving him a hard time. I have had so many laughs from Jerry Seinfeld. The biggest laugh I ever got was watching him react to Larry King asking him how he felt about getting canceled. Jerry went crazy.
Comedians in Cars getting Coffee was amazing tbh. I was great to experience those ppl having what happens behind the scenes
You've gone up a tier Daniel ... love the doco and the seamless ad integration
I've seen only 30 seconds of this and I'm already completely hooked and hella interested and entertained. Amazing work!
Very good video quality! Congrats
I'm an artist, kinda a nobody really, but the thing that keeps me waking up in the morning is when I accidentally stumble upon work that makes me feel like i did in high school when you discover a new band or movie that makes you feel like there's more in this world than what everyone usually tells you is important. Really glad I got a chance to feel that again with this channel, thanks dodford, these vids are really great dude.
Everytime I think these videos can't get any better, they do 😳 Didn't really know/care about Jerry Seinfeld before watching this, but now I'm obsessed with his story xD
A story well told!
Inspiring stuff, both Jerry's life and the video production itself.
Very well done documentary. You have quite a talent. Don't stop..
Was not expecting an Andrew Klavan cameo in this video