Worst bomb: Eddie Murphy, Norm Macdonald, John Oliver, and Jerry Seinfeld
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- John Oliver, Eddie Murphy, Norm Macdonald and Jerry Seinfeld talk about their worst bombs on stage. Cedric The Entertainer talks with Jerry about the joy of talking about other comedians bombing.
Bonus: younger Jerry Seinfeld struggling on stage, trying out new material for the first time (clip from the movie 'Comedian')
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Compilation video of Jerry Seinfeld series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, on Netflix: C1A9 'John Oliver: What Kind Of Human Animal Would Do This' / C1A16 'Norm Macdonald: A Rusty Car In The Rain' / C3A10 'Cedric The Entertainer: Dictators, Comics, And Preachers' / C6A1 'Eddie Murphy: I Just Wanted To Kill' and 'Comedian', a 2002 documentary film by Christian Charles focusing on comedian Jerry Seinfeld and the preparation, politics, nerves, and creativity that go into creating stand-up comedy material and developing an act.
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you credit john and not cedric in the title... tsk tsk John Oliver isn't funny bro
@@stuartdriedger9989 thatâs why he has better stories about the âworst bombâ
Well, in Norms defense, he does look insane.
Or so the Germans would have us believe...
He looks like a real jerk!
but he's a good guy
Stalin was worse.
don't laugh at that
Cool of Jerry to share an embarrassing moment like that at the end.
A true artist wants to give the audience their best and isn't afraid to show their worst. It makes their best so much better.
Jerry constantly flips from relatable guy to massive douche. No in between.
@@wormwearer9434 yeah lmao
You think Jerry posted this?
â@@chychywoohooYou didn't know that Jerry runs his own CZcams channel called Channel JERRY?
"Is this your first gig?" line from an audience member was actually pretty funny.
Being heckled by someone with a polite British accent has got to be the worst
Being called "Dude" by someone with a polite British accent is a close second.
she actually saved him
Yeah, actually she kinda saved him. Comedians always have answers for those kinds of questions and prepared for heckling. With that, he'll be able to get some easy laughs.
@@GreenMorningDragonProductions or bruh. Full cringe spine snap
@@noklarok Or 'Niche'. Or 'Clique'. You don't say "Unick" for unique do you?!
I've done stand-up a few times, I've ranged from really bad to okay. Seeing Jerry Seinfeld struggle like that in 2002 after he had been a comic for at least 25 years and all his success made me feel waaaaaaay better about myself.
I watch these after I bomb too feel better too.
FOUR YEARS after the final episode of his show, one of the most popular sitcoms of ALL TIME, aired.
As a preacher who memorizes sermon material for every Sunday, I am surprised he would get in front of an audience, apparently go on a tangent, and not know the material well enough to get it out. Bombing in delivery is fine. Not really having the material ready is surprising.
I'm totally shocked that an entire crowd walked out on John Oliver, and by that I mean I'm not surprised at all.
He'd be a nobody in England. God only knows how he's become a name in the US.
I can't believe he was even juxtaposed with these other great talents.
John Bull Because almost nothing in entertainment is organic.
Well to walk out you first need to walk in. So I guess that can be the surprising part.
Eddies story is great. "Oh, you a comedian huh?"
The whole story was hilarious, especially his dad having to come get him at 2 AM.
I love it when Jerry genuinely laughs. I will never get tired of hearing Eddie laugh and Norm is hilarious!
Norm đâ€ïž
It's amazing to see him like that. That Eddie Murphy story starts a bit slow, but my God is the ending good. Almost peed my pants laughing. Raw is still one of my favorites all these years later..
I agree a million percent. I swear. Yeah, the story about bombing at Gerald's is good and it ends great. Eddie Murphy is always composed to tell quality stories. And, the material in RAW was not only raw, it was GENUINE & INSIGHTFUL. I was SO awestruck when I first saw it that I told about 50 people for days and days. I still occasionally watch it.
Yeah. ABSOLUTELY. I JUST LOVE TO SEE BOTH OF THEM LAUGH. BIG TIME. JERRY SMILE TOO. AND EDDIES STORIES.
Funny thing is Eddie Murphy has two laughs...the "huh huh huh chuckle" and the "huh-HUH! gasping for air vacuum cleaner laugh".
Wow - to see Jerry Seinfeld - the quintessential American comedian - bombing in front of an audience in 2002 - not even close to the beginning of his career!! He's
"Seinfeld" from the TV show by this point. It makes me realize just how difficult it really is to get up in front of a live audience and do stand up.
He is very unfunny
@@jamescarr4662 that's not what your mom whispered in my ear, when we, were , ya know, hittin' it đ
@@jamescarr4662 good because I don't like your laugh.
I'm a musician and I've been onstage hundreds and hundreds of times.
I had a bit of stage fright once or twice when I was about 15 but that's it.
The idea of standup TERRIFIES me though.
Itâs true. Iâve done a few open mics in my life and thoroughly hated it. Itâs soooooo hard to be funny when itâs just you and a microphone
I think Kramer bombed the worst..
Yeeaah if you have to sit down with the NAACP after your set...it probably didn't go well.
That wasn't a bomb. That was nuclear self-destruction!
It was just a bad set
@@tombombadill6159 for all the wrong reasons
Kramer didnt bomb, he dropped bombs.
Watching Jerry "forget where he was going" made him SO HUMAN and relatable. I do that all the time.
I can't tell the difference between the unfunniness of Jerry forgetting his bits, and the unfunniness in him remembering them...
@@DunmoresMovieMania sounds like you need to work on your sense of humor
Amazing, we actually get to witness the moment that inspired Jerry Seinfeld to never change his act đđ»
Legit, that story John told at the start is the funniest thing I've heard him say.
Jose5k Ironically yes...
his stand up routines are really funny
@Stix N' Stones watch them and judge him then
lol snowflake conservative, are ya?
@@ravage238 comin in with a perfect example of why the left isn't funny.
âThis your first gig?â lol...Jerry totally shouldâve just laughed at that.
He was probably using that line to buy time to think lol
I was a standup for 7 years and did a gig in the Bronx in a room literally under the highway overpass. A rapper with a boombox on his shoulder went before me. I was the only white guy in the place and about half way through my set, it became Midnight at the Apollo as the room erupted into an arm-waving chant, âYou done! You done. You done!â The club owner, fearing for my safety, slipped me out the back door and escorted me to the barbwire fenced parking lot. He handed me a wad of cash and said, âGet out of here.â It was the most money I ever made for a set.
Great stroy!
@David McDonald here's a guy who has never been to a comedy gig.
Lol
sounds more like the best bomb story.
and now what job do you do? i wanted to do stand up but the odds of making a decent living are tough. and no health insurance. and no paid vacations.
oh man.... "is this your first gig?"
damn jerry. ouch
But then like any legendary comic responding to a naive audience member, he perfectly sells a sarcastic "yes."
That was a tough one. Had something like that happen playing piano in a jazz club once.
Someone asked Rodney Dangerfield "What do you do for a living?" He didn't bomb though, just liked to interact with the audience.
@@Charlezard. She wasn't naive. She was well-aware of who he was, and broke the tension with an excellent heckle. She played a good role and saved him.
@@trevscribbles amen man, she gave him a way out of the bit, got a laugh to boot. If you have to have hecklers let them all be like her.
It actually was a lot of fun to watch Jerry bomb, but now i want to see it before he was famous. It's funnier when the crowd isn't on their side.
Kudos to Jerry for showing a video of him bombing. Humbling
Norm McDonald a star in our lifetime. RIP great man, you always kept us laughing! You will be forever missed but never forgotten đ
There's a real stream of consciousness thing happening here...
yeah it's called a conversation
*mind. Singular.
This is what's so great about standup - the most experienced comedian in the world sometimes delivers their best bit and it bombs, and sometimes they can f up their own material and the energy of the audience keeps the show entertaining.
I guess all live entertainment with an audience is like this
I had an experience very similar to John Oliver's. I work in a science museum, and I sometimes do 15 presentations for audiences about a certain topic. I was doing a presentation about Newton's 3 laws of motion, and had just finished the 2nd law when the entire audience just gets up and leaves. I said, "Oh, you're leaving?" Turns out it was a field trip group and it was their scheduled lunch time.
"Oh, okay. Have a good day."
So I just...stood there, watching them all leave, holding a prop. Then it was just...silence, staring at an empty set of seats.
A few minutes later, a couple visiting the museum peeked into the area and I invited them down. I ended up doing the whole presentation again just for them.
Sounds like the energy of the peeking couple was equivalent to the mass of the group that left, thus being able to demonstrate all three laws.
If i was that couple, i would likely want to leave so bad, but i would stay out of courtesey for ur mental health lol
The older Norm McDonald gets the more he's looking like a Russian grandmother.
Lol this sounds like a line on Roast Battle
hes blosooming like a flower
@@gregoryillinivich5328 yeah, a cauliflower. Hey! You are a moth.
You could say that about Seinfeld too. But they are both funny. Except Norm is on genius level.
@@LightningDogg Norm's not a genius. Everyone else is an idiot.
Here for Norm
"Younger Seinfeld"
He was like in his 40s then. Lol
Didnât say young, but younger. Heâs now 65, so 40s is younger.
Yeah he's almost 67. Same age as my mom. So yeah almost 20yrs ago
"I had a 100% walkout in Edinburgh." I knew I loved Scots for a reason.
Norm even wears a seat-belt funny !
who doesn't?
Norm doesnât even drive
Much props for actually showing a clip of bombing. Typical Jerry though, still makes it funny.
I love hearing these guys talk so sincerely. Especially Eddie Murphy. He's so polite.
Absolutely LOVE the humility Jerry.
Goddamn Norm is national treasure.
Yes he is đđâ€ïžđ
My wife and I went to see Jerry at the Beacon theatre this summer. Jerry was so well polished and current with his jokes. Seeing Jerry was on my bucket list. To this day the sitcom Seinfeld is the best show ever. Jerry keep bringing smiles to all your fans. đ€Ł
Watch Curb as well, it was my comedy life support after Seinfeld. After Curb all I can say is thank goodness Netflix does comedy specials.
@@icleave the only thing I feel comes close to Seinfeld and Curb is "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", if you haven't watched it, give it a try. It's normally described as Seinfeld on crack and that sound kinda accurate đ
Damn, Eddie Murphy is in great shape! He's like 60 and looks younger than me! Respect
the very best that money can buy personal trainers, chefs, nutritionists, doctors, etc...
Black don't crack
You need an eye exam.
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You usually get that with those people
Comedians are the only people who enjoy talking about their worst failures. Then they make that story funny!
âIs this your first gig?â
DAAAANG
Indeed
I love watching comedians bomb. Especially when it's good natured bombing. It's painful when the audience turns against them and they start getting angry.
it depends... sometimes most of the audience will turn and even if they get mad its still funny
Painful or funny.
John Oliverâs story about bombing is funny, but even funnier is the waiter coming in an messing up the bit đ
I had no idea John Oliver was a comedian.
hes not
He's probably not if you're a right winger of below average intelligence
@@khakicam5400 i am right, as far as right can go, but he is really funny... unlike some other lefties.
@@lukabatrovic6009guess you're on the other side of the intelligence bell curve to these guys
@@khakicam5400 he's not funny at all. Sorry for the hurt feelings.
Every set is a bomb for John Oliver
I find him hilarious.
1:51 sometimes thatâs not a mister mic for some of his jokes.
And what would this be--a phone?
sometimes it's a plump juicy cock
Kev_ Buntu oh come on now !!
Shetonya biggins *Andy Dick Wheezy Laugh*
Yeah sometimes it's a normal one
Jerry is so self-important. Comedians are like D-Day heroes in his mind.
You really get that, the more you watch "Seinfeld", too. In fact, Jerry, George, and Elaine, are all awful people, for as funny as the bits were. Kramer was probably the only character who was a nice person.
But as a followup, I recall hearing someone somewhere say that comedians are among the most miserable people you can know.
@@theBaron0530 It's true, comedians suffer depression at a very high rate.
@Graham Hancucked kramer was the only "character" that was nice
I'm waiting for the day another comedian brings this up.
They mostly put themselves in this "special group" of people, especially Jerry, who "no one could understand" because "they see the world differently" and blablabla zzzzzzzzzzzzz
I mean, I kind of get it... but at the same time, stfu already - we're all the same and we're all different.
As time goes by my respect for Jerry only increases. Norm will always be the goat but Jerry is right up there. Eddie is great too.
Don Rickles is the GOAT let's be honest
@Get Nae Nae'd *is on CZcams but instead of typing "Don Rickles" in search bar, types "lmfao who??"
Get Nae Nae'd . Jeez dude who shat in your cereal lol
Jerry couldnât tie Rondney Dangerfields shows
This is the funniest I've ever seen John Oliver.
And he's still not funny.
the way he recovers from that heckle at the end, so good
Pure Pro. The smirk, the delivery, it was almost part of the bit if you didn't know it was him bombing on stage.
I'm surprised John Oliver only had one story of a 100% walkout
I guess the lesson here is that success isn't about getting all the lucky breaks. It's about having the courage to fail as embarrassingly as possible and keep going.
Truth. Maybe both
The last bit, when Jerry forgot the joke... so comforting. I had never performed publicly, and entered a competition. I was doing okay but after the set up, I forgot my punchline. I was seconds from walking off the stage and randomly asked âhas anyone seen my punch line⊠It was here just a minute ago.â It was the biggest laugh of my set. Itâs really good knowing that the legends experience the same thing. BTW⊠I no longer do stand up but I do corporate trainings and motivational speaking.
Good recovery! There are a few comics who messed up but then used it....
I get the feeling that if no one had said anything during Jerryâs set when heâd completely lost all sense of where he was or where he was going that it would have been worse than the eventual âis this your first gig lineâ
The silence was killing far more than the eventual interjection.
The worst thing for any standup comic has to be absolute silence.
"Is this your first gig?"
"Yes. Yes it is."
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I always wanted to walk out on John Oliver.
@Herb Tenderson nothing says circle jerk like awards. Plenty of overrated people walking around with awards. Plenty of way more talented people not.
That's the EXACT term I've always used to describe ANY awards show. I didn't even go to my own high school football awards banquets.
How is John Oliver still a thing?
@@jjryan1352 Have you seen his show? Not many people do such in-depth research and deep dives into topics anymore.
@@Stardust_Lily lmao imagine genuinely believing this. It's a lowest common denominator clapter show that rehashes mainstream opinions and shit jokes on a given subject for about 10 minutes. Have I Got News For You is already an infinitely more entertaining and enlightening show with a fraction of the budget, let alone shows which actually try to analyze politics objectively and in-depth.
"Give me the gun."
Norm starts at 1:42, just to save you a little time.
Fuck john oliver.
lol what did john oliver do
â@Stix N' Stones He just looks like a boring British guy
Norm fanboys are the worst.
No one cares.
4:53 I wanted to yell out, "It's okay Jerry, you'll make it big one day!"
Seinfeld with that 5 o'clock shadow at the end looks sort of like Bob Geldof.
BTW, we love hearing about legends bomb because it gives us hope that we could be a comedian too.
That footage of Seinfeld at the end was great! Thank you.
I'm amazed anyone stayed longer than 10 minutes for John Oliver.
This is how I feel when I teach my kids at school. Sometimes it works; sometimes it doesn't. But it's always fun.
John Oliver: "It's over...the gigs over." Self fulfilling prophecy.
FrAA888 grindR
Oliver is way too political to be funny anymore.. I say to John Oliver; you want good political humor?... search on CZcams for Ronald Reagan telling jokes as president!!!
@Matt Hill He's worth $30M and got there through comedy, I think it's started.
Even a bombing Seinfeld is 100 times better that a perfect John Oliver set.
I love how Jerry laughs!!!
You know it's bad when the hecklers are funnier than the guy on stage! LOL
Meh. Anybody can make a funny retort when the other person is fucking up onstage. Let's see how funny they are when they're the ones on stage
The waitress at 1:15 deserves some recognition. Coolness personified in the face of two comic icons.
I thought so too.
They probably got any meet-and-greet exchanges out of the way before the camera was rolling.
So you expect her to have a fangirl freakout in the middle of a planned filming that she was a part of?
Uh... what?
@@AnnabellaRedwood Lol What's so impressive about an extra on a set doing her job during the filming? Are you people for real? đđ
@@meidachnate8855 If I didn't know any better I'd say she totally dominated Eddie Murphy with her nonchalant attitude. It's not everyday you see someone just lightly set down coffee/food without even flinching at the customers around them. Particularly considering it's Seinfeld and Eddie Murphy.
Im not surprised that everyone walked out of a John Oliver show.
âHASTAG TRUMP 2020â now everybody laugh at the punch line
that heckler tho
"is this your first gig?"
lol
The way Norm talks and forms his sentences always cracks me up đ! RIPđ.
"is this yours first gig?" if it was my first gig, i'd pray for an earth quake or flood or something.
I do stand up and to be fair that lady gave Jerry a lot of time before she heckled. That segment was actually not dying horribly in that he was doing his best to maintain a lightness but he waited around 5 seconds too long in that particular moment and the audience took the joke from him.
Wow seeing Jerry bomb in 2002 is amazing. As a former semi pro (at best) stand up comedian myself I find that clip both encouraging and terrifying.
I stay up near Edinburgh and have saw some *tragic* comedy rooms at the Festival. It is exactly like John Oliver described it, these tiny basement rooms with 4-5 people in them (including the comedian), and every joke is a flatline. The ones who are trying to get better always ask for feedback. A guy who did an hour and a half standup to 5 (down from 10 so half of the audienced bailed before the end) of us about living on a boat in this tiny room asked us, "What was the weakest part of it?" And I swear to christ this is the only time this woman laughed the entire time she was there, shook her head and took her coat and walked out of the room.
Christ. Jerry was ready to walk out on John Oliver during that story.
Funny, when John Oliver is on there's also a 100% walkout in my house.
I have such respect for comedians. Their job isnât easy
I just love how Jerry cracks up at everything the least bit funny the other person is saying. That to me is the best.
I am terrible. I was thinking, "He's alive!? Oh wait, no, that's not Bernie Mac"
RIP.
OMG me too!
Me too!!
Im not suprised everyone left that british guy
Aww, honey! That's the guy that flames your president. You know him!
Watching his bomb at the end, made me want to watch "Seinfeld" now
Comedians are the real heroes.
That Porsche might just be the most uncomfortable, weird looking vehicle ever.
Dang, iâm surprised to see so many comments hating on john oliver...
That's all right-wingers know how to do: pretend they're not pissed off about left-wing comedians. Two hundred idiots all saying "It's not about politics, but John Oliver fuck shit asshole prick fuck!"
"Is this your first gig?" Classic!
Love Norm, that Mr. Mike story is
F- - cking hillarious, great Stories.
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Eddie is hilarious ....You better get the F%%$$ my face !
Doesn't Eddie realise that the things he's saying here to Jerry are comedy gold?? They're good enough to be part of a new special, imho
Heâs in talks to do one for Netflix. After Dolomite comes out.
Actually I think itâs confirmed. Heâs getting $70 million and it comes out next year.
Anthony Peterson âThatâs gold, Jerry! Gold!â
John Oliver just described his studio audience on his TV show too.
2:32 I don't even know why this is funny but I got tears in my eyes... the genius of Eddie.
"Is this your first gig?" To be fair, she gave him a lot longer to rebound than he deserved.
The crowd was very friendly.
I figured john olivers worst bomb was that show of his that 8 people watch.
Randy Magnum well, technically around 4 million viewers on HBO, with 7.9 million CZcams subscribers with 2 billion total views. But thatâs just quibbling.
John Oliver had a 100% walkout, color me shocked
/sarcasm
Man... Loved the ending. This show is amazing
John Oliver playing to an empty room. Yeah. That sounds about right.
How do you include John Oliver with Norm and Eddie.... thats like including Austin Rivers in a Lebron and Kawhi interview...
"Do you wan't to carry on?" Brutal. Everyone goes through it, bands play to their friends in the garage and basement like we did. But they usually didn't leave
Never mind Jerry, we all have bad days at work and it sucks, but we still love you!
Worst bomb for John Oliver is every night on his show.
David McDonald Douche bag McDonaldâs
Just like the others,"unwatchable"
Is his show not super popular??
@David McDonald Spoken like a stupid American. Banging on about 'tyranny' and 'freedom' like you even know what those two terms mean. The fact you reject the reality of a left-right political spectrum displays some of your ignorance, I suspect this is just the tip of the iceberg of the crack you've been smoking.
Barney Panorama Imagine getting this upset over someone not liking a TV show.
John Oliver is still as entertaining as he was that night in Edinburgh.
I love Eddie Murphy
Salute to all us comedians.
Wow, seeing Jerry fâk up like that, should be encouraging to any up an coming comedian.
I'm honestly surprised 6 people showed up to watch John Oliver.
I laugh at all the stories, but then I see Jerry Seinfeld, one of the greatest stand-ups of all time, bomb. And suddenly I gain a whole new respect for comedians.