Jerry Seinfeld Clarifies his Comments About Not Performing at Colleges

[@seanconnolly5968]

That’s gold, Jerry! GOLD!

[@tensegritywill]

When Norm asked the crowd, about POTUS Bill Clinton, "is he laughing?" That's the court jester.

[@derianjones1730]

Only came across Norm in the last year or two, as I am Welsh. I'm always shocked that his comedy genius passed me by, but so so glad for youtube bringing us together, as I think he is genuinely a comedy genius. "To table 4, I'm afraid Larry King has just married your waitress"

[@CalebHeins]

With Trump they don't care at all

[@frankzap6231]

Thats gold, Jerry, gold!

[@firstnamelastname1715]

Bania!

[@tylermcmanus4]

@@firstnamelastname1715 You know what, I think I'll just have the soup. Save the meal for another time.

[@spinapex2469]

Okay, Kenny. Lol.

[@shekelwitzlampberg8218]

Not surprised, coming from a jew. I mean what else to expect?

[@frankzap6231]

@@tylermcmanus4 THIS is the meal!

[@ChrisCoombes]

In a way Jerry seems to take some of the fun out of comedy because he works so hard on it but I always end up admiring how much he respects the craft.

[@deborahgalvan5367]

it's a business. it's his life. he takes it seriously. if you don't take your art seriously - yourself - then what are you striving for?

[@JangoMike]

Jerry: Its Gold (Bania Enters the Chat)

[@FaithInFocus]

This is the most under appreciated comment

[@JangoMike]

@@FaithInFocus kind of sad this clips been up for 2 years and no one said it yet...

[@thejew1789]

One of the best comments I’ve seen Jango! The best!

[@JangoMike]

@@thejew1789 ill cheers to a cup of round-teen to that!

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Jerry does a very simple kind of comedy, and he's one of the best at it. Gervais is more dark and cerebral. They are both important.

[@michellestr8998]

And they are both done with PC

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@michellestr8998 They're both Mac Men?

[@michellestr8998]

@@TheKitchenerLeslie You mean Imen. I guess they are.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@michellestr8998 No, because that's not a type of computer.

[@michellestr8998]

@@TheKitchenerLeslie I had no idea humans were a type of computer @_@ !

[@mikes2622]

The round table Ricky, Jerry, Chris Rock and Louie CK did was amazing.

[@spoonface9698]

mike s They need a new round table with Dave Chappelle, Tina Fey, Kumail Nanjiani, with Jerry at the helm again

[@FamilyfarmNNW]

Yea, I would like to see another but Louis couldn't stop choking his chicken.

[@FamilyfarmNNW]

@@spoonface9698 yeah? No thanks. Not for me, man. Kumail and Tina Fey are ball achingly dull.

[@tomatoesandradiowire482]

They need a part 2

[@tivomike]

It was on this special that Jerry said he would not play colleges anymore because the reaction he received for his gay king joke.

[@WmRob]

Ron Bennington is the best interviewer but Gervais holds his own here.

[@testprepdojo9729]

I never really found jerry that funny nor did I love his show, but I have come to love how he speaks his mind. He’s actually one of the more honest voices out there, and he has a bit of integrity / intellectual honest, which is unheard of

[@cameranbittick3814]

I love Seinfeld, the show. But Jerry himself is a snob..in public he comes if as the guy that says "do you know who I am"..and you are right though, he's honest.

[@AD-df5tm]

I loved the show, never really liked his stand up or him as a person. He seems like a pretty shitty person overall.

[@MegaFlorest]

You didn't like Seinfeld? You weren't a Friends fan, were you?

[@testprepdojo9729]

F Howl friends sucks. It only appeals to be with developmental disabilities

[@TheLockdownKidNYC]

@@cameranbittick3814 I mean...I see your point but every now and then, someone actually _does_ talk the talk who walks the walk.

[@jordancooperlalala]

Jerry was totally talking about himself because I remember the story. He talked about doing his "gay king" joke and getting groans from the college crowd. Strange.

[@tivomike]

Yes that’s right. He did say it. And TO Ricky Gervais on the documentary “Talking Funny”. Chris Rock and Louis CK were present also.

[@dannyc8876]

Who cares if they groan. They will never find a decent job and live most of their lives in debt. So who cares what the current kids at college think😉

[@KittenBasher69]

@@dannyc8876 or they will find a decent job and then take out their prejudices on those underserving

[@billwhelpley6825]

I think he commented sympathetically that some comedians won't do colleges, I think Chris Rock specifically said this

[@jordancooperlalala]

He also said he can't stand college crowds because kids groaned with offense at him saying the words "gay king." But perhaps maybe he didn't say HE HIMSELF wouldn't play them again, true.

[@shanetography]

My favorite comedians are the ones who don't care what I think. Louis CK, Bill Burr, Tom Segura.

[@Bigtim2you]

Donald Trump

[@jacksongreer2953]

@@Bigtim2you hey thanks for running apple

[@verypsychedelic]

Segura huh?...intresting,pretty,prettyyy,pretttyyyy interesting.

[@lebronjames7041]

Check out Doug Stanhope and George Carlin (my personal favorite )

[@SimDeck]

Superbly put.

[@HaitiansdoitBest]

Jerry is the consummate professional. These are comedians down to the bone, legends in their craft. They have wildly different approaches which they’re expounding upon. Fascinating

[@grawakendream8980]

these guys are sages. that's the first time i've heard seinfeld refer to having to change material as a legitimate challnge in developing material

[@mneugent7658]

Fastest way to kill a great joke is to say "I was joking". Fuck that. Drop the joke, let it lay there and be funny or not funny.

[@v-town1980]

And never laugh at your own jokes. That's horrible to witness.

[@mneugent7658]

@@v-town1980 I never laugh at my own jokes. I say them and immediately cut the non-laughers out of my life. At this pace I may die alone.

[@scottdavis4439]

"Mental agility...." - Jerry Seinfeld (awesome!)

[@philbruin]

It's a positive reinforcement type of skill - if someone laughs it works. Someone finding a joke NOT funny isn't and should not be the concern.

[@JamesLDurham]

I think Ricky's comment about Jerry's ability to find common ground is valid, because everyone experiences the observations that Jerry often depicts and invites us to relate to. I agree that Jerry doesn't find commonality by saying I suffer the same way as you, rather Jerry elevates the audience by saying 'you have experienced this as well' . There is common element of empathy in comedic work. Jerry is absolutely right in saying it has to be funny, and there is a magic to the connection, because he has made a connection for us that has always been right in front of us that we somehow couldn't see.

[@er4actors]

I think the only thing that Jerry took issue with was not the notion of finding common ground… but when Ricky said words to the effect of talking about things the every day person "worries about". And really Jerry was saying I don't even go that far. It's like he was saying my topics are even more trivial than the things you worry about

[@Scottdrruryiphone]

Jerry Seinfeld is in excellent health. Mid-60s. Wow.

[@guitarz99]

gervais elevated himself to legendary status when he destroyed those hollyweirdos at the emmys

[@malachi-]

All he did was read script.

[@v-town1980]

@@malachi- He wrote that script.

[@sumayyaamos8069]

Pete Davidson publicly stated that he didn’t wanna do college gigs anymore purely because of PC culture. Even though college gigs pay waaaaaaaaay more to book you.

[@johnspence8141]

I don't think college gigs play as well as a 10,000 stadium.

[@AD-df5tm]

Pete Davidson's is confusing "PC culture" with "not being funny".

[@johnspence8141]

@@AD-df5tm while overall I agree he is not a great comedian, he has his funny moments and funny ways to tell a story. He doesn't construct jokes but has a natural charm to him. But ya, I agree you can't use Pete Davidson as a ruler to measure what comedians think.

[@billsimms2511]

Pete Davidson? I’m honestly surprised colleges wouldn’t even pay him to perform

[@edgregory1]

So how many college gigs has he done since?

[@shrapnel77]

Jerry has made way too much money his whole career to play at a college. Fuck those kids.

[@johnspence8141]

zero. im pretty there IS a video out there where he says the PC crowd at colleges is not worth his time.

[@johnspence8141]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYmneZ2tlrqnhqs

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

@@shrapnel77 Wow.... just straight off the bat "F*ck those kids". What a horrible thing to say. As a teacher, that comment shocked me to my core. I hope you're not a parent or ever become one......

[@shidohihiho]

I came here since Duke University's commencement speech from him. And then people started to walk out due to a 'specific issue'.

[@DanLuxe]

OK why can't i find this podcast on the podcast app on iPhone? the last episode is from 2017.

[@shatnersbassoon3390]

It's under iTunes audiobooks

[@Revelian1982]

@@shatnersbassoon3390 Great name.

[@simonarcher1510]

Good luck trying to argue what is comedy with Jerry!

[@beautifulassassin7962]

Laughter is a very serious business... lol

[@neilking3733]

I can't find this episode on the website... any idea where I can see it?

[@SimDeck]

Seinfelds comedy has never been my cup of tea but I think he's great at debate. Intelligent and not taking any crap from anyone.

[@rushaholic]

There's no such thing as journalism anymore, they only hear what they want to hear

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

3:09 , you're welcome. Even then it still doesn't clear things up, there's so much info missing ahah.

[@jasonswearingen4293]

Jerry is a fantastic comic

[@andrewmars4630]

Why is this in black and white...

[@AH-sc8jt]

Because it was shot in 1930

[@jackedkerouac4414]

They are artistes

[@dynamicvoltage9765]

do you know how much color costs nowadays?

[@andrewmars4630]

@@dynamicvoltage9765 We're going to need to cut off Jerry's nose and sell it on ebay for the color budget!

[@Revelian1982]

It's because of racism, sexism and misogyny.

[@truth__hurts]

“There’s a creepy PC thing out there...” -Jerry Seinfeld

[@billsimms2511]

I wonder if he still thinks that though as in this interview he seems like he isn’t acknowledging what he said on the Seth Myers show

[@NxDoyle]

If Gervais had not tried to manufacture a place for himself as a stand-up legend, I'd respect him more. Plus, he tries to revise Stephen Merchant out of his career. Like 5,000 in the 'small' venue isn't enough.

[@jdstox1]

i know......he acts like hes up there with richard pryor or something lol

[@paulies5407]

Like Seinfeld would ever have the bottle to do anything even remotely controversial.

[@averyp3997]

He dated a 17 year old at 38.

[@josephc6016]

Lol at the notion that college students want to see Jerry Seinfeld perform

[@AD-df5tm]

Haha this was my first thought as well. Seinfeld hasn't been relevant for, what, 20 years? College kids probably know him as that guy with that Netflix show about coffee 😂

[@magnusalexander2965]

@@AD-df5tm The Avengers and Star Wars are also ancient cultural relics, so being dated has no bearing on relevance in our time

[@ResistanceQuest]

@@magnusalexander2965 I don't think that's a great comparison. "Star Trek" is a very old franchise also, but because it was re-done into something culturally relevant NOW, it is profitable and relevant to young audiences. But Jerry Seinfeld, the man, is not a franchise. He doesn't have that kind of currency. Which is almost better. He hasn't recycled his old product into as many money-making schemes as possible as marvel, George Lucas, the star trek people, etc have.

[@magnusalexander2965]

​@@ResistanceQuest I know, I'm just having some fun with how kids are still doing the "you're too old to get us, maaan!" thing when almost all "new" narrative entertainment is "boomer" culture or older. It's not even remotely difficult for someone in their sixties or seventies to keep up with the new stuff. Not that there's anything wrong with that...

[@rrajdippawskar9853]

@@magnusalexander2965 The last sentence is a Seinfeld reference😉😏

[@phaedrus7971]

Wearing a suit to perform is showing respect to a paying audience. He’s demonstrating the fact that he is working for them. That’s super humble.

[@austin78993]

Ehhh I disagree completely. Jerry truly believes the comedic type is kind of a being that is above the average person. And it's not narcissistic because he doesn't think he's the best. He thinks MANY great comedians are on that mantle I think. Watch his show comedians in cars. He really has conversations along the lines of "I honestly have trouble interacting socially with people who aren't comedians. I seek comedians out at parties. I just feel like they get me and I get them and we speak the same language." In this, he talks about the whole "Comedy is like gold. Doesn't matter why or how it's funny. You just find it. The rock doesn't matter." What he's essentially saying is that it doesn't matter how you get there at all (like wealth), but there are haves and have nots. I think he very much believes anyone who would pay to see him on stage is not on his level comedically. Which is right imo. You wouldn't go to a Basketball game and be like "Oh he wore the suit into the arena to show he's a common regular man." No. Jordan. LeBron. Luka Doncic. Whoever. Those are superhuman people who can do things that you can't do. It's not based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or what have you (again his who cares why), but there are people that just ARE better than you at their craft. And I don't think he has any shame admitting that. In the way you'd say maybe John Lennon saw the world differently and knew it, Jerry Seinfeld I think has no problem putting himself and other comedic greats on that type of pedestal. And he's kind of right. These people are different. They're special.

[@Malt454]

The suit reflects the respect for the audience, and the self respect, that comes with Seinfeld's professional approach to comedy - people are paying to see a professional, not a guy in a sweatshirt at an open mike. I don't think there's any real degree of humility to it; it's more about being the top product that people are paying for.

[@Malt454]

@james griley - Your perception of a suit isn't the same as everyone else's. You don't "have" to wear a suit to be funny, but that's not the point; some people just have more formal ideas of professionalism than others. It's not about your respect for Seinfeld, it's about his respect for his audience and for himself, regardless of what other people think.

[@Malt454]

@james griley - It's about respect for the business relationship between the performer and the audience - if you could understand that elementary point, you could stop embarrassing yourself by pretending that you have ESP or know anything about me. It's not my fault that you can't grasp what I'm saying or that the world doesn't see itself through your lens.

[@Malt454]

@james griley- Again, you think you can read my mind - and you're a bit of an idiot. My point is I believe Seinfeld's idea of professionalism is simply different from Carlin's, and that it's expressed differently by different wardrobe choices, even though both are respected as professional comedians. If only Seinfeld cared about what you thought about how he dressed, he might dress differently - but he dresses how he does so, evidently, he doesn't care about your opinion of it, and probably never will. By the by, the best writing you've done so far is by quoting me.

[@jdmpieries8604]

I Love them both, but I would like to see their feedback on liberal colleges in the US today.

[@hurrifanc.3434]

Carlin and Patrice are the kings of never giving a fuck

[@sampahumeoli]

is gold jerry gold lol

[@BC99]

I like the "I don't think the guy who made a billion dollars telling Pop Tart jokes is funny" comments. Fair enough, several people disagree.

[@ionvasile12]

I would like to know Lenny Bruce opinion about the three scared stand-up comedians!!

[@samir6047]

It's lenny Caitlyn now!!

[@LemmingAttack]

Ricky Gervais is a titan because when he hears that people won't like his stuff, he's chomping at the bit to do it. He grows weary and bored of preaching to his converted fans, he crave the challenge!!

[@bmaw604]

These guys are great!

[@mathew3267]

Gold Jerry! Gold!

[@NibberKSmooth]

I trust comedians more than anyone else....

[@v-town1980]

SOME.

[@mackf7275]

Seinfeld is talking nonsense when he says it's no different doing comedy in colleges these days. All you have to do is look at all the speakers that are banned from speaking at colleges now.

[@MegaFlorest]

Colleges have been like this. Young people are progressive, and always have been. In my formative years of the 90s it evened seemed more heightened in person (Look up the 90's movie "PCU", a major motion picture highlighting the political correctness of college campuses.) People bitching about cancel culture like its the end of times, need to stay off social media and come back to reality.

[@malachi-]

I think he was saying there's no difference for him, in other words, he is not that influenced by their problems with what he says...... try it sometime, it's very refreshing.

[@spockboy]

Gervais and Seinfeld are MASTERS at creating TV shows, but their collective stand up had always been average. Louis CK and Bill Burr are, to me, what stand up comedians could and should be.

[@Leatherfacet]

Gervais stand up average? One of the greatest written comedy material in history.

[@spockboy]

@@Leatherfacet You are entitled to your opinion sir.

[@Bill_Brasky]

What tv show did Jerry Seinfeld create?

[@thefilmandmusic]

Henry V gave his jester land in perpetuity, because of the way he farted .... so it’s not all bad

[@doccarter5283]

I don't know why Jerry would have any problem with admitting to it If he actually said it. College SJWs can be an extreme (ist) pain.

[@probuilder961]

"Are you Vulcan kidding me? Don't be a Vulcan idiot!" - Ron Bennington, Ron & Ron Show, Tampa, 1990's.

[@johnstofko948]

I never liked Seinfeld as a comedian, but I like Seinfeld show.

[@chadwindham2979]

seinfeld used to fight the PC crowd. Now, he bends the knee like everyone else.

[@blueshattrick]

Maybe.. but sometimes being non-PC is just "Being an a-hole", and being an a-hole doesn't take any skill

[@chadwindham2979]

@@blueshattrick i'm afraid the politically correct are the assholes and all the ones who bend the knee are cowards

[@sallybrown4947]

Jerry is right!

[@darthstigater6642]

Jerry "No One Cares Where Gold Comes From" Seinfeld.

[@johneyton5452]

Switzerland has entered the chat. . .

[@devinmichaelroberts9954]

to be fair he hasn't played a college in 20 years so its true he just doesnt want to take the heat for it

[@shrapnel77]

No and plus why should he play colleges? He owns a 91 million apartment in NYC. This dude doesn't need or care abut college gigs.

[@scorpa6929]

Seinfeld nailed it.

[@DainBramaged00]

He always seems to do that, he's very smart. And nobody seems to intimidate him and I like that too.

[@amostlyreasonableguy]

Scorpa he’s also said there’s “a creepy pc thing” that he doesn’t like in other interviews and that it is ridiculous what people are offended by now. So he’s not just saying play to whatever the audience may want, he still does take issue with our culture becoming way too sensitive. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYmneZ2tlrqnhqs

[@DanielBoonelight]

@@amostlyreasonableguy summary: he says whatever he thinks he should say to people-please the particular environment, like a proper fence-sitter. unlike comedians with actual balls like burr and CK who actually state where they stand regardless of whom they're having to smile at and entertain. which is called integrity.

[@amostlyreasonableguy]

DanielBoonelight well Seinfeld has never been edgy or had balls to do anything so you’re right enough but it’s also a moot point because he’s been a milquetoast, middle of the road drivel fest for over 30 years. I would only differ in that he takes a stand as much as he ever has, which isn’t much other than that he tells the same kinds of jokes he always has and does cringe at interviewers who act like he should be different to be more PC now. His material is and has always been incredibly safe though.

[@JOSEPH-vs2gc]

The opposite of a comedian is a prophet, because a prophet gets killed for specifically what a comedian is making light of.

[@piticfilms]

Seifeld once again comparing his comedy to rocket science and how a joke is more important than Peace on Earth. He began as a humble comedian and after riding Larry’s comedy saddle, he’S become so full of himself, it’s sad.

[@ccwnoob4393]

1:23 does he really wear a little bag of gold around his neck?

[@rigsby1454]

Must say Seinfeld is bang on here. Comedians moaning about PC culture are lazy comedians. Be better. The best are

[@ChickenPermissionOG]

so jerry is into self censoring now.

[@MiggsMultiple]

What's the deal with Colleges....

[@mfbias4048]

Gervais meeting a comic genius.

[@freebee8221]

nah ricky IS

[@DanielBoonelight]

MFBias get real.

[@adamluther4950]

C'mon man. I think Ricky sees a genius every time he looks in the mirror!

[@shadyrys618]

@@freebee8221 😂😂😂 Gervais will never come closer to jerry. Ever.

[@freebee8221]

@@shadyrys618 oh c'mon seinfeld wasnt that funny. there were a lot of sitcoms in the 90s that were just as funny, everybody loves raymond,married with children ect

[@MicrophoneHell-ec3bm]

I agree with Jerry Seinfeld when he implies that comedians who are crying and complaining of "cancel culture" need to level-up their games. LOL You can expect to make a career out of talking shit to people without any consequences. The key to comedy is exactly what Jerry is saying, you need to find what works and what doesn't work. This is how it has ALWAYS been. Stop crying and complaining and level-up. LOL

[@theStacyJames]

We're in some sad state of affairs when we have to "fight" to be funny

[@PlaybackMansion]

No, you just have to "hit the gates"

[@v-town1980]

Yes, but most colleges are so woke and/or anti-white that even Jerry's G-rated jokes will be deemed offensive.

[@Millionbucks32]

Ronnie b million bucks

[@damien1351]

Difference between Seinfeld n ricky is, is that one is mean n one portrays it as his act. Seinfeld is a truly horrible person in real life, whereas Ricky is genuinely a nice guy.

[@stevenrosscarpenter]

That's the "realest" nonsense I ever read.

[@paulwhat322]

Yes!

[@daddydoza5164]

What do u base that off? Beat buddies with Seinfeld? Stop being ignorant it’s all an act

[@sifiska]

All this was discussed and talked about by Aristophanes 2500 years ago.......

[@lapelcelery42]

Jerry is flat wrong. You can't avoid jokes which might be offensive (or which people might SAY they find offensive) because anything interesting and of substance will offend SOMEONE. The solution is that you perform the act you want to, and the people who are offended fuck off and watch something else instead. If people don't want to be offended that's fine, but they shouldn't have the power to stop OTHER people from hearing things they find offensive, because then the most offended person in the world gets to decide what everyone else is allowed to say or hear. That's literally the opposite of what should be the case - people should be able to hear or say anything, and then personally decide which things they want to take themselves out of or away from.

[@maddymud]

Seinfeld was referencing Rogan re colleges?

[@greathornedowl3917]

Do you think it is a Demographics thing, what 18-22yo wants to hear rants of comedians over 40? As I say thinking Chappel (47) or Kevin Hart (41) would be welcome. Like a college campus in the 80's inviting Bob Hope, Milton Berle, or Red Skelton to perform vs Sam Kinnison or Eddie Murphy.

[@41kils]

Except Jerry did critique colleges for pc culture

[@41kils]

And now is acting like he didn't. He did NOT say that he would not play colleges in exactly those words. But he did critique pc culture on college campuses and now just doesn't want to address it. Jerry checked out soon after his TV show. He has a hot wife who fucks him whenever he wants and does shows on the weekends. His car driving show never hits tough topics and he more or less fake laughs at everything a la Jimmy Fallon

[@TitsMcGee1976]

41kils yeah, just lost respect for both of them.

[@jamescornish1973]

@@41kils who gives a shit

[@jamescornish1973]

@@41kils who gives a shit

[@alexm8859]

What’s wrong with criticizing them for it, they need to be, someone needs to bring attention to that bullshit

[@theutopiaproject7434]

What Gervais is talking about is a cultural difference and how it effects comedy, you don't have to justify being super rich in America, there isn't the same sense of class or needing to apologise for having things better than others. If you came on stage right from the off in Britain in a 3k suit perfect hair and being as smultzy as Sienfield was in his early days people would think you are a "smug wanker" especially men... The British working class can't stand any bloke who has tickets on himself or even appears slightly too, you have to be constantly downplay yourself, especially if handsome or so forth. What's called confidence in America is arrogance in the UK, it can be exasperating and hold people back, cause depression, all sorts, but at-least we they aren't brash, arrogant wankers :)... Funnily enough Seinfeld never really took off in the UK at the time it was on, Perhaps this has something to do with it, they didn't identify with Jerry so much....

[@connorhayes7336]

Their too soft on college campuses

[@youreshouldoflearntgrammer8277]

*Their

[@connorhayes7336]

@@youreshouldoflearntgrammer8277 Lol, I'll fix.

[@alaron5698]

I can't tell if you and the other guy are trolling, but if you aren't, and you are trying to say "They are too soft on college campuses", it's "they're", not "their". "They're" = Short for "they are" "Their" = Speaking of something that belongs to/is attributed to someone, as in "it's their fault" or "he took their money". "There" = Location. "It's over there". If you WERE trolling, I guess I just wasted my time.

[@liamthemagnificentwhinge7480]

@@alaron5698 Yeah you wasted you're time. Don't give in to the error I made on purpose in that first sentence, just give this comment a like and move on ;)

[@DaveMiller2]

I never thought Jerry was that funny, but the show was funny (mostly due to the other three, which Jerry admits). And I always thought Jerry was kind of a jerk and not likeable, but he is correct. I do like to listen to what he says. He is smart.

[@Roy_1]

I've grown in appreciation for his stand up, he's one of the few people who can do decent standup that remains clean, it's not the most exciting stuff, that's why shock comics get all the attention, but what he does is actually more difficult in the long run.

[@DaveMiller2]

@@Roy_1 When talking about comics, "edgy" means I need to swear and talk about farts and sex to be funny. Jerry is good and doesn't need to do that. You are correct, what he does is harder and more intelligent. Those shock comics all think they are Pryor or Carlin. Those two swore like sailors but they understood words and language and did it for specific reasons at the right times. Both Pryor and Carlin could be just as funny without swearing at all. They were deliberate with the profanity. Shock comics just do what Eddie Murphy made fun of in RAW and swear and talk dirty all the time. Jerry Seinfeld is reliably funny. In my opinion he isn't the funniest comic by any means, but he is always good.

[@digitalkulak7457]

If Gervais wants to be edgy in the UK he'll criticise Islam. Not religion. Islam specifically. He would not have the stones for it.

[@gtrrs71]

Just shut the fuck up, asshole.

[@TheActiveAssault]

Fuck off

[@edgregory1]

Bill Mahr had the stones to do it albeit in USA.

[@digitalkulak7457]

@@edgregory1 He did too!

[@EricDodsonLectures]

Maybe he's afraid of dying.

[@knockout4121]

No, do NOT adjust your comedy to not offending anyone!I wouldnt pay to see a political correct comedian. I would be bored. It is like censcoring and artform, restrictimg comedians. Im surprised these snowflakes arent coming after Eddie Murphy for what he said in the 80’s!

[@PeopleAdverts]

I love Seinfeld and went to see Jerry live in Dublin maybe 4 years ago. I always think it’s lazy when comedians don’t change their act depending on their location, I got the references because I lived in the States for a long time but a lot of stuff wasn’t relevant pretty disappointed in his act to be honest

[@jimmyz7218]

Way to backtrack

[@coaldoubt2879]

Jerry thinks "funny" is an objective term.

[@swingset1969]

It is in terms of intent and response. If the response is bad, universally, it's not funny. If 3 people laugh, or 300, it's funny. Intention to make laugh = laughter, is objectively a measure of funny in terms of a comedian. Now, the subjective part is the listener and the particular joke, but in terms of "success" it's something that can be measured.

[@coaldoubt2879]

@@swingset1969 It's whether people find something funny. If the 3, or 300 laugh....it's funny to those people. Jerry seems to think that something is either funny or not, irrespective of the audience.

[@AD-df5tm]

Jerry thinks his idea of funny trump's everyone else's. That if he declares something funny then everyone should think it's funny and anyone who disagrees must have an agenda of some kind.

[@coaldoubt2879]

@@AD-df5tm exactly

[@billowen3285]

Jerry knows far more about comedy than you and me

[@rubbersole79]

I'll be honest. I don't give a flying fark what Jerry Seinfeld thinks, says, or does.

[@JOECANDELA22]

Take that mind set and aim at PC culture. You'll be making a greater contribution to society.

[@MrPtrlix]

A lot of commedians are now using the "PC" excuse to hide the fact that the younger generation doesn't simply find them funny.

[@adamgrimsley2900]

Meh... Get over yourself. Multi millionaires try to make us feel sorry for them.

[@adequatequality]

They're really not trying to though...they're just talking about their own form of comedy and how people view comics today compared to the past. Every career/job has a certain perspective so talking about it with others from the same career is an interesting conversation.

[@RickDeckardMemories]

black and white. ... to make it artsy 😒

[@snack4458]

Gervais always waits for his turn to speak instead of listening.

[@Grievous-]

So you are saying Ricky doesn't listen and just waits for his turn to speak ?

[@snack4458]

@@Grievous- yes

[@liamthemagnificentwhinge7480]

Well ... yeah... I know the angle you're coming from. He does do that annoying thing in conversation where he picks up on the bare minimum of what the other person has to say so he can respond but the whole time he's just waiting to give his "important input"/response.

[@snack4458]

@@liamthemagnificentwhinge7480 you said it better than me, absolutely what it is. Always moves the topic back to one of three topics. Repeating himself over and over and over.

[@z0uLess]

It is lower status tho, still.

[@charliedillon1400]

Maybe Jerry doesn't play colleges because the kids were born after his show was off the air and he is unknown to most, irrelevant to all of them

[@mihaanor515]

I never found Jerry funny he was always annoying

[@aniekanabasi]

Don't let him know. For me CYE > Seinfeld.

[@vaporz109]

@@aniekanabasi what’s CYE?

[@aniekanabasi]

@@vaporz109 A sitcom, Curb Your Enthusiasm by Larry David

[@liamthemagnificentwhinge7480]

Yeah and he couldn't act for shit or keep a straight face in his self-titled TV show (which Larry David created... I think Larry just didn't want to appear on the screen at that stage, I don't know). I think he just went full Jewish and latched onto the number one comic at the time in order to secure the show's success.

[@vaporz109]

@@aniekanabasi Oh....of course! Damn i feel slow for not realizing that, it's one of my favorite shows, just never heard it referred to that way. usually it's just abbreviated as Curb. Tks!

[@stephaniecleveland8264]

I hate Ricki Gervais and I don’t have the energy to explain why; but it’s something like when you hang out with someone who never seems to hear what you say because she’s too damned busy trying to pull the conversation where she wants it to go. I could understand not wanting to play colleges, and I was glad someone said that. Gervais just wanted to make that disappear. If you are a straight woman you can’t make any jokes about trans men not being sexually attractive. You are only allowed to put down actual regular men (and you are supposed to use jargon words like cis which feel dishonest to me).

[@dirtydiesel]

Who gives a shit what Seinfeld thinks about what comedy is? Who made him the gatekeeper?

[@tomandband]

me

[@jackedkerouac4414]

The half a billion dollars kind of made him a big deal

[@AngelMartinez-hv6fj]

@@jackedkerouac4414 To you?

[@shrapnel77]

I am sure any comedian (the legends) would be asked the same question. Burr, Rock, Louis CK, etc. He is not my favorite by a long shot, but monetarily, I believe he is the most successful comedian ever.

[@halfalligator6518]

Seinfeld is wrong here. To me when comedy has one foot in reality it's far more funny

[@Bill_Brasky]

My favorite comedian is Jerry Seinfeld said no fucking body ever

[@snoopythedog3266]

....about not being funny??

[@jonjonsson6323]

I am sure people think he is funny but most of the shows they were just making ffat people jokes, or stupid people jokes, or visual apperence jokes..it is pretty low, and not really funny after two hours

[@styzoom]

Great, but I would like to know what Jerry thinks of the presence of all these hypersensitive snowflakes at the universities.

[@tximinoman]

He literally said in this video that it's part of the job, that it always has been and that comedians need to have the mental agility necessary to either change the joke until it can be told or just tell a different one. That pretty much answers your question right there. "What does he think?" He doesn't care.

[@cookie5335]

Jerry lies

[@zeigbert1743]

The thing is comedy's in a constant state of flux, today's haha is tomorrow's reee.

[@ericwilliams626]

This is why comedians should never speak about anything unless they are on stage. When a comedian has to explain why, he's no longer a comedian, he's just another schmuck with an opinion.

[@Xplora213]

In fairness, they are only schmucks with an opinion when they ARE comedians. A professional in any field is merely has an opinion backed up by skill, knowledge and experience. You don’t surrender to their opinions on the basis of their job. Even a heart surgeon has customers who seek a second opinion.

[@ericwilliams626]

@@Xplora213 I beg to differ only by your comparison a physician is not an artist in the way we see creativity. An artist or a comedian or someone of expression is exempt from someone with a simple opinion because he's ultimately out to express an idea.

[@Xplora213]

@@ericwilliams626 to clarify - I think it was Dinesh Dsousa who wrote about the cult of expertise in left leaning authoritarian politics. They defer to the authority of the professional, as if an amateur can’t have legitimate contributions to the public debate. This is why the left has collapsed when academics in non scientific disciplines claim the science says gender is a spectrum. It might be, but the distribution does not justify transgender bathrooms for example. The word of an alleged expert is supposed to trump all others. And this is the point - Eric rightly identified they are just schmucks with opinions off stage, but I believe we are all in the same boat. I’ve spent far more time thinking about music than Ricky - so I have some useful contributions in the subject of stage performance. The cult of expert authority would hold that his position as a professional performer would mean I don’t get to contribute. Jerry has a different position. We can all have opinions but your opinions don’t matter to him. He doesn’t defer his authority to anyone. And we should all do the same! Have enough confidence in yourself to say “no”.

[@2ndSonofGod]

@@Xplora213 perfectly said!

[@bencollins8425]

Ricky, Ricky! its too much to bear, the pathos, poor you, having a burning desire to offend, is such a burden, alas