Jerry Seinfeld on Rodney Dangerfield’s First HBO Special (1986)

[@ojtheviking]

"He smokes in bed, face down." That's one hell of an introduction, lol

[@josephlittlefield2313]

Is that a gay joke lol

[@ojtheviking]

@@josephlittlefield2313 Nah, Dangerfield had a way to make light of depression and feeling miserable, so I took it as a depression joke.

[@Brucewayne2112-qk4ji]

Dangerfield=KING of one-liners

[@rich7737]

​@@ojtheviking saying he has a big nose, his nose is so big if he were to lay down there would be a large enough space to smoke a cigarette.

[@5jerry1]

~ A lot of people on here talking negatively about Seinfeld. But Rodney, a true legend, saw fit to put him on. He obviously liked him and gave him a break. Seinfeld's not my favorite, but he isn't trash, either.

[@seeifulikeit]

We all make mistakes...Seinfeld was Rodneys. Nothing he is saying in this clip is not even remotely fun. His show sucks also.

[@epicon6]

@@seeifulikeit ummm. Yeahhhh. Okayyyy righhtttttt

[@joefriedman9843]

@@seeifulikeit Oh yea what a massive mistake Jerry was. The guy never had any success at all hahah you're an idiot and have terrible taste.

[@penguinjay]

his standup is great, it's just low hanging fruit for people to mock at the same time. People can make funny observations and a funny voice too, but they can't make a room laugh doing it like Seinfeld. Nice in short bursts, it's like an episode of the show with 2 ideas condensed into less than a minute of the set. Seinfeld is great, this was fresh for the time. Nobody was talking about new age problems like this, now it's kinda standard.

[@rzz9594]

@@seeifulikeit His 9 year run on ‘Seinfeld ‘ was brilliant.,. With his supporting cast , Micheal Richards , Jason Alexander ., Julia-Loius Dreyfus ., with main writers larry david , peter mehlman, et . Al . But as a stand up comedian, meh ?? He was almost like eating dry oat meal … hard to laff when? There is no juicy jokes on stage .. only the show was a success…

[@snifftube3892]

"If a wall makes you use a door to get out of the room, it's working." My favorite line.

[@mattbarker24]

That's gold, Jerry! Gold!

[@1970groupie]

I love that line!

[@randycunningham7318]

Always one jerk.

[@farhanjaffer3913]

Rodney Dangerfield brings you on stage....I mean...is there anything cooler than that!

[@silviosaecios5187]

Rodney; the King of king of comedy.

[@bimscutney1242]

Not a fan of Jerry’s comedy but you gotta respect the amount of work he put in. He paid his dues. Seinfeld the show, on the other hand, is great.

[@randall-king]

Brilliant comedy. Me and the guy next to me in our college dorm used to laugh our heads off at Jerry’s comedy. It was groundbreaking.

[@napalmhavica]

only 29k subscribers. Still gets no respect.

[@ricardorame]

124k RN!

[@shaybarihen9988]

No respect at all

[@willkirkoff1333]

167k now not too shabby

[@TopSecretVid]

197k now

[@erichvonmolder9310]

But he's dead?

[@samiam7342]

GENIUS......ABSOLUTE GENIUS........He deserved all of the success he had had in life.

[@joecrockrell04]

Two legends

[@darrylschultz9311]

If I wasn't finding a comedian funny but could see that the audience is genuinely laughing every few seconds(like they are here),I wouldn't be sitting there thinking he isn't funny,I'd be thinking hopefully with more exposure to this sort of comedy,my sense of humor may develop enough to begin to appreciate these clearly clever ones like all the people in the audience are able to. It always astonishes me that,despite witnessing with their own eyes all the laughter happening every few seconds throughout his act,some people still maintain he's not funny and is downright boring,rather than acknowledging the possibility that maybe they're just not bright or tuned-in enough to get it!

[@verlinswarey507]

Darryl Schultz -Good point!

[@ojtheviking]

It's because people often get personal opinions and facts mixed up. Like you said, the evidence shows that most people find him funny, so for those who say otherwise, it's just their opinion, not a fact, yet they act as if the rest of the world has failed to understand how unfunny a comedian is, because this should be an obvious fact. Kind of self-absorbed, that way of thinking. "It's not funny to me, so the comedian is clearly a failure."

[@Bootrosgali]

Negativity rises to the top on the internet.

[@emansnas]

Oh I'd go a little further. My sense is that many of these types are not very bright and feel threatened when everyone else is laughing and they're not. They don't have a clue as to why that is but for a variety of possible reasons they can't admit that to themselves, so instead they become defensive. But hey it's not all bad, as they tend to voluntarily march straight to their keyboard and type out pretty much exactly just how dysfunctionally [sic] clueless they are. Which notifies those who 'get it' that they've in effect declared themselves unfit for 'inner circle' duty. That arguably has some value.

[@Kerithanos]

I think Seinfeld is great, but I definitely DON'T think that just because other people do too. Opinions are never correct just because they're popular, and frankly, the truth is much closer to the opposite.

[@seanyager3177]

Love Jerry.. And loved seeing his bit about the Parents moving to Florida. He actually does that same joke in one of the earlier episodes of Seinfeld during the opening stand-up scene.. I believe its in "The Pony Remark" from Season 2. But I could be mistaken... Very funny tho

[@randall-king]

Yes. He later added the part about white belt, white pants, and white shoes. That was a brilliant addition to the bit.

[@themiddlepath8939]

Hey everyone, Fun Fact! Jerry Seinfeld later went on to become a famous comedian. He even had his own show on prime time for 10 seasons, a few movies and other stand up comedy specials! Jerry also has recorded himself hanging out with other people in the industry while driving cars. ... Jerry Seinfeld has become a very successful human being. He even got married to a woman who loved him. Feel free to do a google search on this man to fine out more.

[@joeyvindictive3552]

You're thinking of someone else...

[@themiddlepath8939]

@@joeyvindictive3552 Oh yeah, that was Barry Sobel who made it so big!

[@daveidmarx8296]

Z-z-z-zodiac...

[@ChescoYT]

For the late 80’s style of comedy, this was new, innovative, refreshing, original material, authentic to his personality, ego-free, innocent, respectful, class and relatabley hilarious! Jerry deserves all the respect he gets! (but not Rodney) :P

[@baxter5431]

YES! Jerry is a comedic genius because exactly like the greats of previous generations, he takes the most obvious & mundane & shows how funny it really is AND all without using any foul language. He once said that if he HAS to start using that type of language to get laughs, he'll quit the business because it doesn't take any talent or brains to do that.

[@Bootrosgali]

Mid 80s. And he was killing this years before. A true trailblazer. Many don't want to admit it. Sad.

[@josephbreeze3725]

This guy could go places...

[@thegladve]

oh yeah he went where most comedians dread to venture.... the unemployment line...

[@johnsala5330]

@@thegladve yeah, he'll never have to work another day for multiple lifetimes

[@Nellsbells79]

I still think about the hair high up on the shower wall, every time I see a hair I remember that joke and giggle to myself. Great stuff Jerry

[@FallenwoodFB]

if you lived in Bayonne New Jersey in the early 70s and late 60s. on prom night you went to Rodney Dangerfield in Manhattan in the limousine with your crew. funniest comedian I've ever seen live. may God bless him wherever he is.

[@BlackPDigitalMedia]

watchin comedians in cars episode with tracy morgan and tracy says rodney dangerfield is a genius.. so he asks jerry did he ever work with rodney dangerfield.. and now im HERE like... mind blown.. forgot all about this special

[@FirstPlace97]

That bit about the parents was used for Seinfeld, haha

[@memoryhero]

Del Boca Vista, baby

[@FirstPlace97]

@@memoryhero lmfao

[@mxplk]

@@memoryhero yeah, I thought the same thing

[@battosaihimura8840]

Rodney is the True Master while Seinfeld n the rest are mere Students. Period!

[@MachiavellisThePrince]

You wrote, "period," after a period and then tacked on an exclamation point. Cool.

[@johnsala5330]

@@MachiavellisThePrince grammar isn't his strong point

[@pagit69]

Jerry nailed that set!

[@gfunk63901]

People hate on this man for no good reason. I just laughed. I laughed when I stayed up to watch him on the tonight show. He paid his dues, stayed in crappy rooms all over the country. Worked at jokes and polished them. He worked clean which lead to greater exposure on Carson. The jokes are mostly timeless like Dangerfield.

[@notsusan]

you'd think people watching 80s standup on Rodney Dangerfield's channel would have some awareness of how comedy has constantly been evolving.

[@theenlightenedone4028]

Rodney Dangerfield was Bernie Mac Mentor He Mentions It A lot.

[@Bootrosgali]

Jerrys an original genius, and thats that really

[@billyshepard5514]

This same show Rodney bumped Tim Allen to add Sam Kinison and give him his big break

[@FallenwoodFB]

Rodney was the best stand-up comedian and Jerry S was right after him

[@abelincoln3287]

Let's all get off the "Jerry isn't funny" bandwagon. Lesson here... if you claim you don't like Jerry Seinfeld, then by all means, don't watch him. He was funny and the success of his show and stand up career proved so. I don't like Sam Kinison, therefore I don't watch his videos.

[@lucifermeowstar4604]

Abe Lincoln Honest abe folks. He cannot tell a lie.

[@TheTektronik]

It's that simple.

[@yosefdemby8792]

So do you not watch Back to School? Or do you skip his scene?

[@bartonpercival3216]

@@yosefdemby8792 "Hey hey professor take it easy will ya. I mean these kids were in grade school when that war was going on, and as for me, I'm a lover not a fighter"

[@briancampbell9006]

Jerry was the best stand up around. Mainly because he was 100% clean. One of a kind.

[@steveclapper5424]

I had heard of none of these people till the special came on and in short order they were household names.

[@FirstPlace97]

My 2 favorites ever

[@Mysterwright]

Maybe he was playing chicken with the other parakeet. :D Haha!

[@Johnfsu]

Good stuff by a master.

[@nonrepublicrat]

master of boring nonsense.

[@funkmachine9094]

the o with the line thru it is danish lol

[@gregormcclung]

Nice pic at the end with Rodney throwing up the symbol. It’s a big club.

[@boisterousbillyclub2772]

Champion sponsoring Champion

[@Fiatspare]

Best comic ever.

[@Ninetailedfox5]

Seinfeld is a fucking comic genius

[@RR-hx7nj]

Ø is norwegian and danish.

[@coosoorlog]

a solid set

[@zillsburyy1]

they all got their start in the 80s

[@CRAZYWILDMAN49]

FACE DOWN. ok? you have the best channel for comedy on youtube now. the question is....how to divide the remaining rodney footage accordingly. i say take it slow. my ex wife told me the same thing. i told her to make me a sammich ok? ok ok. thats thats the way its done ok?

[@rankobarensic]

That Seinfeld talks about nothing😁

[@Rdmz805]

Jerry is a lot like mayweather ignorant haters wanna hate but other comics understand why he’s on top and can’t argue either

[@mattdag69]

Play 6:40 at 0.25x speed to enjoy the funny faces.

[@thecaffeinefiend]

Does anyone know, is this the first time Jerry Seinfeld did stand up on TV?

[@yournamehere6002]

No, he had done Evening At The Improv before

[@jacobitewiseman3696]

Back when Jerry had a mullet.

[@phaedrabacker2004]

Love it.

[@drillthrallable]

Jerry was as good as it was going to get back then with softish jokey joke stand up. I've noticed recently he's a little more willing to swear on stage and during some interviews. No, swearing doesn't make you funny, but at some point, not doing it at all then becomes a thing. I like the whole misanthrope comedy that he and Larry David do, both on stage and especially in Seinfeld.

[@32mrclay]

so Jerry Seinfeld walks into a park. who does he go home with. a squriell or a 16 year old girl...

[@Howoldareweanywayyipes]

Where's george castanza?

[@davidpatriot1082]

HEY! I was subscribed to you from the beginning, youtube keeps removing my subscription!

[@UNDFTDGordon]

Two heavyweights.

[@richardvalens7989]

Jews and Florida.🤣

[@desertpunk7588]

Oh, look; back in a time when comedy was actually funny...

[@therealwillie.bdirtycrook6858]

U johnny carson?

[@bartonpercival3216]

"I tell ya Johnny, it's tough trying to be funny when your coming down off of drugs ya know"

[@chriswolfe7707]

I remember watching this set from my crib... at 11 months, my 2nd memory... My 1st memory... my moms tit.

[@northernbrother1258]

Mocking immigrants and their crazy names…classic!

[@anthonyteaia8698]

Seinfields funny as man

[@SoFloCo-ne4rk]

Like all young comics he rushed his delivery. With more experience he learned to pace himself.

[@cgh7337]

No respect, no regard either.

[@goshnodo]

There are alot of anto semetic bots in this comment section.

[@cesarcoelho7227]

not even close w Rodney.

[@cjosiah]

He's the best

[@eribertooooo]

Wow that sucks

[@kevinerosa]

:21 and that young man grew up to be Larry David

[@artvandelay0073]

kevinerosa // I thought the George Costanza character was based on the idiosyncrasies and paranoia of the real Larry David?

[@trevingaffney9187]

kevinerosa 😂

[@nickrich56]

A prequel to his 9+ yrs with his own show. Basically about nothing .....

[@baxter5431]

How times have gotten worse! A name with 8 consonants in a row. "They" would call that racist these days. Seinfeld said himself in recent years that humor has gone out of doing comedy because of the rampant PC nuts jumping on every word you utter. Hell with them!

[@rogerreverence4737]

jerry uses a lot of observational humour - google it

[@ojtheviking]

Informational, yet stating the known, in a surprisingly confrontational way. This is quite a unique comment.

[@themiddlepath8939]

I can see that. lol (see what I did there?)

[@alittleofeverything4190]

I don't think I ever laughed at something Jerry said. I think some people just don't think he is funny. Am I alone here?

[@deropol05]

No, you're not alone. Never laughed either. Just not funny AT ALL.

[@dennisneo1608]

I agree with you. However, I don't think that's the brilliance of Seinfeld; it's his great observational style. I don't laugh, but I am thoroughly entertained. It's like George Carlin, not funny to me, but so brilliant.

[@d1cks0da5]

He's not funny.... unless its all a form of satire and he's pretending to be ignorant.....otherwise he's just a dick. Also the periodic table is made up of letters not strange symbols.

[@alittleofeverything4190]

d1ck s0da He is cocky, in every interview. He just isn't funny.

[@FirstPlace97]

Carlin is very funny. But when I was a kid watching Seinfeld, I didn't always laugh, but the writing and acting were so good that it was fascinating. Now I'm a little older and understand some of the jokes and can laugh a little. But Jerry is one of the smartest in the business so you have to give him respect

[@johnsala5330]

Tough act to follow

[@mcollins5723]

Rodney is funny, Jerry isnt

[@dominicpiscopo7915]

Jerry Seinfeld very dry dumb humor I never considered him as being funny or entertaining will never understand how he was paid a million a episode

[@loufiore]

Hmmmm.

[@RayonConmar]

Seinfeld is a great show, but Jerry's stand up was just never that good

[@robtos1194]

Having seen his act twice i absolutely agree!!

[@abelincoln3287]

Jerry was great

[@rollomaughfling380]

Perfect for a '90s sitcom. I worked on a prestige network 4-cam sitcom pilot in the late '00s, based on an actual edgy, hilarious, and reasonably successful comic's perspective. Very Brechtian, super-meta, making fun of nearly every sitcom trope. I loved it, and at final cut, we all realized it was a disaster. Creators shelved it after that-didn't even try to get it aired. And for good reason-only working writers, comics would have really gotten it, and only as a standalone program. Would have done more harm than good: if it had been picked up-numbers in the high hundreds. You almost never know if the thing you're working on is actually going to be good or terrible, until it's done, and sitcoms and standup are completely different worlds, which is largely what makes Seinfeld so special. Season 1-7 are largely Larry David taking the piss out of a lukewarm comic, then Jerry had the opportunity to steer it his own way for 2 seasons before gracefully ending it on a high note. They were in the right places at the right times.

[@Bootrosgali]

And so say all the gut busting laughs. You think it was fake? YOUR FAKE

[@watchman1178]

I wonder what happened to this young guy?

[@artvandelay0073]

WATCHMAN 117 // Who? Jerry Seinfeld? He went on to be worth about a half billion dollars (and still counting).

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@artvandelay0073 That's all? Poor bastid

[@jootai]

Just seen Saget his set. Was a 200 times better and yet do few ppl know his stand up work.

[@kevinryder4458]

Jerry

[@Bobster986]

Can someone tell me how in the world did he get so popular?

[@politic17]

So, his shitty comedy was like this from the beginning?! Good to know.

[@LonelyHeartsChannel]

I'm so amazed that a lot of people agree with me that Seinfeld is not that haha funny

[@Bootrosgali]

Weak minded lot you are too.

[@bradlafferty6076]

I went to Dangerfields in 1998, don't remember it being that big

[@ecarneylaw]

Honestly, he was kind of a downer with all the other screeching comics. There was Kinneson and Roseanne on that one.

[@m.b.82]

You know, the show, Seinfeld was very funny. But the man, Seinfeld was not funny.

[@zeusapollo8688]

Is Larry David funny?

[@m.b.82]

@@zeusapollo8688 shit yeah

[@Bootrosgali]

Jerrys ideas are extremely funny. Its probably , the man. Now for a thought experiment , take his material and think it said through anyone else. You might be surprised that you will find yourself admitting that he is funny.

[@m.b.82]

@@Bootrosgali no, his material is lame

[@marshallodom1388]

It was then the mantle was handed over, from a brash loud cringe-worthy comedian to a whiny self-absorbed pseudo comedian who somehow managed to set the tone for the next decade. You can't argue he wasn't successful or worked hard at it. I admire Jerry for that but his jokes stick in you Like a Knife. Groan.

[@confusedwhale]

Poop knife

[@rossi675446]

Worse comic ever Seinfeld so not funny

[@totalhighconcept]

The degenerate becomes the household name billionaire.

[@stevebell204]

Better hope the woke crowd doesn't get a hold of this one Jerry, you'll get canceled for sure.

[@breathingliquid4645]

I don't get it at all. Im not being a hater but he is not fuckin funny. Unreal

[@fernandovargasmejia740]

Why is Jerry famous if he isn't funny? Is it just because he's a Jew in New York?

[@josecolon4248]

Jerry is boring

[@LyraKeltica61]

you're boring and the 4 people who gave you a thumbs up.

[@edwardleas592]

If gilbert would of came out

[@nimascolari1508]

Never found him funny but I did like the sitcom.

[@johnw6498]

Even back then he wasn't really funny

[@yournamehere6002]

Yet he's funny

[@paraguaymike5159]

So Jerry was always talentless.

[@Heirllionaire]

.....He's not actually funny. My realization is rushing in like the water on the titanic. Seinfeld isn't funny.

[@paulwhat322]

Before Jerry was funny

[@kurtk5293]

This was terrible, If Netflix was around then he would have definitely had a special because most of their comics are not funny.

[@Sprongo]

Not funny anymore.