Jerry Seinfeld standup (Merv Griffin Show 1981)

[@meerkat006]

Live from Kramer's apartment

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

Haha

[@mytfy1]

There's something wrong with Kramer alright.

[@assmane999]

2 animal acts on one show. What is this, amateur hour?

[@Novastar6]

"No you idiot....Hawks eat squirrels!"

[@sexhaver420]

Where are the cameras?

[@apple54345]

Alright, let's take a short break..... We're back!

[@OzmaOfOzz]

😂😂😂

[@Blas4ublasphemy]

Who are you talking to?

[@stevefromchicago8277]

😂😂

[@apple54345]

@@stevefromchicago8277 holy shit. 9 years ago. fuck im old.

[@Rich-jy3ps]

Who would’ve thought, 30+ yrs later he would be such a legend now. Great career Jerry! Good job.

[@captainedc]

@Deseo Synergy 41

[@ZoneZero-sm9jv]

43 years now, and more legendary than ever.

[@MerkinMuffly]

I feel the Merv Griffin show would have been 10x saucier with Newman as his sidekick.

[@hankkingsley9300]

Hello...NEWMAN

[@DebNKY]

And birds would be terrific.

[@tjtheedge29]

ARE YOU MARRIED RIGHT NOW

[@OohMyHead]

​@@hankkingsley9300 Hey now!

[@col.douglasmortimer2721]

This young man is going places

[@BATMAN-gh1nf]

A lot of those jokes I heard Seinfeld do at later dates. This archive piece was interesting to watch, as it shows 1) Seinfeld was always funny, and 2) his timing/delivery has improved over the years.

[@conradgarcia858]

Kramer's apartment is bigger than what i though it would. :) I think I played the roles of both the loser in the bumper cars and the raving lunatic. Had a fun childhood. :)

[@Mike1614YT]

I prefer more writing and ads all over the video- it's best when I can't see anything

[@jasontalbot2520]

Well ... at least over a video of this asshole

[@calisongbird]

😂😂😂😂

[@scrapplepig]

The 80's were a great time for new comedians and comedy clubs.

[@kelleybrown1666]

It may have been all the coke.

[@scrapplepig]

@@kelleybrown1666 Great time for that too!

[@whatthecello42]

"I wanna see bums and dead people." That's gold Jerry, gold!!"

[@willkirkoff1333]

It is gold and so is the reference that you used😊👍

[@NilsLange]

Go back to your ovaltine bit

[@pulixpulix2420]

@@willkirkoff1333 That's a Bania quote dude

[@CFox.7]

@@pulixpulix2420 Will knew that - that is why he specifically used the word "reference"

[@pulixpulix2420]

@@CFox.7 I wouldn't be so sure about that. But if you know he knows, then everybody is happy. Right?

[@CornflakesYognaut]

Hmmm, I thought Kramer was the host of this show...

[@Trainer_Red.....]

He was the original

[@Trainer_Red.....]

He had to be replaced for saying the N word.

[@kevlarkittens]

jerry seinfeld is a legend. super funny guy who really helped brand the observational comedy genre.

[@FormerlyNYVulgarian]

Jerry’s hair is awesome here!

[@Blas4ublasphemy]

A great civilization of hair!

[@DebNKY]

Who wouldn't like him?

[@RENTnerd87]

"Where are the cameras?"

[@whiteshadow59]

Jerry was very physical, even in Seinfeld, kind of overlooked because of Kramer, but he was very good at it

[@GeorgeTropicana]

Overshadowed by Kramer and Elaine

[@jamesanthony5681]

Physical? Yeah, opening and closing fridge doors...

[@tallman4040]

These days, 20 minutes on hold is about average.

[@lune78]

This is gold, Jerry, GOLD!

[@johntrybulec6218]

Jerry is always great.

[@allenlin7462]

Jerry is a genious. He rarely repeats his material...it's always new and fresh

[@cartossin]

Well actually he toured a lot of the same jokes for like 10-20 years. It wasn't until a bunch of headliner comedians inspired by George Carlin started to retire their material after shooting a special that it became frowned upon to do the same jokes for years. Standup has changed a lot since the 90s.

[@santiagobenites]

Whatever became of this guy? Did he ever make it big?

[@mickanvonfootscraymarket5520]

He had a pilot on NBC, the episode was about his butler or something. I think it was called 'Jerry'. According to Wikipedia, he went to jail in 1998 for like 9 years of being a bad person.

[@customfantasyhotwheels]

He developed a television series or something like that that was relevant to his every day life. It only ran for 8-9 years, I think🤔

[@Brazil_newZ]

Nah, never see him after this show, too bad

[@daveotieno1]

Seinfeld (1989-1998) 📺

[@doderbank200]

man do i love jerry's jokes for sure one of my fav comedians

[@Trainer_Red.....]

Wait a minute, wait a minute! You mean to say that you drugged a woman so you could take advantage of her toys? Let's pause a moment.... Jerry, now, what you do with your personal life is your business, but when you're on my set. You clean it up, mister!

[@ohroonoko]

Merv Griffin was the daytime equivalent of Johnny Carson.

[@robertrichards4355]

You might be thinking of Mike Douglas (who was the daytime Johnny Carson). Merv Griffin was on at 9PM every weeknight.

[@ohroonoko]

@@robertrichards4355 no that's not how I remember it. Bkth the show and Merv were nominated 18x (and won 12x) for Daytime Emmy's between 1974 and 1985. If his previous iterations were in prime time, then that was before my time amd he was more successful in daytime.

[@dianeatpeace337]

​@@ohroonoko yeah, in NYC in the 70s Mike Douglas, Dinah Shore & Merv Griffin were all daytime hosts. Thinking about it now, perhaps due to syndication we were seeing Merv's show from last night on the following day, who knows?

[@stephendoyle4233]

Little or Big Jerry Seinfeld doesn’t take a dive for nobody !

[@lyricaldali]

Funny then and funny now!!!

[@PhilipBoardman]

"You all know him as Frankie on Benson" :P

[@halfhigh]

Hehey! Haha

[@nateallen9293]

He never amounted to much after that did he??

[@dimariobell8499]

Jerry: "...an on/off switch" Kramer: "and we all know how painful that can be 😏"

[@hamhead2765]

Seinfelds such a pro. You can see the evolution. Certainly the old mistake of asking an audience a question. He'll be the first one now to tell you "get to the joke"

[@CrystalsandCandles]

I have a rule.... I never subscribe to a channel where the poster thinks it's acceptable to flash annoying banner links constantly all over the content.

[@paulrouhan7288]

James Travers I am guessing you have many rules. Having said that, you are right

[@abelesser69]

You and your rules..When we were in kindergarten, you had that rule..No one can eat before you

[@greatcoldemptiness]

Literally nobody asked

[@Tomn8er]

Boy his delivery got a LOT better in later years. Material is solid but here he's talking very fast and high-pitched, seems pretty nervous.

[@darlabible1325]

Tomn8er; He was young. His voice hadn’t changed yet.😂🤣😂❤️

[@captainedc]

I wonder if the episode of KRAMER finding and using the old MERV GRIFFIN set had something to do with being on his show at the very beginning of his career.

[@bigc3748]

He's always been funny n he looks really young

[@nikolitsos_]

This guy has to get his own Show!

[@evanmendez-perez5960]

Based

[@thatfriggingbathroom2656]

What would that even be about

[@nateallen9293]

And now for those of us who don’t know, sidling is what?

[@markotnes8532]

Young and working on his timing. He’s talking a little too fast, but already doing well.

[@brucelevy5603]

You can see Jerry really evolving here. He's has much more presence than he did in the earlier days. And the rountines are getting more sophisticated. His "left'" routine was very Carlin-esque.

[@jamesanthony5681]

He was only 19 here.

[@Brazil_newZ]

Wow he so young, what a LEGEND

[@NateTheMovieGuy]

I never noticed the left handed thing until now!

[@kelleybrown1666]

Jerry signed for a package left handed when he was a doorman.

[@colleenkelly4311]

...and all those Japanese royalty checks. 😉 •Super Terrific Happy Hour•

[@nitinkataria6030]

I was less than a month old when it was telecasted

[@rebelrog]

So I'm the guy in the audience saying "this comedian will never make it, bumper cars don't have engines".

[@danjohnson3669]

I cant beieve it. Now im old. I love tjis guy.

[@williamkirima8295]

I bet he didn't know that one day a comedian (him) will be a billionaire.

[@cheezst8ke]

back when the Merv Griffin set didn't smell like garbage. LOL!!!

[@alexeyosin9634]

What I wonder is - if this guy ever ages? He was really young back there, he was relatively young in Sienfield - but I wouldn’t say he is old now. How come?

[@MrDrunkJeff]

"The loser of the ride" oho im still in stitches "Stuck in a pack of 5 empty cars"

[@jon.e]

I keep laughing at that too

[@brushpicks11]

love the tie

[@jonlate4581]

Well, we've officially bottomed out....

[@gregwilliams3120]

Jim Fowler came on next. Kramer practically raised his kids.

[@sdgojdfpghj]

It's a new format... "Scandals and Animals"!

[@cdub2k351]

turn music off

[@kelleybrown1666]

Reminded of The Simpsons: "Turn tape over."

[@maxwellcooper2]

So awesome thanks

[@leafyutube]

Are there any early Kenny Bania videos?

[@StephenDoty84]

Good idea for a channel. He's got a good delivery. If your average Joe in a donut shop tried to do this material, it would flop fast.

[@aamarkhan7448]

What a set!

[@petemaniscalco1966]

This is the guy from "Benson", right?

[@jamesanthony5681]

Yes. He got fired from that show.

[@Yotsukaido]

Jerry should have performed this set again in Kramer's apartment.

[@effer3]

Where are the cameras?

[@michaelsturdevant9196]

Swingin' stuff, there, Jer!

[@Dtrollmancan]

how old was jerry??? he looks 15

[@sparklemotion101]

Dtrollmancan He was 27, but looks much younger to me! Graduated college in 1976 (age 22) and started working in comedy clubs, hoping to get invited to perform on TV.

[@not_emerald]

even now he looks younger than he actually is.

[@thegonz9]

16

[@bletheringfool]

Do you ever see those KZbin videos plastered with text? What's the deal with that?

[@YuukiHyouketsu]

I didn't know he was left handed! o.o Yay, lefties! :D

[@josephmccormick9675]

he's ambidextrous

[@YuukiHyouketsu]

Just more reasons to love Jerry Seinfeld :)

[@b.r.buckeyeman460]

You mean he can breath under water !!!.

[@lynnturman8157]

Lefties are ruining this country.

[@Ottawa3453]

He signs checks with his left hand anyway. Sometimes comedians make up little things for a bit, but this was genuine :P

[@Donchan1]

Hey yeh Merv Griffin show, or MERVGR around these parts!

[@johnnyjohnny5051]

This is pretty funny. 8/10

[@edwardhernandez6668]

He brought the funny!! ^___^

[@Yepprd]

I remember those sock ties

[@19gregske55]

They were knitted cotton, cotton lisle (treated with an alkali solution to impart a shine on the fiber), only available in solid shades.

[@danieldougan269]

"We'd love to have you back anytime!"

[@TttTtt-zo7kt]

Funny kid. Sure hope he goes places.

[@lynnturman8157]

Geez, will you tell that guy to stop talking so I can concentrate on what I'm reading?

[@FlowLikeWater429]

Seinfeld was assertive, articulate and confident. He wasn’t lucky it was destined he would succeed

[@desr6991]

Am just laughing at the adverts with this clip…..Scrooge riding a Peleton bike🙃….you need a second mortgage to get one of those things

[@Tmanaz480]

Interesting...working with no handheld mic.

[@sliat1981]

Look exactly the same 15 year later

[@riseuplight]

same delivery after all these years!!!

[@Liam123-r8o]

Some of these jokes were reused ten years later in seinfeld 😊

[@StephenDoty84]

He and Paul Reiser have a similar delivery. Not sure who started it.

[@djdj71d]

It's our good friend George Costanza...........hahahahaha!

[@micljbitty]

How old was Jerry here?

[@deenak79]

EVEN David Letterman doesn't have crap on his screen....get rid of it and all the other BS you've added.

[@norelcopc2431]

Merv's estate is trying to market the many episodes that he produced and hosted over 22 years. This is their legal right.

[@Skelly5962]

Tom Archetek There is nothing tasteless, classless or money grubbing about Griffin's estate wanting to earn money from their legally owned content, you stupid assclown. If anyone is a boor here, it is you.

[@xander9564]

Actually, it's not a legal issue. It's simply tasteless.

[@douglasmcintyre3297]

Wow. He barely gets going, about four minutes and, wham, its already time to wrap up. TV can be a cruel medium.

[@chetsenior7253]

I dunno man, tv worked out for him in the long run. 🎄

[@amirarsalan6054]

"What's the deal with age of consent laws?"

[@damiantorn5799]

w/flat end . . . the good ol' days.

[@merto95]

Only in New York

[@drsmoto3400]

dad jokes .. professionally .. with a few zingers

[@normanhowe4938]

Wow ,I was 11days old.

[@phlarrdboi]

wow they gave jerry a rough time there

[@waynesmith3879]

jerry never gives up on a good joke

[@Trainer_Red.....]

Ay ay ay. I'll ask the questions.

[@Brokeninternets_]

the obnoxious text over the video made me sad, sad sad sad sad sad. sad.

[@chelikaniakhil8495]

Jonathan Coradin still sad? Or have you found a girlfriend yet?

[@blabla-rg7ky]

that's why i downvoted the clip, even though I'm a huge Seinfeld fan

[@lettersfromhelen]

That's funny Seinfeld

[@kanesanders157]

+lettersfromhelen my man, the dead and sublime, and seinfield.

[@NoName-zb1gm]

Still doing the bumper car schtick.

[@BobLovesKaren]

How about a guest host? I’ll forget you said that.

[@jestronixhanderson9898]

Eagles and squirrels don’t mix!

[@jnadle1]

It's no wonder why they spoofed this on his hit show Seinfeld.

[@MultiAlliot]

for fucks sake every time he is on tv he does bumpercar bit

[@abelesser69]

This kid might be big Gladyis...I am telling you big!!!!!

[@Trainer_Red.....]

Excuse me.. we're talking this way.

[@redactedmarc]

"ya like jazz"

[@lastgreathand-drawnproduct3843]

Turn tape over!

[@StephenDoty84]

No, I have not seen that show. Rosy O'Donnell said she just copied Jerry's style when she started. That was smart of her. Tony Robbins would have advised that method of modeling success. She stole his exact jokes too, though, at first.

[@bradlafferty6076]

She's a hack

[@NibberKSmooth]

I LEFT as soon as I saw the disgusting banner links.