Jerry Before Seinfeld

Jerry Before Seinfeld is a 2017 stand-up comedy film that follows comedian Jerry Seinfeld as he returns for a stand-up routine at the New York City comedy club, Comic Strip Live, which started his career.[1] The album of the special was nominated for a 2018 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. This is his third special, and first with Netflix.

Jerry Before Seinfeld
Poster
Directed byMichael Bonfiglio
Produced by
Written byJerry Seinfeld
StarringJerry Seinfeld
Music byPaul Little
Cinematography
  • Jay Feather
  • Sam Levy
Edited by
  • Yossi Kimberg
  • Paul Little
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Influences

In the Netflix comedy special, Jerry Before Seinfeld, Jerry displayed his personal comedy albums collection from when he was a teenager.[2] These albums included:

There is also a brief montage of comedians who Seinfeld admired, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Jonathan Winters. Seinfeld also talked about the influence Mad Magazine had on him.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 95% based 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.35/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Jerry Before Seinfeld finds its star revisiting his earliest material on his hometown stage, offering appropriately familiar - yet still abundant - laughs along the way."[3]

Formats

In addition to streaming, the audio is available on a double-vinyl record released September 29, 2017.[4]

References
  1. Hoffman, Ashley (September 19, 2017). "9 Things We Learned From Jerry Seinfeld's Netflix Special". Time. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  2. "The greatest hits collection Jerry Before Seinfeld gives the people what they want". TV Club.
  3. "Jerry Before Seinfeld (2017)" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  4. "Jerry Seinfeld – Jerry Before Seinfeld". Discogs. September 19, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2018.


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