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Jerry Seinfeld on How to Write a Joke

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Published on Dec 20, 2012

The comedian describes the anatomy of his Pop-Tart joke, still a work in progress, and shows his longhand writing process.

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  • smokingfast

    The mug is round.  The jar is round...They should call it Roundtine.

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  • Eitan Rosenberg

    The difference between me and Jerry is that Jerry's time wasting is his job.

    I, on the other hand, can only waste time when out of job.

    If i waste time within a job, i eventually end up with no job at all and too much

    time to waste, whereas if Jerry wastes time in his job he ends up with no time at all

    and too much job!

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  • comprehensiveboy

    What if chimps are evolved from us?

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    in reply to Leo Mumford (Show the comment)
  • bvolsky

    Noticed that too. It's not a christopher nolan movie! Maybe to look more 3D...we get the viewmaster dual screen too. They should have greenscreened a roller coaster.

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  • bvolsky

    That sounds like an elected catholic official. Or a bad guy from an exploitation film.

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  • Leo Mumford

    I guess Jerry, that If there weren't no "chimps in the dirt playing with sticks" there would be no evolutionary chain that humans could reasonably follow.

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  • TheMikeSwitch

    I don't get it either. I'd say 3 out of 4 youtube videos, the thread is some kind of argument. It's sad

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  • TheMikeSwitch

    That's gold jerry! gold!

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  • signevent

    Such an inspiration to the comedy world. His dedication and his ability truly makes for an all around perfect comedy experience.

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  • AutumnAsh81

    it sickens me to read comments all over all these youtube videos because almost always people threaten others, bring religion into things, constant insults and nothing constructive... generally. i mean, who cares if hes jewish. also why threaten him? if you dont like his comedy, then why are you watching this video?

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  • captainmaak

    seinfeld syndication money

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