This week join Jonathan as he provides a way-too-early historical assessment of Jerry Seinfeld’s career. Using a lot of short clips, Jonathan ponders whether one day Seinfeld will suffer a similar fate to Harold Lloyd in the annals of history.
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- The big three of silent comedy – but I’ll guess one name is less well known to most people. (image attribution: The Incredible Suit).
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- a young Jerry Seinfeld establishing his reputation on Merv Griffin.
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- A young Jay Leno, a few years older than Jerry Seinfeld, but coming from the same sensibilities.
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- “The Stand Ups” – based on a Jerry Seinfeldesque delivery, appeared during the 11th season of SNL.
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- Like Chaplin and Lloyd, Letterman and Leno are always compared. Seen here with Garry Shandling, all “sons” to the late-night “father” Johnny Carson.
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- Gilbert Gottfried joined SNL early in poking fun at Jerry Seinfeld’s act.
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- The show Seinfeld, at the top of its game.
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- Seinfeld proving its success by appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone multiple times.
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- On Curb, Larry David used himself, rather than Jerry, as the center of the chaos.
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