Jerry Before Seinfeld

2017 American film

Jerry Before Seinfeld

Poster

Directed by| Michael Bonfiglio
Written by| Jerry Seinfeld
Produced by|

* Tammy Johnston
* Judd Apatow

Starring| Jerry Seinfeld
Cinematography|

* Jay Feather
* Sam Levy

Edited by|

* Yossi Kimberg
* Paul Little

Music by| Paul Little

Production
companies

* Columbus 81 Productions
* Embassy Row

Distributed by| Netflix

Release date

* September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19)

Running time

| 61 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

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 his first with Netflix.

## Influences[edit]

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

* Lenny Bruce – Thank You Masked Man (1972)
* Bill Cosby – I Started Out as a Child (1961)
* George Carlin – Class Clown (1972)
* Steve Martin – Let's Get Small (1977)
* Bob Newhart – The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1960)
* Mike Nichols and Elaine May – Improvisations to Music (1958)
* Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner – 2000 and One Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (1961)

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

## Reception[edit]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95% based on 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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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. 19 September 2017.
3. ^ "Jerry Before Seinfeld (2017)" - via www.rottentomatoes.com.
4. ^ "Jerry Seinfeld – Jerry Before Seinfeld". Discogs. September 19, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Jerry Before Seinfeld at IMDb

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Jerry Seinfeld

Television/web series|

* Seinfeld (episodes, awards) (1989–1998)
* The Marriage Ref (2010–2011)
* Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012–2019)

Film|

* Comedian (2002)
* Bee Movie (2007)
* Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story (TBA)

Stand-up|

* Stand-Up Confidential (1987)
* I'm Telling You for the Last Time (1998)
* Jerry Before Seinfeld (2017)
* 23 Hours to Kill (2020)

Books|

* SeinLanguage (1993)
* Halloween (2002)
* Is This Anything? (2020)

Related|

* Jessica Seinfeld (wife)
* Carol Leifer (former romantic relationship)
* Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss (former romantic relationship)
* The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman
* Jerry Seinfeld (character)
* "Seinfeld" (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
* "SeinfeldVision" (30 Rock)
* Talking Funny

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Netflix specials

Stand-up comedy|

* Bill Burr: You People Are All the Same (2012)
* John Hodgman: Ragnarok (2013)
* Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2013)
* Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint (2013)
* Craig Ferguson: I'm Here to Help (2013)
* Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive (2013)
* Chelsea Handler: Uganda Be Kidding Me Live (2014)
* Bill Burr: I'm Sorry You Feel That Way (2014)
* Nick Offerman: American Ham (2014)
* Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot (2015)
* Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden (2015)
* Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers (2015)
* Mike Epps: Don't Take It Personal (2015)
* Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016)
* Iliza Shlesinger: Confirmed Kills (2016)
* Daniel Sosa: Sosafado (2017)
* Amy Schumer: The Leather Special (2017)
* Jo Koy: Live from Seattle (2017)
* Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King (2017)
* Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out (2017)
* Jerry Before Seinfeld (2017)
* Chris Rock: Tamborine (2018)
* James Acaster: Repertoire (2018)
* Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity (2018)
* Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018)
* Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial (2018)
* Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable (2018)
* John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018)
* Amy Schumer: Growing (2019)
* Anthony Jeselnik: Fire in the Maternity Ward (2019)
* Jo Koy: Comin' in Hot (2019)
* Adam DeVine: Best Time of Our Lives (2019)
* Mike Epps: Only One Mike (2019)
* Daniel Sosa: Maleducado (2019)
* Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room (2019)
* Aziz Ansari: Right Now (2019)
* Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones (2019)
* Bill Burr: Paper Tiger (2019)
* Iliza Shlesinger: Unveiled (2019)
* Hannah Gadsby: Douglas (2020)
* London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck (2020)
* Dave Chappelle: The Closer (2021)
* Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (2022)
* John Mulaney: Baby J (2023)

Other|

* A Very Murray Christmas (2015)
* Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids (2016)
* Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017)
* Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017)
* A StoryBots Christmas (2017)
* Derren Brown: Sacrifice (2018)
* The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (2019)
* Super Monsters Furever Friends (2019)
* Homecoming (2019)
* John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)
* Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall (2020)
* Go! Go! Cory Carson: The Chrissy (2020)
* Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020)
* Nate – A One Man Show (2020)
* Bo Burnham: Inside (2021)
* Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles (2022)
* A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou (2023)

Unreleased|

* Bill Cosby 77

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* 2019 onward
* Continuation series
* Upcoming series

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