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I don’t mean that the joke just isn’t funny, I want to know a joke that almost makes you want to fast-forward through the scene.

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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 79 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Pretty much every segment of Jerry's stand up routine in Seinfeld. I have no idea how that man became a famous comedian.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 43 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Because that shit was actually funny 35 to 40 years ago. It just didn’t age well.

Tastes change.

[–] Blum0108@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago

His stand-up was bad back then too

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago

40 years ago in the UK it was shown at 8am as a filler program when nobody was watching, because it was so painfully contrived

[–] LittleBorat2@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

No I watched it back then as a kid and though maybe you need to be 35 to like this.

Recently age 35 not my thing still.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I don't find Jerry funny, like at all. I like Costanza but I adore Kramer

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah Jerry was such a whiney twat.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] LarkinDePark@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 11 months ago

In a show about horrible people he literally just played himself.

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Jerry was a straight guy in the show, is funny because he is not funny. He's just a normal guy with a few good observations

He's there to anchor the show

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Like Larry David is way funnier

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Idk if you've seen the last seasons of curb but like, it does not really age well either

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Idk, he just comes off as mean and a boomer

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

All tv shows named after the main character are better without that character (spin-offs excluded obvs).

Seinfeld

Dawsons creek

Rosanne

Ellen

Exception that proves the rule

Columbo

[–] macrocephalic@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't think Frasier would work without Frasier

Cheers spin-off. Doesn't count.

E.g. joey, young Sheldon, mork & mindy.

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)
[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

BTVS was a film first, so I'm claiming spin-off. But you are right, that show would be less without her.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Good lord the trailer is amazing.

https://m.imdb.com/video/vi21805593/?playlistId=tt0103893&ref_=tt_pr_ov_vi

by which I mean, it's deliciously, ridiculously early 90s

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Watching it now it almost seems like a parody.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

well thanks for the discovery anyway, It looks worth a watch to me

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you are a fan of the show, yes.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

I have teenage memories of it. Not sure it was really any good...

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

No way !! a film ?? Is it any good ?

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Homage maybe, but not a spinoff :-)

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah. I'm stretching my rule as much as possible. I'm basically trying to exclude all characters that have already been audience tested. Parody is sort of included in that.

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Ha ha, fair enough, I admire your determination to make this rule stick!

Another counterpoint though - Quincy ME. Oh course you could argue that it's not all that good even with Jack Klugman's crime solving coroner.

Oh, another one - Father Ted!

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. I may have to exclude medical/investigative.

House, Sherlock, Columbo, Reacher, Lucifer

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Veronica Mars, Ironside, Chuck...

Arguably Fawlty Towers too?

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nah. Fatty Owls is named after the hotel.

Chuck is all about Charles Carmichael. (Streeeeeeeetch).

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Ha ha, fair enough. I see I've met someone as stubborn as I am ;-)

[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Was it supposed to be funny? I thought the joke was that he was a terrible hackneyed comedian.

[–] red_pigeon@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Product placements in it are terrible too

"Drake's coffee cakes ..."

The show has brought a lot of cringey memories to my life 🀒