Jerry Seinfeld standup (Merv Griffin Show 1981)

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  • Опубліковано 16 кві 2012
  • Jerry Seinfeld was regular on the Merv Griffin Show in his breakout year of 1981. In this unique clip from July 13, 1981 Jerry delivers one of his early classic routines. Merv Griffin had over 5000 guests appear on his show from 1963-1986. Footage from the Merv Griffin Show is available for licensing to all forms of media through Reelin' In The Years Productions. www.reelinintheyears.com.
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  • @meerkat006
    @meerkat006 7 років тому +804

    Live from Kramer's apartment

    • @MoeGreensRightEye
      @MoeGreensRightEye 7 років тому +7

      Haha

    • @mytfy1
      @mytfy1 7 років тому +10

      There's something wrong with Kramer alright.

    • @assmane999
      @assmane999 7 років тому +31

      2 animal acts on one show. What is this, amateur hour?

    • @Novastar6
      @Novastar6 7 років тому +16

      "No you idiot....Hawks eat squirrels!"

    • @sexhaver420
      @sexhaver420 4 роки тому +10

      Where are the cameras?

  • @apple54345
    @apple54345 9 років тому +241

    Alright, let's take a short break..... We're back!

  • @Rich-jy3ps
    @Rich-jy3ps 6 років тому +73

    Who would’ve thought, 30+ yrs later he would be such a legend now. Great career Jerry! Good job.

    • @captainedc
      @captainedc 2 роки тому +5

      @Deseo Synergy 41

    • @ZoneZero-sm9jv
      @ZoneZero-sm9jv 7 днів тому

      43 years now, and more legendary than ever.

  • @MerkinMuffly
    @MerkinMuffly 2 роки тому +30

    I feel the Merv Griffin show would have been 10x saucier with Newman as his sidekick.

  • @whatthecello42
    @whatthecello42 10 років тому +136

    "I wanna see bums and dead people." That's gold Jerry, gold!!"

    • @willkirkoff1333
      @willkirkoff1333 5 років тому +5

      It is gold and so is the reference that you used😊👍

    • @NilsLange
      @NilsLange 2 роки тому

      Go back to your ovaltine bit

    • @pulixpulix2420
      @pulixpulix2420 Рік тому +1

      @@willkirkoff1333 That's a Bania quote dude

    • @CFox.7
      @CFox.7 Рік тому

      @@pulixpulix2420 Will knew that - that is why he specifically used the word "reference"

    • @pulixpulix2420
      @pulixpulix2420 Рік тому

      @@CFox.7 I wouldn't be so sure about that. But if you know he knows, then everybody is happy. Right?

  • @col.douglasmortimer2721
    @col.douglasmortimer2721 2 роки тому +19

    This young man is going places

  • @scrapplepig
    @scrapplepig 5 років тому +41

    The 80's were a great time for new comedians and comedy clubs.

    • @kelleybrown1666
      @kelleybrown1666 3 роки тому +4

      It may have been all the coke.

    • @scrapplepig
      @scrapplepig 3 роки тому +2

      @@kelleybrown1666 Great time for that too!

  • @BATMAN-gh1nf
    @BATMAN-gh1nf 7 років тому +55

    A lot of those jokes I heard Seinfeld do at later dates.
    This archive piece was interesting to watch, as it shows 1) Seinfeld was always funny, and 2) his timing/delivery has improved over the years.

  • @Mike1614b
    @Mike1614b 5 років тому +81

    I prefer more writing and ads all over the video- it's best when I can't see anything

  • @conradgarcia858
    @conradgarcia858 5 років тому +20

    Kramer's apartment is bigger than what i though it would. :) I think I played the roles of both the loser in the bumper cars and the raving lunatic. Had a fun childhood. :)

  • @FormerlyNYVulgarian
    @FormerlyNYVulgarian 4 роки тому +30

    Jerry’s hair is awesome here!

    • @Blas4ublasphemy
      @Blas4ublasphemy Рік тому +4

      A great civilization of hair!

    • @DebNKY
      @DebNKY 7 місяців тому +3

      Who wouldn't like him?

  • @whiteshadow59
    @whiteshadow59 2 роки тому +54

    Jerry was very physical, even in Seinfeld, kind of overlooked because of Kramer, but he was very good at it

  • @RENTnerd87
    @RENTnerd87 4 роки тому +19

    "Where are the cameras?"

  • @kevlarkittens
    @kevlarkittens 6 років тому +40

    jerry seinfeld is a legend. super funny guy who really helped brand the observational comedy genre.

  • @tallman4040
    @tallman4040 2 роки тому +8

    These days, 20 minutes on hold is about average.

  • @ohroonoko
    @ohroonoko Рік тому +17

    Merv Griffin was the daytime equivalent of Johnny Carson.

    • @robertrichards4355
      @robertrichards4355 Рік тому +3

      You might be thinking of Mike Douglas (who was the daytime Johnny Carson). Merv Griffin was on at 9PM every weeknight.

    • @ohroonoko
      @ohroonoko Рік тому +2

      @@robertrichards4355 no that's not how I remember it. Bkth the show and Merv were nominated 18x (and won 12x) for Daytime Emmy's between 1974 and 1985. If his previous iterations were in prime time, then that was before my time amd he was more successful in daytime.

    • @dianeatpeace337
      @dianeatpeace337 4 місяці тому

      ​@@ohroonoko yeah, in NYC in the 70s Mike Douglas, Dinah Shore & Merv Griffin were all daytime hosts. Thinking about it now, perhaps due to syndication we were seeing Merv's show from last night on the following day, who knows?

  • @Ottoplemeniti
    @Ottoplemeniti 12 років тому +52

    Hmmm, I thought Kramer was the host of this show...

  • @johntrybulec6218
    @johntrybulec6218 9 років тому +13

    Jerry is always great.

  • @doderbank200
    @doderbank200 12 років тому +13

    man do i love jerry's jokes for sure one of my fav comedians

  • @lyricaldali
    @lyricaldali 8 років тому +25

    Funny then and funny now!!!

  • @lune78
    @lune78 15 днів тому

    This is gold, Jerry, GOLD!

  • @allenlin7462
    @allenlin7462 6 років тому +10

    Jerry is a genious. He rarely repeats his material...it's always new and fresh

    • @cartossin
      @cartossin 2 роки тому +2

      Well actually he toured a lot of the same jokes for like 10-20 years. It wasn't until a bunch of headliner comedians inspired by George Carlin started to retire their material after shooting a special that it became frowned upon to do the same jokes for years. Standup has changed a lot since the 90s.

  • @stephendoyle4233
    @stephendoyle4233 2 роки тому +4

    Little or Big Jerry Seinfeld doesn’t take a dive for nobody !

  • @Trainer_Red.....
    @Trainer_Red..... 3 роки тому +13

    Wait a minute, wait a minute! You mean to say that you drugged a woman so you could take advantage of her toys? Let's pause a moment.... Jerry, now, what you do with your personal life is your business, but when you're on my set. You clean it up, mister!

  • @brucelevy5603
    @brucelevy5603 Місяць тому

    You can see Jerry really evolving here. He's has much more presence than he did in the earlier days. And the rountines are getting more sophisticated. His "left'" routine was very Carlin-esque.

  • @PhilipBoardman
    @PhilipBoardman 10 років тому +27

    "You all know him as Frankie on Benson" :P

    • @halfhigh
      @halfhigh 10 років тому

      Hehey! Haha

    • @nateallen9293
      @nateallen9293 5 років тому +2

      He never amounted to much after that did he??

  • @maxwellcooper2
    @maxwellcooper2 12 років тому

    So awesome thanks

  • @nateallen9293
    @nateallen9293 5 років тому +9

    And now for those of us who don’t know, sidling is what?

  • @Brazil_newZ
    @Brazil_newZ 2 роки тому +1

    Wow he so young, what a LEGEND

  • @aamarkhan7448
    @aamarkhan7448 6 років тому

    What a set!

  • @markotnes8532
    @markotnes8532 8 місяців тому +4

    Young and working on his timing. He’s talking a little too fast, but already doing well.

  • @Tomn8er
    @Tomn8er 6 років тому +11

    Boy his delivery got a LOT better in later years. Material is solid but here he's talking very fast and high-pitched, seems pretty nervous.

    • @darlabible1325
      @darlabible1325 6 років тому +2

      Tomn8er; He was young. His voice hadn’t changed yet.😂🤣😂❤️

  • @nikolitsos_
    @nikolitsos_ Рік тому +2

    This guy has to get his own Show!

  • @dimariobell8499
    @dimariobell8499 Рік тому +1

    Jerry: "...an on/off switch"
    Kramer: "and we all know how painful that can be 😏"

  • @bigc3748
    @bigc3748 9 років тому +4

    He's always been funny n he looks really young

  • @brushpicks11
    @brushpicks11 10 років тому +2

    love the tie

  • @nitinkataria6030
    @nitinkataria6030 5 років тому +1

    I was less than a month old when it was telecasted

  • @santiagobenites
    @santiagobenites 5 років тому +50

    Whatever became of this guy? Did he ever make it big?

    • @mickanvonfootscraymarket5520
      @mickanvonfootscraymarket5520 2 роки тому +14

      He had a pilot on NBC, the episode was about his butler or something. I think it was called 'Jerry'. According to Wikipedia, he went to jail in 1998 for like 9 years of being a bad person.

    • @customfantasyhotwheels
      @customfantasyhotwheels 2 роки тому +4

      He developed a television series or something like that that was relevant to his every day life. It only ran for 8-9 years, I think🤔

    • @Brazil_newZ
      @Brazil_newZ 2 роки тому +1

      Nah, never see him after this show, too bad

    • @daveotieno1
      @daveotieno1 Рік тому +1

      Seinfeld (1989-1998) 📺

  • @danjohnson3669
    @danjohnson3669 2 роки тому

    I cant beieve it. Now im old. I love tjis guy.

  • @williamkirima8295
    @williamkirima8295 2 роки тому +7

    I bet he didn't know that one day a comedian (him) will be a billionaire.

  • @hamhead2765
    @hamhead2765 Рік тому +2

    Seinfelds such a pro. You can see the evolution. Certainly the old mistake of asking an audience a question. He'll be the first one now to tell you "get to the joke"

  • @NateTheMovieGuy
    @NateTheMovieGuy 8 років тому +8

    I never noticed the left handed thing until now!

    • @kelleybrown1666
      @kelleybrown1666 3 роки тому +1

      Jerry signed for a package left handed when he was a doorman.

    • @colleenkelly4311
      @colleenkelly4311 Рік тому

      ...and all those Japanese royalty checks. 😉 •Super Terrific Happy Hour•

  • @cheezst8ke
    @cheezst8ke Рік тому +1

    back when the Merv Griffin set didn't smell like garbage. LOL!!!

  • @jonlate4581
    @jonlate4581 5 років тому +13

    Well, we've officially bottomed out....

  • @MrDrunkJeff
    @MrDrunkJeff 10 років тому +9

    "The loser of the ride" oho im still in stitches "Stuck in a pack of 5 empty cars"

    • @jon.e
      @jon.e 8 років тому

      I keep laughing at that too

  • @michaelsturdevant9196
    @michaelsturdevant9196 Місяць тому

    Swingin' stuff, there, Jer!

  • @gregwilliams3120
    @gregwilliams3120 Рік тому +2

    Jim Fowler came on next. Kramer practically raised his kids.

  • @CrystalsandCandles
    @CrystalsandCandles 9 років тому +52

    I have a rule....
    I never subscribe to a channel where the poster thinks it's acceptable to flash annoying banner links constantly all over the content.

    • @paulrouhan7288
      @paulrouhan7288 5 років тому

      James Travers I am guessing you have many rules.
      Having said that, you are right

    • @abelesser69
      @abelesser69 4 роки тому

      You and your rules..When we were in kindergarten, you had that rule..No one can eat before you

    • @greatcoldemptiness
      @greatcoldemptiness 2 роки тому

      Literally nobody asked

  • @captainedc
    @captainedc 2 роки тому +2

    I wonder if the episode of KRAMER finding and using the old MERV GRIFFIN set had something to do with being on his show at the very beginning of his career.

  • @sdgojdfpghj
    @sdgojdfpghj 3 роки тому +1

    It's a new format... "Scandals and Animals"!

  • @johnnyjohnny5051
    @johnnyjohnny5051 2 роки тому

    This is pretty funny. 8/10

  • @damiantorn5799
    @damiantorn5799 11 років тому

    w/flat end . . . the good ol' days.

  • @alexeyosin9634
    @alexeyosin9634 Рік тому +1

    What I wonder is - if this guy ever ages? He was really young back there, he was relatively young in Sienfield - but I wouldn’t say he is old now. How come?

  • @TttTtt-zo7kt
    @TttTtt-zo7kt 5 місяців тому

    Funny kid. Sure hope he goes places.

  • @edwardhernandez6668
    @edwardhernandez6668 7 років тому +5

    He brought the funny!! ^___^

  • @Donchan1
    @Donchan1 3 роки тому

    Hey yeh Merv Griffin show, or MERVGR around these parts!

  • @danieldougan269
    @danieldougan269 9 місяців тому

    "We'd love to have you back anytime!"

  • @Yepprd
    @Yepprd 11 років тому +3

    I remember those sock ties

    • @19gregske55
      @19gregske55 3 роки тому

      They were knitted cotton, cotton lisle (treated with an alkali solution to impart a shine on the fiber), only available in solid shades.

  • @Yotsukaido
    @Yotsukaido Рік тому +1

    Jerry should have performed this set again in Kramer's apartment.

  • @normanhowe4938
    @normanhowe4938 4 роки тому

    Wow ,I was 11days old.

  • @douglasmcintyre3297
    @douglasmcintyre3297 5 років тому +6

    Wow. He barely gets going, about four minutes and, wham, its already time to wrap up. TV can be a cruel medium.

  • @sliat1981
    @sliat1981 2 роки тому +1

    Look exactly the same 15 year later

  • @riseuplight
    @riseuplight 10 років тому +2

    same delivery after all these years!!!

  • @YuukiHyouketsu
    @YuukiHyouketsu 10 років тому +32

    I didn't know he was left handed! o.o
    Yay, lefties! :D

    • @josephmccormick9675
      @josephmccormick9675 9 років тому +5

      he's ambidextrous

    • @YuukiHyouketsu
      @YuukiHyouketsu 9 років тому +5

      Just more reasons to love Jerry Seinfeld :)

    • @b.r.buckeyeman460
      @b.r.buckeyeman460 8 років тому +1

      You mean he can breath under water !!!.

    • @lynnturman8157
      @lynnturman8157 7 років тому +2

      Lefties are ruining this country.

    • @Ottawa3453
      @Ottawa3453 6 років тому +2

      He signs checks with his left hand anyway.
      Sometimes comedians make up little things for a bit, but this was genuine :P

  • @StephenDoty84
    @StephenDoty84 11 років тому +3

    Good idea for a channel. He's got a good delivery. If your average Joe in a donut shop tried to do this material, it would flop fast.

  • @desr6991
    @desr6991 2 роки тому +1

    Am just laughing at the adverts with this clip…..Scrooge riding a Peleton bike🙃….you need a second mortgage to get one of those things

  • @Leo-qe3gl
    @Leo-qe3gl 8 місяців тому

    Some of these jokes were reused ten years later in seinfeld 😊

  • @waynesmith3879
    @waynesmith3879 2 місяці тому

    jerry never gives up on a good joke

  • @Trainer_Red.....
    @Trainer_Red..... 3 роки тому

    Ay ay ay. I'll ask the questions.

  • @drsmoto3400
    @drsmoto3400 2 роки тому +1

    dad jokes .. professionally .. with a few zingers

  • @astonmargolis-dias7089
    @astonmargolis-dias7089 6 років тому

    good.

  • @phlarrdboi
    @phlarrdboi 6 років тому +2

    wow they gave jerry a rough time there

  • @lynnturman8157
    @lynnturman8157 7 років тому +6

    Geez, will you tell that guy to stop talking so I can concentrate on what I'm reading?

  • @marcpTV
    @marcpTV 4 роки тому

    "ya like jazz"

  • @merto95
    @merto95 6 років тому +4

    Only in New York

  • @cdub2k351
    @cdub2k351 11 років тому +11

    turn music off

    • @kelleybrown1666
      @kelleybrown1666 3 роки тому

      Reminded of The Simpsons:
      "Turn tape over."

  • @amirarsalan6054
    @amirarsalan6054 Рік тому +1

    "What's the deal with age of consent laws?"

  • @leafyutube
    @leafyutube 5 років тому +4

    Are there any early Kenny Bania videos?

  • @lettersfromhelen
    @lettersfromhelen 8 років тому +2

    That's funny Seinfeld

    • @kanesanders157
      @kanesanders157 8 років тому

      +lettersfromhelen my man, the dead and sublime, and seinfield.

  • @Ithamcr
    @Ithamcr 4 роки тому

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @abelesser69
    @abelesser69 4 роки тому

    This kid might be big Gladyis...I am telling you big!!!!!

  • @okrajoe
    @okrajoe 9 років тому +5

    Early Seinfeld from the 80s.

    • @GeorgeCrosley
      @GeorgeCrosley 8 років тому +15

      +okrajoe Thanks for clarifying that for those of us who can't read.

    • @QuadMochaMatti
      @QuadMochaMatti 2 роки тому +1

      Seinfeld from the early 80s.

  • @StephenDoty84
    @StephenDoty84 11 років тому +3

    He and Paul Reiser have a similar delivery. Not sure who started it.

  • @StephenDoty84
    @StephenDoty84 11 років тому

    No, I have not seen that show. Rosy O'Donnell said she just copied Jerry's style when she started. That was smart of her. Tony Robbins would have advised that method of modeling success. She stole his exact jokes too, though, at first.

  • @petemaniscalco1966
    @petemaniscalco1966 3 роки тому +1

    This is the guy from "Benson", right?

  • @NoName-zb1gm
    @NoName-zb1gm 3 місяці тому

    Still doing the bumper car schtick.

  • @jestronixhanderson9898
    @jestronixhanderson9898 3 роки тому

    Eagles and squirrels don’t mix!

  • @FlowLikeWater429
    @FlowLikeWater429 10 місяців тому +2

    Seinfeld was assertive, articulate and confident. He wasn’t lucky it was destined he would succeed

  • @jnadle1
    @jnadle1 8 місяців тому

    It's no wonder why they spoofed this on his hit show Seinfeld.

  • @morthedgebuckle227
    @morthedgebuckle227 3 місяці тому

    I wonder if he will ever age.

  • @purepwnge1
    @purepwnge1 9 років тому +1

    This is the clip Jay Leno was referring to in that conversation on CCC?

  • @Trainer_Red.....
    @Trainer_Red..... 3 роки тому

    Excuse me.. we're talking this way.

  • @bletheringfool
    @bletheringfool 5 років тому

    Do you ever see those UA-cam videos plastered with text? What's the deal with that?

  • @deenak79
    @deenak79 8 років тому +18

    EVEN David Letterman doesn't have crap on his screen....get rid of it and all the other BS you've added.

    • @norelcopc2431
      @norelcopc2431 8 років тому +3

      Merv's estate is trying to market the many episodes that he produced and hosted over 22 years. This is their legal right.

    • @Skelly5962
      @Skelly5962 7 років тому +4

      Tom Archetek There is nothing tasteless, classless or money grubbing about Griffin's estate wanting to earn money from their legally owned content, you stupid assclown. If anyone is a boor here, it is you.

    • @xander9564
      @xander9564 6 років тому

      Actually, it's not a legal issue. It's simply tasteless.

  • @MetaITurtle
    @MetaITurtle 9 років тому

    Lol

  • @MultiAlliot
    @MultiAlliot 9 років тому

    for fucks sake every time he is on tv he does bumpercar bit

  • @robertocojones4471
    @robertocojones4471 3 місяці тому

    Lately, I've been buying the generic brand of wax beans. I tear off the label, I can barely tell the difference.

  • @Tmanaz480
    @Tmanaz480 2 роки тому

    Interesting...working with no handheld mic.

  • @ZoneZero-sm9jv
    @ZoneZero-sm9jv 7 днів тому

    He looks like Tony Manero. Italians and Jews really are quite similar.

  • @randomfella8084
    @randomfella8084 3 роки тому

    Back when he was good.