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Jerry Before Seinfeld

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Jerry Before Seinfeld

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Critics Consensus

Jerry Before Seinfeld finds its star revisiting his earliest material on his hometown stage, offering appropriately familiar - yet still abundant - laughs along the way.

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Robert Lloyd San Jose Mercury News 07/11/2019
I laughed a lot during "Jerry Before Seinfeld." Go to Full Review
Ashley Hoffman TIME Magazine 07/11/2019
There might not be any earth-shattering revelations about his rise to fame, but there's still enough to excite a comedy super-fan's interest. Go to Full Review
Dennis Perkins AV Club 07/11/2019
B
Seinfeld works the cramped stage of his old haunt with not only the effortless and inevitable confidence of the old pro and cultural touchstone he is, but with an enthusiasm belying any hint of obligation. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 07/10/2019
5/5
Here is a comic performance that's from the ages, and for the ages. It doesn't get any better than this. Go to Full Review
Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies 07/10/2019
Jerry Seinfeld is as funny and observant as ever in Jerry Before Seinfeld. Go to Full Review
Sean L. McCarthy Decider 12/19/2017
But repackaged with a new narrative, those same jokes can hold up some 40 years later. Inside The Comic Strip, Jerry Seinfeld can be cool once more. Go to Full Review
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08/01/2022 Great shows never seen the movies before See more 12/01/2020 Watched this on Netflix and it has a lot of unfunny moments, but the hilarious ones more than make up for it. It's part autobiography, part stand up. Footage from Jerry's childhood and some shots around New York City are interspersed with his comedy show at the first club he ever performed in. He does his very first joke (which is hilarious) and the second one (which isn't as funny), and some that I was familiar with. Most of them made me laugh. I'm not as big of a Seinfeld fan as I was back in the early 90's but I did enjoy this show and I really needed to laugh. I think we all do. See more 11/30/2020 Part stand up, part autobiography. This is a hilarious movie. I don't really think he's as funny as he used to be, but most of the stuff in this show made me laugh out loud. A lot of it I had heard before but it was fun to hear the stuff again. See more 04/06/2020 I give it 2 stars cause I laughed the entire time about how bad it was. I think it's an age thing because I'm younger. "you TAKE an uber.." My friends and I still sarcastically yell that. SO BAD See more 01/05/2018 He Is A One Of A Kind Comedian That Has Such A Classic Style, Which Is Disappearing On Stage As The Years Go On. Jerry Gives New Insight, Shares Some Rare Intimate Stories & Reflects On How Serendipity Begun His Now Infamous Name. I Really Enjoy His Humor & This, Along With Everything Else He Has Done, Is No Exception, He Simply Rises To An Occasion With Incredible Wit. I Love What He Does. A Very Funny Man. See more daniel m 12/29/2017 Really funny stuff and he definitely still has it. I just wished it was all new material. Some great insight into who is is a comedian was good as well. 4/5 See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Director
Michael Bonfiglio
Screenwriter
Jerry Seinfeld
Genre
Comedy, Stand-Up
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 19, 2017
Runtime
1h 1m