Who said, "There is no such thing as fun for the whole family"? Actually, it was Jerry Seinfeld. Mr. Seinfeld may have thought differently if he was attending one of his own comedy shows. Seinfeld tickets for his Caesars Palace, MGM Grand at Foxwoods, and Greensboro Coliseum can be ordered for those and his other humorous, recently added events. The pride of Larry David and NBC has not done stand-up comedy tours of this magnitude since the end of his long-running sitcom about "everything and ultimately nothing," called "Seinfeld." Focussing upon the small, precise, trivial details of the everyday lives of everyday people has been a forte for which Seinfeld has had much practice and much comedy aplomb.
Seinfeld has been quoted as saying he "takes life as it is." He recently responded to the Conan O'Brien / NBC fiasco with his normal "life is tough" shrug. There's no referees in the business of comedy. Life is not fair. Those are his thoughts on the matter. Maybe that is the root paradigm of his comedy strength. He sees everyone as equals. We are all equally, potentially bound to fail at those things about which we obsess. Life and comedy is about rising above failure with a smile and some meekness. Somehow Mr. Seinfeld's way points to ways that outwit life's folly, rendering all mishaps as opportunities to endure. Why did Seinfeld's character consistantly dump his on-Air girlfriends, always for the inanest of pretenses? Because the whole world is struggling to attempt to make something that is not true seem like it's okay. Seinfeld makes fun of false displays of feelings. There is no false ambition that can stay alive if Jerry Seinfeld is in the room. He'll find even the smallest of ostentatiousness, make the entire room notice it, and turn pretentiousness into comedy. Somehow that formula creates a relief and release, a trick no other comedian has been able to top. Seinfeld is winningly congenial, clean, and honest. He is funny. He was funny in a brand new way when he first came into view and he is funny now in a way that has aged quite gracefully.
Seinfeld, many forget, was a brand new voice in comedy, when he first burst on the television screen. His humor was based on the laborious efforts of dealing with commonplace and travailing personalities, whether with one's acquaintances, friends, or utter strangers. Each joke he sets-up, champions, and allows to fall flat, all seem to have the effect which all jokes need. The jokes he sets-up are still surprises once delivered. The jokes that fall flat get funnier once one ponders them for a short while. Seinfeld has reoccurring themes that his fans love to revisit with him. His humor has just a touch of several past comedic greats, Abbott, Costello, Bob Hope, Bill Cosby, Garry Shandling, and hints of many others. But the original corridor through which Jerry takes his routine is still as sharp as ever. And now new comedians are being compared to Mr. Seinfeld. He has become one of the big names, not just when it comes to self-depricating humor, but also when it comes to keen social observance.