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I've seen his act. It's just so much fluff

He called his show the “show about nothing”, and Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee would pretty much also qualify for that title. It’s all 100% fluff. (I love his stuff for exactly that quality)

I'm pretty sure this is a misconception. He never called Seinfeld a show about nothing. That was the show that his character and George pitched to the TV execs in Seinfeld.

Yeah but the entire episode was meta and breaking the 4th wall.

He even references scenes that they do in Seinfeld when pitching it.

And I wouldn't call it fluff, its observational humor and his style is to do 95% detailed setup and a quick punchline connecting it altogether.

> He called his show the “show about nothing”

He most certainly did not, he specifically called it the opposite (see point 4): https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/10-facts-a...

Calling it “about nothing” is a meme with no basis in reality. That misconception even came from an episode which is about pitching a show. Seinfeld episodes are so clearly about something; they hit you on the head with the theme right at the start of each episode.

I admit I meant this slightly tongue in cheek. I think „nothing“ works well as a description in terms of „no agenda“ and maybe „no philosophy“ (not sure about the latter, maybe it just escaped me; cynicism?).

I think Sally Weaver's new show could be for you. Finally a show about something!

Are you a cashier?

At what stage? An act isn't a single performance and developing a routine means a different set each night nevermind the different routine has used throughout his career.

It's like someone saying to a programmer. I know your work I saw one commit.

(Not OP) It's a line from Seinfeld (the TV show). Yes, this is not Reddit, but it's funny!

Try writing one that bad and report back with a YouTube link to your performance.

EDIT: answers below prove I am an ignorant doofus

It's a Seinfeld reference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3kTYCLSgsg

I hate myself

Are you sure you are a fan and not a fanboy ?

I suspect you aren't as much of a Seinfeld fan as you think you are when you didn't recognize that line from the show.

Damn me! And I’m a huge Seinfeld fan but definitely didn’t see all of “Seinfeld”

You have to watch it all and then move on to Curb Your Enthusiasm by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David. I prefer his harder edge comedy.

Ahem. Getting on it right away.

I also prefer the humor of Curb. I have watched Curb before I've watched Seinfeld, and I could definitely recognize Larry David's writing in Seinfeld. So great.

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