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The Tim Ferriss Show

#485: Jerry Seinfeld — A Comedy Legend’s Systems, Routines, and Methods for Success

The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig

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4.617.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2020

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Entertainment icon Jerry Seinfeld’s (@jerryseinfeld) comedy career took off after his first appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1981. Eight years later, he teamed up with fellow comedian Larry David to create what was to become the most successful comedy series in the history of television: Seinfeld. The show ran on NBC for nine seasons, winning numerous Emmy, Golden Globe, and People’s Choice awards, and was named the greatest television show of all time in 2009 by TV Guide and in 2012 was identified as the best sitcom ever in a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll.

Seinfeld made his Netflix debut with the original stand-up special Jerry Before Seinfeld along with his Emmy-nominated and critically acclaimed web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, which has garnered over 100 million views, and which the New York Times describes as “impressively complex and artful” and Variety calls “a game-changer.” His latest stand-up special, 23 Hours to Kill, was released by Netflix earlier this year.

He is also the author of Is This Anything? which features his best work across five decades in comedy.

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0:00.0

Well, hello boys and girls, lemurs and squirrels.

0:02.5

This is Tim Ferris and welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferris Show.

0:06.6

This episode was just a blast and part of me still doesn't believe that it happened.

0:12.9

Of course, my job is to interview and deconstruct world-class performers of all different types,

0:18.6

of all different stripes from all different fields.

0:21.6

And my guest for this episode is none other than the icon Jerry Seinfeld.

0:28.1

So, who is Jerry Seinfeld?

0:30.1

Entertainment icon Jerry Seinfeld's comedy career took off after his first appearance on the

0:33.7

Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1981.

0:36.9

Eight years later, he teamed up with fellow comedian Larry David to create what was to become

0:41.0

the most successful comedy series in the history of television.

0:44.6

Seinfeld.

0:45.6

A lot of you have heard of it.

0:46.6

The show ran on NBC for nine seasons, winning numerous Emmy Golden Globe and People's Choice

0:51.4

Awards and was named the greatest television show of all time in 2009 by TV Guide.

0:56.2

And in 2012 was identified as the best sitcom ever in a 60 minutes Vanity Fair poll.

1:02.3

Seinfeld made his Netflix debut with the original Stand Up Special, Jerry Before Seinfeld,

1:07.0

along with his Emmy nominated and critically claimed web series, comedians and cars getting

1:11.2

coffee, which has garnered more than 100 million views and which the New York Times describes

1:16.5

as impressively complex and artful and variety calls a game changer.

1:21.1

His latest stand up special, 23 hours to kill, was released by Netflix earlier this year.

1:26.0

He's also the author of Is This Anything or Is This Anything?

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