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Good One: A Podcast About Jokes

Seinfeld’s Comedic Purgatory with Jonah Ray and Dave Schilling

Good One: A Podcast About Jokes

Vox Media Podcast Network

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

This week, host Jesse David Fox sits down with comedian and Mystery Science Theater 3000 host Jonah Ray and writer Dave Schilling to do a special crossover episode with their podcast, Galaxy Brains that’s all about Jesse’s favorite sitcom of all time, Seinfeld. Jesse, Jonah, and Dave discuss whether or not Seinfeld’s best joke is actually that these characters who hate each other are stuck together for eternity. Is Seinfeld actually an elaborate dramatization of purgatory? They also dive into what each character represents in Jerry’s psyche, how Jerry’s approach to comedy differs from Larry David’s, and if Seinfeld was the pinnacle of New York comedy. Click here to listen to more hilarious, mind-blowing episodes of Galaxy Brains. Follow Galaxy Brains on Twitter. Follow Jonah Ray on Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter. Follow Dave Schilling on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello and welcome to Good One, a podcast about jokes. I'm your host, Jesse David Fox.

1:02.5

On a regularly scheduled program, I bring on a guest. We play one of their jokes and we discuss

1:06.9

the how and the why of their writing process. However, I was recently invited to be a guest on a very,

1:12.4

very funny podcast Galaxy Brains hosted by my pals Dave Schilling and Joan Array to analyze one of

1:17.9

the most joking sitcoms not to mention one of my favorite things that has ever existed, Seinfeld.

1:24.0

Together, we dove into the legacy of Jerry and Larry, the comedic history of New York City,

1:29.3

and debated whether or not all the characters only exists in Jerry's head. It was such a fun conversation

1:35.7

and I thought you'd like it because it ruled and you like things that are good. So here is Galaxy Brains.

1:43.7

What a beautiful melody. What a beautiful apartment. So spacious for a comedian. I mean,

1:52.1

it's almost it's almost surreal. Jonah, how did we end up in Jerry's Seinfeld's place?

1:57.2

I don't know, but now that you mention it, I actually can't remember. I can't remember

2:02.5

anything before today. I mean, before this moment, Dave, I mean, I want this door open, Dave.

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