Lack of material?

S05E01 The MangoliveSep 20, 1993, 7:28 PM ET4 days later5 posts by 3 posters
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Fans criticize Jerry Seinfeld for reusing comedy material on talk shows the night before the season premiere airs, with some noting jokes appeared on The Tonight Show and Larry King Live previously.

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Barbara Borgailo, CCStaff

I'm surprised I haven't read any comments about this.

I usually enjoy the opening and closing blurbs where Jerry is doing his act, but was really disappointed when I'd already heard the ones used in the season opener (on the Tonight Show the night before). I'm always disappointed when I hear a comedian do the same act more than once. Granted, you can't come up with a completely new act for each appearance, but why give away punchlines from the season opener the night before it airs?

Don't get me wrong. I really liked the seedless watermelon bit and sex/car wreck analogy...the first time!

The watermelon bit was on Larry King Live WEEKS ago. Yech.

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CRGABELJean-Guy D. Speton

In article [email] (Jean-Guy D. Speton) writes:

BUT - On Larry King Live, it was a bit different. He compared the seeds that were left in the seedless watermelon (the little white ones) to the French Resistance. "The seeds have not fully given up yet!" (or something to that effect....)

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Jean-Guy D. SpetonCRGABEL

[email] wrote:

Yeah, he said he was still working on that bit. But STILL, it took away any surprise delight it might have otherwise help (that make sense?)

BTW, how are things in BC? I lived in Vancouver up until last March.

Jean-Guy Speton \ "Don't just stand there and shout it, \ [email] \ do something about it..." - ML Gore \
CRGABELBarbara Borgailo, CCStaff

In article [email] (Barbara Borgailo, CCStaff) writes:

I agree. Don't give away jokes from the show if you're gonna be on a talk show. I'm sure Jerry has a lot more material to talk about on the tonight show. I for one was liking the "night guy screws morning guy" bit. LOSE THE SPOILERS, JERRY!

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