His show was excellent for a sitcom. His standup is just redundant and irritating.

I only know him from his show. Its an excellent show but contrary to TV Guide its definitely not the best show in TV history. That would go to the Star Trek franchise. Anyway judging only from the bits Seinfeld does at the end of his show I'm just not impressed with his stand up skills. "Did you ever notice... what's up with that?" It sound like the postman from Cheers when he tried to be a stand up comic.

he his the best in that career i tell you all

His standup was always funny IMO. His many appearances on the Tonight Show and his many HBO shows are all excellent. One of the hardest working comedians today.

Individually the actors on the tv show were not that funny--together using each other as foils, they clicked. 4 might even be too high for Jerry by himself!

His standup is better than his performance on the show--of course he was the straight man and that made a difference.

Very funny, one of the best ever at stand-up

you either love him or hate him. I think his stand up material is very good and his timing is perfect

I thought as a stand-up he was clever and intelligent in the age when shock was all the rage.  Sam Kinison and Andrew Dice Clay et al could stretch out the littlest bits of comedy into a whole show by screaming, swearing and being mean and belittling the weakest members of their audience.  It was a low point in American culture and Jerry Seinfeld was at the forefront of making comedy funny again.  He was rewarded by a long successful run on TV basically plying his stand-up point of view through his great ensembel cast.

I used to think Jerry Seinfeld was among the greatest comedians, but it wasn't until I saw Curb your Enthusiasm that I realized Larry David was the true genius behind Seinfeld (the show). His act is moderately entertaining at best. If you watch his documentary, "Comedian" you may also get the impression that he kind of an arrogant %&*@. However, I still maintain that the "Seinfeld" was the best sitcom of all times.

His show was certainly funny and groundbreaking, but his stand-up routine was typical, run of the mill smarmy New Yorker material.

incredibly funny

His shtick is old and boring.

As much as some of you think he is some comedic genius, this self absorbed twit can't make me laugh for anything. A master of nothing who I wish I could give a nothing to.

So anyway, what's the deal with Jerry being so low on the list... I mean what's... the... deal...

A completely over rated comic. He somehow created a myth about himself that others have bought into.

the modern master of observational humor. i've been a fan of Seinfeld's since i caught his HBO special back in 1988 and he hasn't failed me yet.

Why does everyone breathe air. Who arrrre these people?

...and yada yada yada, he's alright.

Utterly humorous! Gotta love this man. Had a great show and is an amazing comedian.

Hilarious.

The funniest show ever. The jokes are such that everyone can relate to.

Not a great comedian. DonnaJ, wrong category to talk about his show. This is stand-up comedy, not acting.

Seinfeld's still got it, he's as funny as ever.

This jackass thinks he's funny but he's not.An annoying twit!

You nay-sayers are crazy. Seinfeld (the show and the man) is great. I wish the show was still on the air! But even re-runs that we've all seen a dozen times are still incredibly entertaining..... If you sit through an episode of Seinfeld and you don't laugh, check your pulse because you might be dead!

The stand-up acts I have seen on TV, have shown this man to be a cut above the rest. He doesn't rely of foul-mouthed potty jokes or ethnic jokes. The man is just funny. His stuff rings true for many and he doesn't have to act an ass to get the laughs. He's AOK with me.

I have never found anything he has said or done funny. As for his show well Kramer is hilarious,George is funny,and Elaine is a riot..But Jerry (nothing) not funny,not hilarious,not even worth a grin..

Dull stand-up. Wish he was funnier.

This guy is an AMAZING comedian he is a great comedian he is really funny. And his show was superb.

His cynical view on everything is both clever and interesting, he makes a lot of good points. Technically, he is also a very good comedian. He uses the rights tone of voice in every one of his jokes, sometimes makes faces and uses hand gestures. He always tells his jokes with a certain confidence that many lesser comedians lack.

Hilarious

TERIFFIC!

Pretty funny for his standup routine. Not the greated by any means.

I'm Sorry guys but he is Not so funny .. i think he is trying to be though .. the show is good because of the cast but him self as a stand up .. nah not that funny

Very few people make me laugh out loud. Jerry is one of those people.

alot of hype. should've banged julia L-D.

jerry is not a funny guy hes boring

Isn't this the guy who does all of that you ever wonder why stuff? Not that there's anything wrong with that... Jerry's great and he doesn't have to get filthy to make you laugh & in this day that's a big plus!

All he does is nitpick people's idiosyncrasies and makes a gajillion dolalrs.. whaaaat's the deal?

Cant get tired of talking about tiresome everyday topics and sharing in each others pain I guess

Seinfeld is another stand-up comedian who does not use profanity as a crutch (though not all use of profanity is using a crutch). While his observational humor is not for everyone, I find it witty and sometimes insightful. Comedy has historically been the area where new social taboos first make their appearance (for instance comedians stopped making drunk driving jokes well before society started getting serious about this) and where social taboos first show signs of fading. As to the latter, in other words it is often the comedians who are the first to say that the emperor has no clothes. This is evidenced in how often the storylines of Seinfeld challenged political correct thought and behavior. As to the television show, the original idea was to have Jerry do stand-up before and after each commercial break with the story illustrating how his everyday life inspired his act. The show is also significant in how much it added to the common lexicon (eg Soup Nazi and not that there's anything wrong with that). The stand-up and the action melded effectively which was very entertaining. As the show and the other characters grew in popularity, the stand-up segments were phased out. While I agree and understand phasing out the middle stand-up segments, they should have kept the opening and closing segments. Finally, I have seen Jerry in interviews where the interviewer forced him to do some of his routines on the spot. When forced, Jerry was not very funny as timing and build is so important to his act, so do not judge his talents by these interviews. Jerome Jerry Seinfeld was born in Brooklyn, NY on April 29, 1954.

Absolutely hilarious.

We will be watching Jerry Seinfeld on TV reruns for many years to come. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Thanks Jerry!!!

His act was a page out of one of his idol's Bill Cosby's reportoire...a great storyteller on stage..and he created the best show television has ever seen!

I idolize Jerry Seinfeld. He is the man. I have even had dreams where I am hanging out with Jerry and "the gang" like we are all friends. I may have even got a little teary eyed when the last episode was on. Jerry, I'll miss you bud. . .

The guy is simply not funny in my book.

Hilarious

I never found this horse-faced jacka$$ funny in the least. His television show sucked, and too much is made of it being a show about 'nothing.' Like that's sooooo intellectual and innovative. I really can't stand his style of observational humour, it's not clever and it certainly isn't funny. Anyone can observe things and talk about them, which is basically what he does. His attempts at jokes are painful, and his voice, face, and whole persona are unrelentingly annoying and abrasive. I hope that his car goes over a cliff.

he's hilarious in seinfeld. But i went to see his jerry seinfeld show and the person before him did as good as him.

SH!TTY comedian, the man had DUBIOUS written all over him when he started Seinfeld, that show was not funny at all and was overrated.