Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill

Some scattered thoughts on another solid Jerry Seinfeld standup special:

1. Jerry looks really good for 65 years old.

2. I don't know why it's called 23 Hours To Kill.

3. That helicopter stunt was pointless but admittedly pretty cool, especially considering his age.

4. 99% of this standup special will be exactly what you expect it to be. So if you like Jerry Seinfeld's comedy you'll enjoy it, and if you don't really like his style, then you probably won't like this special. Thankfully, I generally enjoy his standup, and so generally enjoyed this.

5. Jerry looks like he could do this in his sleep he's so natural. I won't argue he's the funniest standup comedian, but he might be one of the most skilled. His style and delivery remains incredibly natural and I often find myself forgetting it's a well-rehearsed, painstakingly panned performance.

6. Pick up your stupid trash when you're in a movie theatre, Jerry. It's probably a joke but if that's his genuine attitude that's pretty petty, not gonna lie.

Jerry can range. And what I mean by that is he doesn't always, uh, "soar".

And I would suggest that he doesn't soar, here.

Here, he showcases a predilection for "observations" that don't really work. They're the kind of stuff that, under the tender ministrations of Larry David, often got lampooned in the old Seinfeld show.

It was a little disappointing to see. I wanted to see Jerry soar, here. He too often falls flat.

Don't let the reviews of jaded depressed peoples stop you from seeing this... He is one in a billion...Enjoy him while he's still around. Funny people don't stop being funny (why would they?) - but many lose their ability to laugh at funny - too bad for them!

JS is a brilliant comedian but this is just flat. The audience laugh and applaud every sentence, when only one in ten are actual jokes. It's weird. I'd rather have seen him doing this in a more intimate club setting. This feels like an audience who have shelled out to see a great comic so are adamant to laugh at every line even when it's dated and unfunny.

One routine on Pop Tarts kind of sums up how dated this routine is. Why not do a standup about his Comedians In Cars shows? Must be some fantastic anecdotes from that. But instead we get the observational humour of a 65yo millionaire who thinks relationships are strange and Pop Tarts are topical. 4 stars for the opening stunt.

There are some funny parts but the rest is kind of flat. I feel like his high pitched voice thing for punchlines has just gotten worse and worse.