{"id":260969,"date":"2024-04-26T11:27:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathewingram.com\/work\/?p=260969"},"modified":"2024-04-26T11:27:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:27:09","slug":"jerry-seinfeld-on-why-standup-is-popular-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathewingram.com\/work\/2024\/04\/26\/jerry-seinfeld-on-why-standup-is-popular-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Seinfeld on why standup is popular again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“Stand-up is like you\u2019re a cabinetmaker, and everybody needs a guy who\u2019s good with wood. There\u2019s trees everywhere, but to make a nice table, it\u2019s not so easy. So, the metaphor is that if you have good craft and craftsmanship, you\u2019re kind of impervious to the whims of the industry. Audiences are now flocking to stand-up because it\u2019s something you can\u2019t fake. It\u2019s like platform diving. You could say you\u2019re a platform diver, but in two seconds we can see if you are or you aren\u2019t. That\u2019s what people like about stand-up. They can trust it.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

(via this interview in GQ<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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“Stand-up is like you\u2019re a cabinetmaker, and everybody needs a guy who\u2019s good with wood. There\u2019s trees everywhere, but to make a nice table, it\u2019s not so easy. So, the metaphor is that if you have good craft and craftsmanship, you\u2019re kind of impervious to the whims of the industry. Audiences are now flocking to … <\/p>\n

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