You spend so much time in the world of virtual that the actual - which nothing is more actual than stand-up - it's a painful experience for the audience, and the comedian a lot of time - we miss that.
Jerry SeinfeldRead
Let's face it: a date is a job-interview, that lasts all night. The only difference between a date and a job interview is: not many job-interviews is there a chance you'll end up naked at the end of it.
Interpretation
A date resembles a job interview, but with a humorous twist about its potential outcome.
In this quote, Jerry Seinfeld humorously compares dating to a job interview, highlighting the pressures and expectations involved in both scenarios. The joke lies in the contrast that while a job interview is a serious evaluation for employment, a date can lead to a more intimate conclusion, sometimes unexpectedly, merging two mundane experiences into a light-hearted observation about romance and social expectations.
In practice
This quote could be used as an icebreaker at a singles event.
You spend so much time in the world of virtual that the actual - which nothing is more actual than stand-up - it's a painful experience for the audience, and the comedian a lot of time - we miss that.
I didn't know every day I would be discussing the tone of my voice with my wife. I thought it was a marriage. Apparently, it's a musical.
You know why dogs have no money? No pockets. 'Cause they see change on the street all the time and it's driving them crazy. When you're walking them, he is always looking up at you. "There's a quarter...."
According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.
There's very little advice in men's magazines, because men don't think there's a lot they don't know. Women do. Women want to learn. Men think, 'I know what I'm doing, just show me somebody naked.'
There is no such thing as an attention span. There is only the quality of what you are viewing. This whole idea of an attention span is, I think, a misnomer. People have an infinite attention span if you are entertaining them.
Comedy is to force us to observe ourselves in ways that are humorous and yet, at the end of the day, that cause us enough discomfort with the status quo to make a change.
I'm only a beer teetotaler, not a champagne teetotaler; I don't like beer.
Laughter is a force for democracy.
Nothing spoils a good story like the arrival of an eyewitness.
She is laughing up her sleeve at you.
A day without laughter is a day wasted.
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