The Smothers Brothers were outstanding!!

The Smothers brothers always are so polished in delivery. They always include a joke that backs up some previous banter for Tommy to give Dickey a comeuppance of sorts.

What a lady! Came here for Seinfeld, stayed for Maureen

@csillag4

Жыл бұрын

Me too ! "Ronald Reagan: 'Heaven Can Wait.'"

The Smothers Brothers are the best thing about this video. I've always loathed Seinfeld's standup, but his show was hilarious because of his acting and his collaboration with Larry David. Thanks for this little time capsule.

@johnmcguiness905

Жыл бұрын

Yup, Seinfeld is very lame standup. He's awful here.

@vangroover1903

Жыл бұрын

It's fun to remember that he wanted to be a standup comedian before he became a TV star. That show he has about Coffee, Cars and Comedians is perfect for him because he can meet and worship real standup comedians like Eddie Murphy, Barack Obama, and even lesser known amateur ones like Norm MacDonald.

@janetkramer9288

Жыл бұрын

Have always enjoyed Seinfeld on tv. His show and other appearances. Like his book too. Thanks

I taped this special when it first aired on HBO in 1981 (I believe) and watched it a countless number of times. It’s 2023 and this is the first time I noticed that Dick Smothers mispronounces his name. And after such a great routine and intro, too. Can’t believe I’ve never noticed that before.

I didn’t know Maureen Murphy but she was hilarious! So glad I discovered her, even if 40 years too late :)

@numbersix9468

Жыл бұрын

"Ted Kennedy - A bridge to far" was vicious!

@JC-dy7tf

Жыл бұрын

Congrats Magellan

I loved listening to Smother’s Brothers records as a kid. “My brother Dicky Smothers put termites in my Lincoln Logs…”

The conversation about the rhetorical question was fabulous. Great acting and play by the both. I was laughing out loud. Only something two brothers could do. Loved their relationship. Saw them in concert in the very early 80s at a fairgrounds here in Northern California. Outstanding!

@latetotheparty4785

Жыл бұрын

I saw them at Cal Expo- is that where you saw them? I was the one in the jeans and red T-shirt over by the trees. What a great show!

You knew Jerry was going places. In the Young Comedians Specials it was A Hall of Fame line up. These stand ups changed comedy forever. Smothers Brothers gave Jerry a shot. He nailed it.

@squintoon1613

Жыл бұрын

@@hpoliver2981 You must have been a hoot in "comedy school".

@stylianosisaakidis3565

Жыл бұрын

611k views and 3,8k likes...maybe you saw another video...the only thing seinfeld nailed was his foot !!

@93Jubilee

3 ай бұрын

I've never thought he was funny -- just arrogant as hell!Maybe that's what people saw in hi? A creep!

@cdorman11

2 ай бұрын

@@stylianosisaakidis3565 Sure, these jokes seem lame, but that's because they've been told so many times since he first told them. Now you finally know where the missing-sock joke originated. And the complaining-about-wanted-posters-in-the-post-office joke originated. And the complaining-about-how-long-the-weather-report-is joke. And the an-extreme-can-be-meaningfully-understood-by-everyday-standards joke. And he managed to get through it all in only 8 minutes. 8... long... minutes.

These where the days when I was totally into stand up comedy. I want a flannel brief case! Thanks for posting.

Amazing how consistent Seinfeld is through the decades. Just being himself, I guess. There's probably no other place he feels at home. He was made for this.

@IA100KPDT

Жыл бұрын

He's definitely the best when it comes to observational comedy. No vulgarity. no f words, just pure talent.

I always love Jerry Seinfeld, but Maureen has some really good material. I liked her tons!

@mikestrat311

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Maureen was great. I new her after her years of comedy and everything else she did in terms of Hollywood. God bless you Maureen. 🙏

Tom Smothers was a rhetorical genius. He understood words and their meaning.

@csillag4

Жыл бұрын

Not funny. For example, that "sex/six" joke was embarrassing...

@ahuramazda32

Жыл бұрын

Wow

My wife and I saw Seinfeld in Vancouver a couple years ago and we were in tears nearly the whole show. Like a good wine he just seems to get better and better. Of course his style of humour might not appeal to everyone, and he does reuse a fair bit of material but he packed the house for 2 or 3 nights. Even with all the money he has he still loves to get out there on stage. Now that's loving what you do.

@ClayLud

Жыл бұрын

where did he play?

@stylianosisaakidis3565

Жыл бұрын

maybe he loves the paycheck ...

This is exactly what made me really notice and appreciate Jerry Seinfeld. Notice the total absence of any vulgarity, bad language, etc he gave an old time comedy performance without having to resort to any vulgarities like so many contemporary comedians do.

@btlmania64

Жыл бұрын

Her here ! 3 great comedians !

@satansalley6526

Жыл бұрын

Yeah..it's shite.

@btlmania64

Жыл бұрын

@@satansalley6526 your shite . nice name numpty

@oweifhtuvj975

Жыл бұрын

Whilst on your fainting couch you are going to want to avoid Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy…

@btlmania64

Жыл бұрын

@@oweifhtuvj975 what a dumb thing to say

Maureen Murphy was excellent in this.

The Smothers Brothers were hilarious.

Delightful, thank you.

Remember the timeframe here. No swearing or drugs or alcohol or politics. He was a genius. Just chatting away about regular life. Not even a single girlfriend or wife joke! Total comedic genius!

@jacksonjohnson9674

Жыл бұрын

well, except the greeting card gag about "another couple doing better then we are!" but, ya I you're right. funny stuff.

@notreally2406

Жыл бұрын

This wasn't the 60s, it was the 80s. Gaffigan does that in this timeframe.

@triciatallman4514

Жыл бұрын

I doubt it was the timeframe, George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, and Richard Pryor were all swearing in their acts around this time. Seinfeld was and has always been able to be funny without swearing or being vulgar.

@victorsamuelson3589

Жыл бұрын

@@jacksonjohnson9674 I don’t find this guy funny at all his stupid comments about life ha ha and where did they get this audience what did he pay them they find him amazing are they really laughing I was just watching Sanford and son he’s funny Jerry isn’t George made the show on Seinfeld cause Georgeyours is Larry David

@philclarke7712

Жыл бұрын

Just attacked Bob who had a burst thyroid as a child and died in the 1950s at 32 because of it. Bob, who had family, brothers, but no kids of his own because life dealt him a shit hand. He was the butt of Seinfelds jokes. At least he didn't swear. What a guy.

Eat the door. It’s a rhetorical punchline.😎 Love Tommy Smothers long as I remember. (I’m 58)

I was there...the Roxy on the Sunset strip. Funny, I saw that the Smothers Brothers were playing and nowhere did it say on the tickets or announcement that it was a taping of an HBO special. Richard Lewis killed at the show as did Harry Anderson and Howie Mandell. I had seen Seinfeld on Carson a few times before this and he did much of that same material.

@shawndabirch1947

4 жыл бұрын

I loved The Roxy!

@wonderrob3225

4 жыл бұрын

Gary Gibson1was there...the Roxy on the Sunset strip." I am fascinated by this, its like time travel! please tell us anything you can about this specific moment in time. ? what where you drinking? what did it smell like? what time of year, what time of night? what was the weather? what it like in general to be inside this actual moment, I don't expect you to answer any of this but I am genuinely interested if you care to share anything Show less

OMG I remember watching that comedy routine from Jerry Seinfeld. For some reason we couldn’t stop laughing about the escape dryer socks.

@judedeprey6831

4 жыл бұрын

H-Town My kids would always lose a sock. They would asked me, “mom where’s my other sock?” I always told them that a burglar must’ve come in the middle of the night to steal one sock. Same thing with library books. Now I use that line on my grandkids!

@martinleicht5911

Жыл бұрын

What year was that ? 🤔

21:07 I had to do some research to understand that joke. From Wikipedia about the Senator: "Hayakawa was news media reporters' favorite fodder, as he was often found napping through important legislative voting." You're welcome!

The Smothers Brothers and Jerry look remarkably young for 2015....

This is gold. GOLD!

Maureen Murphy was hilarious and burned down every one and everything in a very clever way

Cool to see a young S(t)einfeld that long ago. Maureen Murphy was nonstop quick laughs. Me likey.

If that Steinfeld kid plays his cards just right he might have a future in show biz.

@m1t2a1

4 жыл бұрын

Not based on this act.

@jburr6527

4 жыл бұрын

based on race. its how they roll.

@Qrayon

4 жыл бұрын

@@jburr6527 Yeah. You have a better chance if you're black.

@bazookajoe6760

2 жыл бұрын

wow thats funny

@TheRealYaro

Жыл бұрын

Nice comment. Too bad “Steinfeld” r/wooshed and few picked up on it. 😂

Classic Smothers Brothers. Love those guys. I had never heard of Maureen Murphy, but she was funny. Wonder what happened to her.

@algee8415

3 жыл бұрын

She was Australian. She was good. Died 2019 age 80.

@donnamariedavidson5065

2 жыл бұрын

@@algee8415 oh wow I had no idea. Thank-you for telling us. RIP Maureen.

"Jerry STEIN-feld"! 🤣🤡 At least Maureen Murphy was FRESH!

He made me laugh almost nonstop. He really does make jokes about everyday things, something that has to be re-applied in comedy, today.

@marshwetland3808

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, he's very mainstream that way. I didn't appreciate him dissing satellite imagery, even though it was funny.

@communityorganizer5645

Жыл бұрын

I think I rarely laughed at his stand up and yet I liked it. The TV show, OTOH I loved and often lol.

I love how Dickie introduced Seinfeld as "STeinfeld" and Tommy repeated it correctly!

@davidfuller764

4 жыл бұрын

Missed that! Thanks

@markfriedman5706

Жыл бұрын

Yes. That was a common mistake when he first hit the airwaves. In fact, in an early episode involving an exterminator, the exterminator referredd to Jerry as Mr Steinfeld. "Sein" is an uncommon prefix. "Stein", on the other hand, is quite common in Jewish areas.

@markb20

Жыл бұрын

@@markfriedman5706 You're right. And as Seinfeld became more popular in the '90s, the mistake of "Steinfeld" became more of an intentional joke than actual error. (Unless you were my co-worker Dave back then, who continuously made that mistake- he was a clueless idiot).

(4:12) "Will you please welcome...JERRY STEINFELD!" 😆

Fantastic! Thanks for posting this.

"Birth control was giving birth slowly" Perfect!

First I've seen Jerry doing standup. He was funny.

My engagemt ring was pinned into a pajama pocket at Christmas ☺

@winonamassingill7895

3 жыл бұрын

😳😳😳😅😅😅❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰

One of my favorites.

BEST stand-up Comedian EVER! I always appreciated the fact that his comedy was never vulgar!!!

Maureen was really funny! She should have made it to the top! She had it right about the political jokes!

@rachelsingermacdonald

Жыл бұрын

Where is she now? She WAS funny! I'd never heard of her before!

@stephenfisch615

Жыл бұрын

@@rachelsingermacdonald,according to Wikipedia, she passed away in 2018.

@rdelrosso1973

8 ай бұрын

@@stephenfisch615 Sad. "The One who sits in Heaven laughs." __Psalm Number 2

He made millions and millions with "did you ever notice this? did you ever notice that?"! thats what makes America great!

Dick: "Will you please welcome ... Jerry Steinfeld!" Oops.

@jonloomis683

4 жыл бұрын

I like MY stein filled, personally.

That’s a LOT of throbbing, heaving and pounding😂

These guys were fantastic...

@ 4:46: "Please welcome Jerry Steinfield !!"

"So I did, I dribbled on his shirt" beautiful and perfect.

@lashedbutnotleashed1984

Жыл бұрын

I think you mean lame and obvious.

@nunontherunnumberone

Жыл бұрын

@@lashedbutnotleashed1984 yeah, you're probably right, I just have terrible taste is all.

@lashedbutnotleashed1984

Жыл бұрын

@@nunontherunnumberone Or very easily amused.

@nunontherunnumberone

Жыл бұрын

@@lashedbutnotleashed1984 that's the one. ❤

Seinfeld was, is and always will be one of the great comedy writers in history

@uweparthum5906

Жыл бұрын

if one finds banalities fascinating.

Any idea what happened to Maureen Murphy? She was great. I think she hit upon every women's issue out there. The last bit about the movies was wonderful! Very creative. Love to see comedians laughing at their own stuff even though they know the punchline!

@communityorganizer5645

Жыл бұрын

I hate that. It's usually inauthentic It is written rehearsed and repeated at every gig.

@MjMurphy777

Жыл бұрын

I agree, she was hilarious. I never of her before today🤷‍♀️

@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet

Жыл бұрын

@Community Organizer Of course it's rehearsed. That is normal.

1:58 Tommy was mind-blown! 🤣

Great hearing Seinfeld talking about pajamas as a suit and heading out. You can't go in to a store these days and not see people in pajamas and slippers in a store. We sunk to the laziest times . Too sad.

@joeleone2228

Жыл бұрын

Keep crying or go get a life, choice is yours

@TheGreatGig73

Жыл бұрын

@@joeleone2228 Oooooo! Someone got insulted. Ha ha ha!

@joeleone2228

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatGig73 nah, slobs like you just need to be reminded how ignorant and trashy you are

@TheGreatGig73

Жыл бұрын

@@joeleone2228 hahaha!

Without the Show Seinfeld, Larry, Kramer, George, he would not be known today. Same Material.

When Seinfeld notes "a little stray laugh" he should have referred the stray sock routine somehow.

@marathonmattmbsojourner8314

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Miller c

Jerry Steinfeld.. one of the finest

@lashedbutnotleashed1984

Жыл бұрын

Pure mediocrity.

@sirmolio

Жыл бұрын

@@lashedbutnotleashed1984 Steinfeld. *whoosh*

@lashedbutnotleashed1984

Жыл бұрын

@@sirmolio Yes. That's the sound of his "comedy" collapsing and dying on the stage in front of him.

Greeting card stores. I miss them :( Book stores, too.

Teddy Kennedy, The Goodbye Girl...wow, you'd never get away with that one today

@imasportsphile6247

6 жыл бұрын

david letterman, thanks for your great comment which is so spot on in the world of political correctness of today.....that is why we are posting 2300 hrs of vintage comedy, sports and music on our webpage....and for more vintage comedy click www.imasportsphile.com/category/comedy/

@nuaru100

4 жыл бұрын

@@imasportsphile6247 Political Correctness are two overused buzzwords bleated out by people who are too lazy or stupid to use common sense when they open their mouths.

"I'll pick you up at nine. You will have eaten by then." Was brilliant.

We used the sock hangers for our Barbie dresses

Wow... I logged on to watch Jerry Seinfeld because I've always loved him, but Maureen Murphy KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK!!

It’s good seeing Seinfeld as a young stand up. He’s great. Love his Comedians having coffee in cars.

@vangroover1903

Жыл бұрын

It's fun to remember that he tried to be a standup comedian before he became a TV star. In that new Coffee in Cars show he must love getting to meet real standup comedians (and Norm Macdonald, too)

They are both naturals !

I loved Jerry's introduction.

"It's a rhetorical punchline. It makes you wonder."

@scotking3160

4 жыл бұрын

3. .ko97 ttb

Something about Jerry's voice inflections just adds to his observational style of comedy.

@TheAntsh

Жыл бұрын

It is a deliberate and painful process. He once said that a joke that previously didn't get a laugh may get one if he changed inflection a little or moved some words around. Ms Murphy here had some good jokes but her timing and delivery sucked and she didn't bother to work at those. That's why nobody knows her or that she did standup.

Smothers and Seinfeld!!! Can’t be beat!!!

Good clean humor.

OMG, he's so young!

"The sock that didnt make it" Perfect!!!

@davidprince1138

Жыл бұрын

yeah, that was pretty good.

welcome, jerry STEINfeld...oops!

“Stinefeld!”

@jaslinc3371

4 жыл бұрын

Natch'l like Lush Rumbo ... it rolls off the tongue and falls into the orchestra pit. (then Larry David bails you out.)

That's the best Jerry - "The Best ",,,,

Teddy Kennedy "A Bridge Too Far."

@nealbarkett8512

4 жыл бұрын

Too Narrow

@peppigue

4 жыл бұрын

She was funnier. Good gal

Classic!

This is where a young George Bush developed his stage presence.

This is hysterical! Thank you 😊

Seinfeld seems to have a Carlin-esque cadence here.

Tom Smothers is a certifiable genius.

@notreally2406

Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see the paperwork on that

All I see is Damon and Keenan Wayans🤣🤣🤣

*I remember in the late 60s my dad surprised us (4 kids HSchool) to* *a concert. So excited. We had no idea where we were going or *what we were going to see.* *A hootenanny, or The Supremes.. Marvin Gaye? The list* *was endless. Never in a million years would we have guessed* *The Smother Brothers. We could have died. It was our Dad's* *thing not ours as teen-agers.* *Now I would love to see them. Sorry dad, but come on!*

4:15, he introduces Jerry as Jerry STeinfield.

@yosoylibre4862

4 жыл бұрын

I'm dead. 😂

@NoName-zn1sb

4 жыл бұрын

He hates that!

I want a little sock closet.

From this performance, I would never would have thought Seinfeld would get anywhere. He's remarkably dull. And that whole "Did you ever notice?" business. How did he ever make that work?

*6th Annual Young Comedians Show (1981 HBO)* Part 1 Hosts: Tom & Dick Smothers Comedians (in order of appearance): Jerry Seinfeld, Maureen Murphy, Harry "The Hat" Anderson, Rick Overton, Richard Lewis, Howie Mandel, Monty Jordan.

im stuck in comedy hell realm

Great set by Jerry; funny and cool as a cucumber. No mistake he made it to where he did. BTW,, Dickie, ti's SEINfeld, not STEINfeld. Sheesh!

I remember watching Saturday night live one time just randomly in the 80s I guess, back in those times you just turned on the TV and watched whatever was on it, anyway, Jerry was doing stand-up on snl and nobody was laughing and I wondered if he was doing a speech or something and then at the very end he said that taxi drivers had names which were just lists of consonants cause they're from Eastern Europe or something and he got a few chuckles and I realized it was supposed to be a stand up routine

@vangroover1903

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, he actuall spent years pretending to be a standup comedian before he became a big TV star. His career was kind of like Norm Macdonald's, minus the lack of success.

uh you could at least give us the year this took place in the title or description. In fact it was 1981.

@clumsiii

4 жыл бұрын

go to the outer brain my son! (thanks for doing the search, i was curious too)

@nedryerson6763

4 жыл бұрын

Thank You

@rjfeltus

4 жыл бұрын

@Ima Sportsphile perhaps you could add it to the description.

@markb20

4 жыл бұрын

Glad someone mentioned it, thx. I wasted time trying to figure out the year by the topics in everyone's jokes, to no avail.

@tbird6328

4 жыл бұрын

@@markb20 They mentioned 1978 in the lead in.

And light years away from these tired jokes…

@4:13 Jerry STEINFELD!!🤔😆

Jerry was so lucky to have met Larry David.

In retrospect, this video is really awesome.

Seinfeld digs deeply into a situation like he's mining diamonds whereas Maureen turns low hanging fruit into some brilliant jokes. They're different. The bottom line is who makes you laugh more. Also, Maureen never took her stand-up career beyond the 80s in North America while Jerry achieved legendary status and still is successful at stand-up.

@davejohnson1742

4 жыл бұрын

so right

@wadayaduin5517

4 жыл бұрын

Jerry made the most his so-so talent, no argument.

@wadayaduin5517

4 жыл бұрын

Maureen was much funnier than Jerry. I’d tend to think that her now being a month short of 81 years old has something to do with her career slowing down a bit:^)

@DonnaMcMasterRiver

4 жыл бұрын

Maureen’s jokes assumed her audience was up to speed on current events (Chappaquiddick, Sen Hayakawa) whereas Seinfeld stuck to everyday life. I thought they were both good but personally enjoyed Maureen’s subject matter better.

@communityorganizer5645

Жыл бұрын

Is that true about Jerry? How do you know?

Funny how Murphy's jokes appear far ahead of her time as opposed to Seinfeld's. He would never use those jokes today but I bet he'd use some of hers. This coming from a huge Seinfeld fan.

@baronvonnembles

4 жыл бұрын

Disagree. His jokes were amusing and in line with his act through the years. Her jokes were typical "female" jokes that have been done in one form or another by everyone from Phyllis Diller to Roseanne.

@Mike1614b

4 жыл бұрын

@@baronvonnembles ah, a debate

@randolfo1265

Жыл бұрын

@@baronvonnembles - Yeah but she came before Roseanne. All comedians get inspiration from the ones who came before. Interpreting human behaviour in a funny original way is the key to success

Yeah, remember the '80s no wonder I became so debauched, and never learned about real relationships.

I saw a guy wearing pajamas at the local grocery checkout line.. gota say.. its too real..

Awesome to see when Jerry won over the crowd and took off from there.

@communityorganizer5645

Жыл бұрын

Stand up audiences are usually too easy. Those first things Seinfeld said we're on no way funny, and yet he probably almost always for a positive reaction from that even though he didn't earn it.

@malindadenlinger882

Жыл бұрын

Near the pajama breast pocket I think:)

Wow, Seinfeld was introduced by the Smothers Brothers. When I watched those guys as a kid, I kind of assumed they had been gone for a long time

Maureen Murphy's set was incredible. The political jokes were even on point.

Anyone catch that he announces him as Jerry STeinfeld and his brother corrects him, saying Jerry Seinfeld?

All those pianos are on kijiji for free now 😆

I'm no expert, but I'd say Seinfeld's style of humor and his demeaner haven't changed much since he started out. He found the winning formula and stuck with it.

@lashedbutnotleashed1984

Жыл бұрын

Too bad he was never very funny.

@calisongbird

Жыл бұрын

*demeanor