![]() He remains current, relevant and deeply, deeply funny. While Seinfeld’s brand of humor is Comedy Lite, he’s the best in the world at it, even now, 21 years after his eponymous sitcom ended and almost 45 years after his first stand-up gig. Part of me craved for Seinfeld to aim his astuteness at more difficult material, but there are others who do that, and they do it exceptionally well. Whether musing about buffets (“People do not do well in an unsupervised eating environment”) or Pop-Tarts (“They can never go stale because they were never fresh”), Seinfeld took delight in the mundane details of everyday existence, eventually concluding that 99 percent of compatibility in human relationships is about food and sex, and the rest really doesn’t matter. Illustrations by Kelly Shami.We tallied the votes from this year’s Best of the Capital Region contest in 100 categories. It makes you think, ‘Would I be able to control myself in that situation?’ Would you?” It’s a relatable story line, but the circumstances are insane. MASTER OF MY DOMAIN (FROM “THE CONTEST,” SEASON 4, EPISODE 11): “This is probably my favorite episode of ll time. It also kind of makes you paranoid the next time you visit the doctor.” Somehow Uncle Leo ends up with Sharpie-drawn eyebrows, and Kramer becomes Dr. The dialogue between Jerry and George when they are in her apartment trying to switch tapes is genius.”ĮLAINE CAN’T GET A DOCTOR (FROM “THE PACKAGE,” SEASON 8, EPISODE 5): “When Elaine couldn’t get a doctor to treat her rash because she was a ‘difficult’ patient was another wild moment. ![]() VOICE-MAIL SWITCH (FROM “THE PHONE MESSAGE,” SEASON 2, EPISODE 7): “George leaving a crazy voice mail on his girlfriend’s machine is the modern-day version of drunk-texting your girl (or an ex). It’s the perfect portrayal of how sometimes the people you most want to impress only catch you in your worst moments.” Later on in the episode, she catches him wiping down a random car with a newspaper. GEORGE EATS GARBAGE (FROM “THE GYMNAST,” SEASON 6, EPISODE 6): “George getting caught by his girlfriend’s mom eating food out of the garbage was a wild and hilarious moment. If you want the clothes, you gotta play by their rules.” It’s kinda like certain stores in SoHo that have dope clothing but really dismissive employees. We all have been on the wrong side of bad customer service, but sometimes you gotta just go with it to get what you want. NO SOUP FOR YOU (FROM “THE SOUP NAZI,” SEASON 7, EPISODE 6): “Everyone knows about the Soup Nazi: From when they are standing in line to when they approach the counter is comedic brilliance. It was a time when the word, domain, would for many first bring to mind an episode of Seinfeld which added ‘master of my domain’ into our modern lexicon. “I just expanded on that.” Here, the rapper expounds on his top five Seinfeld moments. And, she was a tech savvy online pioneer who staked a digital claim on the domain name ‘’ when she registered it in August of 1994. ![]() ![]() “He made an analogy about a glass egg and balancing certain things in his career when writing the show,” says Wale. Still, the sickest perk of titling your record The Album About Nothing is scoring studio time with Jerry Seinfeld himself. “I wanted to get back to the roots of where I came from,” he says. Danceable jam “The Tonight” incorporates funky go-go, a subgenre born in Wale’s hometown, Washington, D.C., in the mid-1960s. Like the actors on the show, Wale successfully blends heavy subject matter with hard- fought comedy, resulting in a hell of a good time. On his new album, Wale addresses the Trayvon Martin tragedy following a snippet of a rant by Jason Alexander’s character, George, about hopelessness. Wale’s Seinfeld-informed songs emphasize the lyricist’s ability to weave his sense of humor with a penchant for tackling racial and political issues. This one is my relationship with the people who got me here.” “The first mixtape was about the industry,” details the pensive 30-year-old (whose real name is Olubowale Akintimehin) in a Los Angeles recording studio after a late-night session. The latest release is well timed, with 2014 marking the 25th anniversary of Seinfeld’s debut on NBC. “Nothing is realer than the awkwardness of some of those situations,” he says of the sitcom that inspired three of his albums: 2008’s The Mixtape About Nothing, 2010’s More About Nothing, and his upcoming The Album About Nothing. Most of us love the hit comedy series Seinfeld.
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