S01E01 · SCENE 1/21 · 00:01
Good News, Bad News · Comedy Club Stage
Stand-up: Going Out

Jerry performs stand-up about the paradox of going out and wanting to go home.

00:01→00:57
in the episode · 0m 56s · S01E01

What happens

00:01–00:57

Jerry opens the series with a monologue on stage. He observes the ritual of preparing to go out, the enjoyment of being out, and the inevitable desire to return home. He concludes that wherever you are in life, you have to go out.

WhereComedy Club Stage
DriverJerry
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadLaura's Visit

Key lines

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00:07

JERRY: Out is one of the single most enjoyable experiences of life.

00:26

JERRY: He didn't tell me where he was going. He must have gone out."

00:49

JERRY: Wherever you are in life it's my feeling, you've gotta go.

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cheerful0.3
social rule violation0.2
monologue

Beats

00:30Jerry details the exhaustive preparation to go out
00:43Jerry notes the immediate desire to get back once out

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00:01–00:57
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