S01E02 · SCENE 1/16 · 00:01
The Stakeout · Comedy Club
Jerry Standup Men Tools

Jerry performs standup about men's obsession with tools and construction sites.

00:01→01:37
in the episode · 1m 36s · S01E02

What happens

00:01–01:37

Jerry observes that men are magnetically drawn to other men working with tools. He jokes that construction fences exist solely to keep men from climbing them to watch.

WhereComedy Club
DriverJerry
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadJoel Horneck Breakup

Key lines

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00:02

Most men like working on things.

00:23

Men- It's true. Men hear a drill, it's like a dog whistle. Just:

00:52

We want to ask him dumb questions. You know...

01:23

Yeah, that'll hold.

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weights 0–1
deadpan0.8
social rule violation0.3
cheerful0.2
monologue

Beats

00:23Men hear a drill like a dog whistle
01:07Fences have holes for men to watch

Scene in the episode

00:01–01:37
A · Joel Horneck Breakup
B · George Floss Incident
C · Kramer Pizza Idea

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