S04E09 · SCENE 17/18 · 16:46
The Opera · Comedy Club
Jerry Stand-up Clowns

Jerry performs stand-up about the inherent annoyance of clowns outside a circus setting.

16:46→18:05
in the episode · 1m 19s · S04E09

What happens

16:46–18:05

Jerry does a stand-up bit questioning how one becomes a clown, suggesting it's easier than altering ill-fitting pants, and noting that without a circus, a clown is just a very annoying person in a Volkswagen.

WhereComedy Club
DriverJerry
Positionact2 · setup
ThreadClown Confrontation

Key lines

from this scene
17:29

The tragic clown. Pagliacci...

17:39

What, are you a cop?

17:55

Was kind of scared of the clowns.

17:59

Are you still scared of clowns?

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weights 0–1
deadpan0.8
social rule violation0.5
petty grievance0.4
absurd0.2
monologue

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16:46–18:05
A · Davola Threat
B · Elaine/Davola Date
C · Opera Tickets
D · Clown Confrontation

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Seinfeld 0409-The Opera-Kramer is scared of clowns · Michael Bradley

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