S04E16 · SCENE 1/15 · 00:03
The Shoes · Comedy club
Jerry birthday standup

Jerry performs standup about birthdays and astrology.

00:03→00:32
in the episode · 0m 29s · S04E16

What happens

00:03–00:32

Jerry opens the episode with a standup routine criticizing the tradition of celebrating birthdays every year. He jokes about astrology and the odd groupings of famous people who share birthdays.

WhereComedy club
DriverJerry
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadGay misunderstanding

Key lines

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00:07

What is the big deal? How many times do we have to celebrate that someone was born?

00:25

It's like Ed Asner, Elijah Muhammed and Secretariat.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
deadpan0.7
social rule violation0.6
petty grievance0.4
cheerful0.3
monologue

Beats

00:19Jerry mocks birthday astrology lists

Scene in the episode

00:03–00:32
A · Gay misunderstanding
B · George breakup scheme
C · Jerry dates reporter

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