S05E04 · SCENE 20/17 · 21:06
The Sniffing Accountant · Comedy Club Stage
Stand-up: Accountants on Drugs

Jerry jokes that accounting requires hallucinogenic support as a legal defense.

21:06→21:56
in the episode · 0m 50s · S05E04

What happens

21:06–21:56

Jerry closes with stand-up about the irony of an accountant choosing drug abuse, suggesting the job's dullness justifies hallucinogens. He imagines a courtroom defense where being an accountant dismisses drug charges, earning the defendant peyote and tequila for the drive home.

WhereComedy Club Stage
DriverJerry
Positiontag · callback
ThreadAccountant Drug Scare

Key lines

from this scene
21:13

The thing that was hardest for me to comprehend about this is the life choice of drug abuse and accounting.

21:44

Sorry to bother you, sir. Terribly sorry."

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social rule violation0.5
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Beats

21:24Accountant job requires hallucinogens
21:36Court defense: 'I'm an accountant'

Scene in the episode

21:06–21:56
A · Accountant Drug Scare
B · Bra Salesman Interview
C · Exclamation Point Breakup
D · Mohair Sweater Allergy

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