by Jerry Seinfeld
Recommended by Susan J. Fowler and Russell Brand
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Starts as a curated trove of one-liners, setups, and short bits saved across five decades, so it reads like a comedian's scrapbook rather than a linear life story. Best value: quick laughs and the sheer volume of punchlines, plus seeing how some ideas shift over time. Main limitation: uneven polish—some entries feel like rough drafts or stray notes—and the lack of sustained personal narrative or backstage detail will frustrate readers expecting memoir depth.
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The first book in twentyfive years from Jerry Seinfeld features his best work across five decades in comedy.Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub “Catch a Rising Star” as a twentyoneyearold college student in fall of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has written his own material and saved everything. “Whenever I came up with a funn...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Humor, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
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